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Here are some business leaders who engaged RLS to get quality interviews. If you are someone
thinking about strategic direction, career transition and where new ideas are needed,
you may appreciate some of our clients' stories in the briefs below.

 

Randy- 2.5 weeks- 1 interview- 1 job offer- 40% salary increase ($35,000)- "Wow, this is fun!...These exercises...have revealed things about my skills and experiences that I'd simply forgotten." ...strong comments from a client who...felt pigeon-holed, lacking options, and frustrated that he had allowed himself to stay with the same organization for 21 years...

 

Nathan- 2 weeks- 6 interviews- 2 job offers- 10% increase (+$10,000)- President to Chief Executive Officer.  Nathan had succeeded in many different careers throughout his life, including...president of a web hosting company and Navy Seal...A recent change in his family situation necessitated a move...Having lived literally all over the world, he was now ready to put down some roots...

 

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Jeff- 4 days- 1 interview- 1 job offer- 45% salary increase ($40,000)- SVP/Controller to VP/Chief Operations Officer.  "I came to RLS for four reasons, (1)...resume to stand out...(2) access to contacts and leads that I can't acquire on my own, (3)...expedite the process...(4)...to help me optimize my negotiating position"...

 

Darrel- 2 weeks- 2 interviews- 1 job offer- 67% salary increase (+$40,000)- Financial Planner to Senior Consultant.  Multiple changes in the industry, shifts in the market, and transitions within the compensation structure at his company, forced Darrell to consider 'outplacement' as a means by which to alter his career path...

Andrew- 37 weeks- 5 interviews- 1 job offer- 10% salary increase ($17,000)-  Unemployed Vice President - Market Research and Analytics to Director of Analytics.  Andrew realized that since he had not actively searched for a new position for 8 years...he needed a directed marketing-based career search, similar to ones he himself had worked on in his career...few prospects for advancement...help him gain quality interviews in companies where he could grow...

 

Jeff- 6 weeks- 4 interviews- 2 job offers- 26% increase- Director of Sales to Sales Executive.  Jeff was well versed in sales...wanted to get into an area outside of his industry...wanted more opportunities and considerably higher pay ranges.  Jeff called R.L. Stevens to see if we could help him to decide which industries...and put together a strategy to get him there...

 

David- 8 weeks- 1 interview- 1 job offer- 35% salary increase (+$38,500)- Business Development Manager to Director, Store Accounting.  David had experienced solid career growth...A new management team entered the picture and mapped out new business strategies.  David felt that the strategies were flawed, and said so to the new boss.  David's opinion was not welcomed and he was asked to leave the firm... 

 

Darrel- 9 weeks- 2 interviews- 2 job offers- 45% salary increase- Lean Manufacturing Manager to Global Program Manager.  Darrell came to R.L. Stevens with approximately 10 years experience as a project supervisor...his career goals were to move into sales, preferable in a global position...with compensation that would allow his wife to stay home and be a mom (aka: domestic engineer)...

 

Matt- 7 weeks- 5 interviews- 2 job offers- 43% salary increase- VP of Customer Relations to Business Developer.  Matt came to our office wondering what to do in his career.  His sense of loyalty to a previous employer was causing him to loose focus on other more rewarding options in the workplace...he was giving much more than he was receiving.  It was time to explore new opportunities...

 

Jerry- 8 weeks- 3 interviews- 3 job offers- 21+% salary increase ($20,000+)- Regional Sales Manager (unemployed) to Senior Account Executive.  Jerry had been out of work for four months when he approached R.L. Stevens for help narrowing down his choices...his major priority was to join a company with a strong growth curve, where he could use his extensive project management and sales skills...

 

Ralph- 5 weeks- 3 interviews- 2 job offers- 32%+ salary increase ($40,000)- Vice President of Franchise Operations to National Vice President of Multi-Branding.  Ralph came to R.L. Stevens looking for a change of scenery.  Circumstances...had changed, he could see some long-term ramifications...wisdom dictated he ought to at least consider his options...

 

 

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