“It’s easy to google the words “career coach” and to find someone that tries to give you a direction: it’s very difficult to find someone, like Duncan, who can lead you through difficult choices and expose all the pros and cons in a clear way. I had a few exchanges with Duncan before hiring him: those were enough to convince me that he was the person I needed.

Results have been outstanding. I could find my way after working together for just a few days. He was able to bring together a lot of insight about trends in management consultancy, IT, CRM, big companies, and in business schools. He’s always supporting his reasoning with figures and clear logic. He really deserves his success.”

Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity

The service at JK was incredible. Jasper was very knowledgeable about the entire process and walked me through each stage of it. He provided guidance as to what admissions committees were looking for and guided me on how to structure my applications to address each area. What I loved most about the process was how tailored it was to my specific profile. At no point did I feel that I was being taken through a “template”. Instead, conversations with Jasper made me more aware of my strengths and helped me articulate them fully on my applications. I couldn’t have done this without his guidance.

“I am extremely lucky to have a friend who cared enough for me to introduce me to Mary Salvino. Those who know Mary will attest to her professionalism, hard work and integrity. Mary’s uncanny instinct will have you bewildered, as she seems to know you better than you know yourself! For those of us who consider ourselves professionals, we do whatever is necessary to get business done. We are also acutely aware that both time and money are important and a shame to waste.

Mary wrote my résumé, helped me with my cover letter, provided personal coaching and sent job postings, all of which helped me save time and relieve stress. In today’s economy and labour market it has been challenging finding suitable work but I am happy to report that I am now gainfully employed.

My relationship with Mary has now grown beyond the boundary of ‘professional and client’. I now consider Mary to be a good friend who underplays her natural strengths and earned credentials. She is thoughtful, kind, honest, and gives great advice.

If you are looking to change your job focus and career, call Mary!”

Top qualities: Expert, Good Value, High Integrity

“I was so impressed with the service I recently received from Twinkle, I felt I had to let her know how happy I was with my experience. Twinkle is a creative and original thinker.she has demonstrated excellent powers of observation, and an ability to communicate and suggest changes in effective ways.

Her experience and expertise helped me to the successful completion of design my Resume. Her Questionnaire was a tool which pulled out the minute details of my past experience which even I didn’t know how to put on my CV

I wish the Best of luck for her bright future.”

Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative

Hired Twinkle as a Writer/Editor in 2011

“Sahra Kuper is God’s gift to job seekers and career changers. She has the uncanny ability to listen to her clients’ needs and suggest innovative, viable employment solutions. Sahra backs those ideas up with an array of top-notch resources (including her own expert knowledge) so the once daunting job search, or career change, becomes an exciting, inviting journey of discovery. It’s such a pleasure to work with Sahra. Her warmth, enthusiasm and professionalism are encouraging and inspiring and I recommend her highly”

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Creative

Hired Sahra as a Career Coach in 2008, and hired Sahra more than once

Once again, I am thoroughly impressed with the improvements you made to my essays. You were right when you said I would see fireworks on my essays. Thanks a lot! Just wanted to say thanks for the great improvement that you made to my INSEAD essays – truly amazing work. Just wanted to pass on to you that I have been accepted to INSEAD. I have just received acceptance from them today. I have to thank you again for all the great help through this whole process. Your service has been awesome. Going into this with a 3.24 GPA, I didn’t really believe that I would be accepted to both INSEAD and IMD. I have seen many others with better grades and test scores who were rejected by the same schools. Just wanted to let you know the news that I received INSEAD’s financial aid offer in the mail – they are offering me a $7000 scholarship. Thanks again for all your help!

“My experience with Duncan is that he is a helpful, insightful and all round decent guy. He has a unique ability to make the impossible seem possible.”

“Gustavo is a former student admissions team member and tutor for the final European project make up. Having worked with hundreds of applicants and several students since the 90’s, he is considered an expert in these areas ad candidates would be well advised when working with him to get results.”

“Mary is a Bright, intelligent leader who brings out the best in people. She is articulate and knowledgeable in a wide range of subjects and is seen as a wonderful mentor to her circle of friends and colleagues.”

“Mary has consistently exceeded my expectations, while maintaining a high degree of professionalism, honest assessments, and support. Thank you Mary!!”

Top qualities: Great Results, On Time, High Integrity

“I hired Gustavo to get advice on which MBA choose and how to face the admission process. He combines a deep knowledge about MBA´s and professional development with outstanding coaching skills. Gustavo makes the sessions fun and remarkable. Afterwards, I have fond memories about those online sessions.”

