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Title: Learning Specialist

Situation: Hailey’s Program Management job was switched to Sales. Her task: building business in a distressed industry, with non-profit clients who were losing their funding. Her new, commission-only job not only was a bad fit, it felt like a demotion. She truly feared losing 30-60% of her income.

Strategy: Completely rebrand Hailey, showcasing her Project Management skills in highly technical environments. Reconnect with colleagues who know her outstanding IT and customer success skills.

New Position: Program Manager for government clients, managing highly- complex software integration projects.

Days in Search: 54

Old Salary: $65K + 3K bonus
New Salary: $85 + $9K bonus (38% Increase)

Title: Paralegal

Situation: Ted was in a very lucrative kind of law: personal injury. Instead of making big bucks, Ted was isolated, working 50-60-hour weeks for a demanding, unreasonable team of lawyers in another city. He not only prepared disclosures and support documents; he even wrote legal briefs– all for $20 per hour! When a big case came up, he worked non-stop, sometimes topping out at 18 hours a day!

Strategy: We investigated salaries and found he was well qualified for the job of Paralegal Manager. He even had a career history of teaching and coaching. His task was to successfully network into the right law firm.

New Position: Paralegal Manager

Days in Search: 112

Old Salary: $41K
New Salary: $91K (122% Increase)

Situation: Jake finished his Master’s in Educational Technology and was eager for more pay. When he updated his LinkedIn profile his manager wondered if he wanted to leave.

Strategy: Instead of launching a job search, we created a new position at a higher level within his current company. He sold it to his boss, explaining how new technology could save training dollars and pay for his job within the first year.

New Position: Director eLearning

Days in Search: 35
Old Salary: $45K
New Salary: $84K (86% Increase)

Title: Interior Designer

Situation: Lindsey lost her job when her boss decided to retire and close his architectural business during Covid-19. She had been an interior designer in many settings, plus as a business owner. She was looking for a way to sail into retirement with a good, stable, salaried position.

Strategy: We branded Lindsey as an Interior Designer with substantial Construction Management experience. After several discouraging interviews for retail and sales positions, I urged her to keep working the Construction Management angle. She was able to land a job, working for her alma mater University, working a variety of construction and design jobs.

New Position: Project Manager, Construction

Days in Search: 95

Old Salary: $65K

New Salary: $85K (31% Increase)