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Interview as a Partner...
Not as an Applicant
Transform hiring conversations into Career Collaboration™ sessions that get more offers and opens more doors to hidden roles, referrals, and lasting opportunities.
my Approach
Career Collaboration™ is a proven approach that transforms the traditional networking paradigm by focusing on authentic, meaningful connection rather than candidate self-promotion.
Drawing from over three decades of executive recruiting expertise, I teach you how to access the hidden 75% of unposted opportunities.
my Approach
Career Collaboration™ is a proven approach that transforms the traditional networking paradigm by focusing on authentic, meaningful connection rather than candidate self-promotion.
Drawing from over three decades of executive recruiting expertise, I teach you how to access the hidden 75% of unposted opportunities.
my Approach
Career Collaboration™ is a proven approach that transforms the traditional networking paradigm by focusing on authentic, meaningful connection rather than candidate self-promotion.
Drawing from over three decades of executive recruiting expertise, I teach you how to access the hidden 75% of unposted opportunities.
Traditional Approach vs Career Collaboration™
Traditional Approach
Career Collaboration™
Time Allocation
30% or less on discovery
70%+ on self-promotion
70%+ on discovery
30% strategic positioning
Networking Approach
Transactional networking
Focus on job seeking
Authentic relationship building
Focus on mutual value exchange
Candidate Positioning
Job applicant mindset
Skills-based presentation
Trusted advisor mindset
Value-based collaboration
Age Treatment
Age seen as potential barrier
Defensive positioning
Experience as collaborative asset
Wisdom-based partnership
Career Focus
Job-centric approach
Short-term results
Partnership-driven development
Long-term relationship building
The Difference is Clear!
Career Collaboration™ vs Traditional Approach
Career Collaboration™
Time Allocation
70%+ on discovery
30% strategic positioning
Networking Approach
Authentic relationship building
Focus on mutual value exchange
Candidate Positioning
Trusted advisor mindset
Value-based collaboration
Age Treatment
Experience as collaborative asset
Wisdom-based partnership
Career Focus
Partnership-driven development
Long-term relationship building
Traditional Approach
Time Allocation
30% or less on discovery
70%+ on self-promotion
Networking Approach
Transactional networking
Focus on job seeking
Candidate Positioning
Job applicant mindset
Skills-based presentation
Age Treatment
Age seen as potential barrier
Defensive positioning
Career Focus
Job-centric approach
Short-term results
The Difference is Clear!
MEET THE FOUNDER & CEO
Hey, I'm Gail Griesedieck!
She's a senior career strategist who's turned her three decades of executive recruiting experience into a mission to help professionals over 50 reimagine their career potential. By blending the power of Opportunity Radar and her Career Collaboration™ approach, she helps her clients:
Break through age-related barriers so your experience is your asset, not your liability
Tap into the 80% of jobs that are hidden opportunities using the vast resources of AI and personalized tools
Shift interviewing to strategic discovery and authentic conversations and away from interrogation and self-promotion
Client
TESTIMONIALS
Jerry D.
Chief Financial Officer
"Email response rates of about 30%"
I have used the email strategies with response rates of about 30% which is much greater than what I have experienced in any thing I have done in the past.
Mike V.
Estates & Trusts
"Excels at expanding your thought process"
Gail is a great sounding board, thinks outside the box, excels at expanding your thought process and provides valuable perspective on the art of selling yourself.
Sandy G.
Chief Clinical Operations Leader
"Expansive body of knowledge"
I recommend Gail for her dynamic career coaching and interviewing preparedness. She brings an expansive body of knowledge to develop competencies around interview preparedness and professional growth in the field of talent management."
Client
TESTIMONIALS
Jerry D.
Chief Financial Officer
"Email response rates of about 30%"
I have used the email strategies with response rates of about 30% which is much greater than what I have experienced in any thing I have done in the past.
Mike V.
Estates & Trusts
"Excels at expanding your thought process"
Gail is a great sounding board, thinks outside the box, excels at expanding your thought process and provides valuable perspective on the art of selling yourself.
Sandy G.
Chief Clinical Operations Leader
"Expansive body of knowledge"
I recommend Gail for her dynamic career coaching and interviewing preparedness. She brings an expansive body of knowledge to develop competencies around interview preparedness and professional growth in the field of talent management."
Mission & Values
Our Mission
We partner with accomplished professionals over 50 to cut through career market noise and create strategic pathways that honor their expertise while delivering real results. No sugar-coating, no quick fixes just the clear-eyed guidance and substantive strategies needed to position decades of proven value where it belongs: front and center.
Our Values
Truth Over Theater
We deliver unvarnished market realities and honest assessments because you've earned the right to straight talk, not platitudes.
Substance Over Surface
We build deep, strategic solutions that leverage your experience as the competitive advantage it is, not gimmicks that ignore what you bring to the table.
Impact Over Activity
We focus on moves that actually matter, cutting through the busy work to get to strategies that create meaningful career transformation.
Experience as Excellence
We operate from the belief that your decades of expertise aren't a hurdle to overcome, but a powerhouse to be strategically positioned with organizations smart enough to recognize it.
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