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Frequently Asked Questions
  

1) Q: What are the advantages R. L. Stevens offers to those who don’t know their career options?
A: Several, but the principal advantages are three: a) pinpointing transferable skills and identifying career positions that will fulfill your personal, professional and income needs; exclusively targeting appropriate industries that are focused on where you want your career to go, b) greater exposure to the highest quality opportunities available or creatable, and c) a full-time partner that navigates the many nuances of this difficult market successfully every day.
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2) Why should I consider professional assistance?
A: If your priority is to make a well-planned, intelligent career decision and to choose the right option, then we suggest that working with professionals is the best way to accomplish this goal. Every client that we work with is marketable, and therefore perfectly capable of finding another job without help. However, we identify the full scope of your options and then use sophisticated approaches to the market. Our philosophy is to help you manage your career with a professionally run job search. Our approach to the job market is to utilize many non-advertised methods simultaneously to get the proper fit in your job and create choices for your next career move. Our goal is to help you acquire the best possible career position in the shortest possible time.
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3) Q: I notice you don't have an office in my immediate vicinity. Can you still help me?
A: Yes, absolutely. Several years ago we pioneered the concept of long-distance career management. By using the latest telecommunications technology to its fullest advantage we serve the career needs of clients locally, regionally, nationally and around the globe. Our clients enjoy searches conducted from the comfort of their own homes and scheduled around their busy lives.
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4) Q: How does R. L. Stevens differ from recruiters?
A: Recruiters are not equipped to help you change industries, functional title or identify new career paths. You are pigeonholed into what you have been doing- not what you could or should do for your career satisfaction.
In comparison, at R. L. Stevens, we pinpoint where you are most marketable and why, and then develop the marketing, leads, openings and research in your chosen target markets. We consider ourselves out of the box thinkers and never limit your available options. With this method, our clients manage their careers to where they want to be.
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5) Q: Are you successful?
A: We are. We are only looking for the best candidates to work with. We work with professionals who want to take the steps to be sure that the next move they make is a well-planned career decision. Not everyone is at an appropriate career juncture to capitalize on the benefits we offer. There is a right position for everyone in the professional marketplace, but if we deem your goals to be unrealistic or unattainable, we will opt not to participate in a venture in which we can not be successful. If we can not help you, we will tell you at the conclusion of our evaluation. Where a different form of assistance is more appropriate, we will point you in that direction.
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