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My client's wife took me aside and said, "you have to get him out of the house; he's driving me crazy".  I asked my client if he really was looking for a new job and he said "maybe". Two weeks later my client calls, "I need a job now".  Something tells me he and his...

Getting sick of the contract work, no benefits or real respect? My client and I prepared his resume for full time work.  We stressed fitting into the culture of a larger company and his respect of hierarchy. He now works for a major digital media platform, content of...

Banks are finally understanding the importance of listening to customers. They finally understand that if they take senior professionals from the Big 4 NYC Ad Agencies, they can deliver so much more. My client had the Big 4 NYC Ad Agency background, but had...

My client had just moved to NYC from the Midwest. He followed his wife who secured a great job. He had insurance expertise, but many years ago.   We needed to convince his potential employers that his insurance skills and knowledge were still fresh. We practiced the...

My client was bored with a bank branch manager role.  The biggest challenge was he had very strong geographic ties to where he was currently living.  He was also a jack of many trades, something difficult to market in this day and age. We re-branded him as a...

My client had clean energy and oil & gas experience.  The biggest challenge was he was living in South America and wanted to work in NYC. I educated him on how the US job market worked.  We created a plan which included a rebranding exercise with a US style....

There is a “how to get a job” myth for your resume that most people hold dearly without even realizing it. Let’s say your job has many different responsibilities: You may be a portfolio manager but participate often in business development activities. You may be a...

Sometimes a social media job just hasn't worked out in the past. My client spent less than a year at her former company. How do you explain why you left a company if you were doing the job you wanted? What if the company really left you? You take control. You explain...