Background

Katie worked as a General Accountant at a mid-sized food processing plant for 3.5 years. As the junior professional in her department, she reported to both an Accounting Supervisor and a Plant Controller.

At night, Katie took advanced accounting courses online to help prepare her for a job opening at the next level.

Our Challenge

Our conversations with Katie revealed two things: She wanted to become a CPA and she had out-grown her current role. Her bosses were “working managers” who kept the challenging duties for themselves and Katie was not getting the management experience she needed to obtain her professional designation.

Our Solution

We helped Katie find a new position in which she now reports directly to the Plant Controller. Some of her accounting responsibilities remain the same. But as the Controller’s right hand, she is now charged with creating the monthly financial packages.

She also works on year-end statement generation and the tax preparations. Recognizing ambition, her boss is helping her develop the skills needed to advance to a controller role.

The Outcome

For Katie, changing jobs was also a financial windfall. Her last employer hired staff right out of school at low wages, allowing them to learn on the job. Her new employer pays market value for staff and upped her salary by $13,000.00.

Background

Samir had a post graduate degree in Materials Science along with 3 years experience designing composite pressure vessels. Along the way, he had developed his technical and project management skills to the point where he could propel new ideas all the way from design conception through to manufacturing. When we met, Samir felt he was ready to make a strategic career change.

Our Challenge

Samir lived and worked in a small city where wages were lower than the national average. Over time, his pay raises had not kept pace with his professional development. Samir believed his skills would be more valued in certain emerging industries.

Our Solution

Samir was open to relocation. Better yet, his education and work experience qualified him for a work visa anywhere in North America. Because of this, we used our connections to 500 recruitment firms within the NPA to identify key opportunities on his behalf – including his next role as a Senior Design Engineer with a manufacturer of alternative fuel systems.

The Outcome

The employer was thrilled to have filled a key role that had been vacant for months. And our candidate was very pleased with his substantial pay increase, and the efforts made by the employer to help with relocation and the visa process.