About Askia
We exist because talented people shouldn't feel invisible
You've done the work. Built the things. Led the teams. But somehow, the job market doesn't see it. We're here to change that.
We don't manufacture confidence. We translate your real work into clear signal hiring teams respect.
Helping professionals across tech, finance, healthcare, and operations land roles they actually deserve.Define role + level signal with clarity.
Build assets that generate interviews.
Execute interviews and offers with leverage.
Why we exist
Why we built Askia
Here's a pattern we kept seeing: brilliant professionals — people who'd shipped products, led teams, solved hard problems — completely stuck in their job search. Sending applications into the void. Getting ghosted after promising interviews. Watching less qualified people land the roles they wanted. The problem was never their talent. It was how they talked about it. They'd list responsibilities instead of results. They'd undersell their impact. They'd walk into interviews without a clear story and hope for the best. Askia exists to fix that gap. We help you see your own value clearly, articulate it powerfully, and present it in a way that makes the right people pay attention.
Clarity over noise
The job market is full of generic advice that doesn't work. We cut through it. Every conversation, every edit, every strategy is focused on what actually moves the needle for you.
Momentum is built, not wished for
Hope is not a strategy. We build systems that create real conversations with real decision-makers. When you follow the process, results follow.
Confidence comes from preparation
That calm, assured presence in interviews? It's not a personality trait. It's what happens when you've done the work and you know exactly what you're going to say.
How we work
A repeatable path to momentum
Every engagement is built around the same three moves.
Clarify role, level, and positioning so your story reads senior.
Create assets and outreach that generate interviews fast.
Interview and offer strategy that closes with leverage.
Founder
Steve J. Ngoumnai
Founder, Head Career Coach
I spent over a decade as an engineering leader. I've built teams, reviewed thousands of resumes, and made hiring decisions at every level. I know exactly what makes someone memorable in an interview — and what makes them forgettable. I started Askia because I kept meeting talented people who had no idea how good they were. They'd downplay their accomplishments, stumble through interviews, and settle for roles beneath them. I wanted to change that. Now I help professionals see themselves the way hiring managers should see them — and make sure that's exactly what comes across.
Trust
Built with real hiring‑table context
We’ve helped candidates across top organizations.
Team
The people behind the outcomes
A lean team of specialists focused on signal, strategy, and execution.
Maya Lopez
Interview Coach
Former hiring manager with a gift for turning scattered thoughts into memorable stories. Maya has helped hundreds of candidates walk into interviews with confidence and walk out with offers.
Derek Tran
Resume Strategist
Ex-recruiter who spent years watching good candidates get overlooked because of bad resumes. Now he rebuilds them to be impossible to ignore.
Sophia Reed
Career Operations
The engine behind every engagement. Sophia makes sure nothing falls through the cracks and every client gets exactly what they need, exactly when they need it.
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