Client:  Steve

 

 

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Title:  Attorney (private practice)

Salary:  $135,000

Industry:  General Practice

Title:  VP Corporate Contract/Administrator

Salary:  $203,000 + benefits

Industry:  Consumer Products

 

Position Search:  9 months (4 on hold)

Interviews:  3

Job Offers:  2

Salary Increase:  $68,000

 

 

 

General Review

 

Steve came to R. L. Stevens quite disillusioned with courtroom law and greatly desiring to close his 16-year-old private practice and obtain a corporate position. He had no direct knowledge of the corporate world and very little idea of what he could offer a company.
 
 
 Early work with Steve identified his excellent analytical skills, "street smarts", and ability to think quickly and negotiate shrewdly. Moreover, he began to realize that these skills are valuable in business as well as legal professions. Unfortunately, he incurred a back injury which forced him to put his career-changing campaign on hold for five months. When he returned to us, he was still in pain and pessimistic about his chances of reaching his goal and was aware he needed the right positioning and market approach to succeed.
 
 
 Through RLS research Steve connected with a Senior Vice President in a Fortune 200 company who told him of that company's need for organization and analytical support with respect to worldwide, multimillion- dollar supply contracts. After seven interviews there and two months of waiting, he was hired at a salary close to 60% higher than his most recent annual income, plus benefits. He is thrilled with the opportunity to start a whole new career direction.