At
Graystone Partners, we offer professional, highly personalized, services to
help senior executives navigate the job change process. Our goal is to provide
clients with practical, real-world solutions, offered in a confidential
partnership that is geared towards you and your individual needs as we work
with you to assess your current life situation, professional experience and
what you hope to achieve in the next phase of your professional life.
Services
include:
Introductory Meeting - An
introductory meeting to get to know one another and review your
professional goals and objectives. There is no fee associated with this
initial meeting and no obligation should you decide not to continue. Ideally,
this initial meeting would be in person if possible, or by video
conference or phone, if necessary.
Career Goals Assessment - A
candid and objective review and assessment of career experience and goals.
Job Search Strategy - Creation
of a personalized strategy and game plan that will include tangible
objectives, milestones, and tracking mechanisms to ensure a timely and
effective search process.
Resume Review - A discussion of
the purpose of and approaches to creating a resume. A review and, if
necessary, edit or re-design of your resume.
Cover Letters - Review and
discussion of the options and specific examples of effective cover
letters.
Personal Website or Professional
Facebook page - Discussion of approaches and the pros-and-cons of an
on-line presence.
Research Strategies and Tools -
A comprehensive discussion of research strategies and tools to assist you
in researching industries, companies and opportunities, including
identifying key executives you may wish to contact.
Networking - Strategies and
methodologies regarding whom to contact, where to meet them and how to
most effectively approach targeted contacts.
Internet Resources - Extensive and
detailed information on internet resources and tips on how to
intelligently use the internet to your benefit without getting bogged down
in a morass of useless information.
Executive Search Firms - A candid discussion regarding
what they are and are not and an insider's perspective on how to
attract their attention and what to do "when the phone rings."
Time Management Tools and
Strategies - Where and how to spend your days productively and things YOU
can do to STAY POSITIVE.
Personal Coaching - How to
maximize your personal assets. Sharpening your personal and professional image
including listening and interviewing skills, as well as written and verbal
communication skills, to help you be the most attractive candidate you can
be.
The Interview - A detailed
discussion of what could be one of the most important meetings of your
career. What to expect and detailed information on how to prepare.
Compensation - Insights into
when and how to discuss compensation.
Professional References -
Detailed discussion of whom you should and should not provide as
professional references and how to best manage the reference process from
your side of the equation.
Due diligence on yourself AKA "The Google Factor" - What you
should know about YOU (or someone who shares your name) before your prospective employer knows it.
The Offer - Positioning,
response and negotiation strategies and considerations.
Resignation and Counter Offers
- What to expect and how to respond when anticipated and unanticipated
things happen.
Beginning Your New Job -
Considerations for starting in a new position. How to take advantage
of starting with a clean slate. As the saying goes "You only have one
opportunity to make a good first impression."