Benefit from Rob’s broad and deep career and organizational consulting experience, and get results in the shortest possible time! Services include:
- For individuals: Career change, the a-to-z job search, executive coaching, presentations, pitches
- For organizations: Workshops on Presentation and Pitch skills, Advanced LinkedIn for Business, Hiring and Recruiting
Coaching Testimonials
“… found him to be super helpful, which is why I recommend him to everybody I know” – SVP, Fortune 500 Co.
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Seminar Testimonials
“… a fantastic learning experience that was immensely enjoyable at the same time” – NCDA Career Consultant re: LinkedIn seminar
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Want to Succeed in Your Job? You Need a Plan
You can improve your odds of getting a raise, promotion or job security by creating a plan to achieve success in your current role. Like any effective strategic plan, your plan needs to answer these questions: 1) What’s my current situation? 2) Where am I trying to get to? and 3) How will I get there? Address these questions by incorporating the following five elements into your “Strategic Success Plan” (SSP): More
Unemployed? 3 Ways to Fill that Gap in Your Resume
If you’ve been out of work for a while, you may face a well-documented bias against the unemployed in your job search. But fear not; there are ways to easily fill the gap, preempting any potential uneasiness about your unemployment while reassuring employers that you’re current in your field. Here are three of those ways, followed by what to say when asked about an employment gap in an interview. More
When Bad Interviewers Happen to Good Candidates
When you’re in an interview with a bad or inexperienced interviewer, they’re not giving you the opportunity to truly make the case for your candidacy. They’re not asking you the right (or any) questions, and in fact they may be turning you off by their behavior.
Very often, however, you can find a way to change the subject back to their number one question, “How can you help me?” and thus do both of you favor; they will get their answer and you’ll stand out from the competition as the candidate who answered this key question. Let’s look at how to improve your outcome in four of the most common bad-interviewer scenarios. More
Want a Promotion? Then Do These 4 Things
You can improve your odds of getting promoted by first setting the stage: show that you’re ready for the role, differentiate yourself by demonstrating leadership and build supportive stakeholder relationships. In addition, ensure that they’re thinking about you as promotion material by having “the promotion conversation” with your boss. Let’s dive into each of these four areas. More
Odds Are You’ll Be Fired Before Retirement, So Build “Career Security”
For those over 50 and gainfully employed, a new study says you have a 56% chance that you’ll be let go before you’re ready to retire, risking substantial income loss. The study supports my own observations via client work that there is no real job security, only “career security.” In a sense employees are really all consultants.
But not to worry! Here’s a list of things you can do to both minimize the risk of an unwanted departure and set yourself up for a quick, positive transition if necessary. More
Publications
Feeling Stuck in Your Career? 10 Questions to Help You Move Forward
One assessment approach I use with clients to gain the needed insight involves answering 10 questions that cover these three areas. More