“Mary wonderfully ended my painful work with resume writers and career consultants who couldn’t think farther than their books. I am very happy that I have finally found someone who can think independently, be creative and flexible with every new situation. She is very personable and understands what people want and need”

Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative

When I bought the service I was totally mixed up about the school’s choice. In few hours Duncan was able to clarify my career path and, following, the business school that best suited me.

“Duncan has probably added more value to me that any other human being in my lifetime.

Excessively personable, intelligent and patient Duncan has mentored me for the past year or so – his patience, intelligence and wide-spread knowledge on a number of things not only teach me but also inspire me to achieve. ”

“Duncan has a thoroughness and clarity of thinking that immediately stands out, bringing great suggestions/solutions to bear whilst listening to everyone around him. Duncan can adapt himself to new situations and always add something original and valuable.”

“Duncan is a pleasure to work with, he is exceedingly knowledgeable in his field, has a strong network of contacts, is creative and very helpful.”

Top qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity

“Amit made a great impression upon me with his elaborate knowledge of the job industry. His feedback and recommendations on the present job scenario has helped me to better correspond to the new tools of job searching. With his vast experience in recruitment, he clearly graphed the right career path for me through his invaluable advice.

I can undoubtedly recommend him for knowledge of advanced personal branding techniques that are needed to approach the job market.”

“Gustavo is one of our recent visiting professors for the HR Master, on Assessment Centre subject. He has a sound knowledge and experience on the application of the techniques, according to evaluations he received from students. We are very delighted with his job and conscientiousness.”

“Gustavo has been working with me on several projects. I also have shared classes and assignments at the International MBA we studied together. He has built up his entire career by helping people to stretch their skills and competencies in order to get results.”

“To take time and effort to assist someone you have never met, for no other reason than simply because you can, is still quite a rare quality in this world! Though we haven’t had the pleasure of meeting in person (yet), Amit’s advice and pointers on the current scenario in online recruitment were invaluable in helping me to hit the ground running. After taking the time to listen and drawing upon his experience in the domain, he clearly outlined the best steps for me.”

I thought it was all marketing when you explained your ‘holistic approach’, but when we started to analyze my overall situation I understood what you mean: your help has been unique and so important to me! My boss has accepted to finance my Columbia MBA, after the quick progresses I made over the past months. I am a better person, more focused, more coherent, and more concise. Your ‘less is more’ lessons and the way you explained how to review my own personal branding have been critical. I could not have done this without you! Thank you Jasper!

“Jessica was very thorough and professional on this project and went above and beyond the call of duty in researching the subject matter that we needed. I look forward to working with her again”

(Business plan writing services)

“Mary is a consummate professional whose work brings tangible results. Each time I have used Mary’s services, I have made it to the interview stage. She has a way of honing in on the details required to make your resume stand out from the rest. I will definitely continue to avail myself of her expertise and highly recommend her to others.”

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, High Integrity

Katherine Watson – knows how top recruiters think – knows how to boost you psychologically to give your best in your career strategy and – is honest. She has never wrote a word for me: when I was admitted to Wharton, I knew that I deserved it, because everything in the application came from me. Now I am beginning, to what will be the chance of a lifetime, to change and improve my career. I’m so grateful to you, Kate!

“Twinkle brings a unique insight into her work in which is very uncommon in their industry. Her relentless creativity and work approach is what makes them above all. Splendid – I must say!!!”

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert

Hired Twinkle as a Advisor in 2010

“Having worked with Twinkle@SpotLight Resume, She showed creativity and timeliness which have helped shape my CV much better than I ever thought it would be.The questionnaire that she provides forces you to think about the subtle points in your work experience which have helped provide the content. I will certainly love to work with SpotLight Resume again.”

Top qualities: Personable, On Time, Creative

Hired Twinkle as a Recruiter in 2010

“I hired Mary to revamp my professional resume and cover letter. She did an outstanding job from start to finish!!! She was very thorough, punctual, professional and is an expert in her field. I highly, highly recommend Mary, if you are even remotely looking for work. She can save you months, if not years, of struggle so that you won’t use resume formats that don’t work or experience(s) that are unnecessary. If you are looking for a job or looking to change careers now or in the near future, make Mary your FIRST STOP!”

Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Good Value

I wanted to take a minute to let you know what a fantastic experience I’ve had working with Jasper over these past few months. With Jasper’s guidance I’m happy to say that I was accepted into 2 out of my top 3 programs (both top ten schools), and I’m now looking forward to starting school at Columbia this fall!

I want to be among Kate’s testimonials to confirm, once more, that hiring her has been the best choice of my life. Kate not only gave me a chance when I thought my dreams were unreachable, she made me realize them! I am now attending INSEAD and my life is changing completely thanks to her! During the application process, I understood that writing the essays and prepping for the interview was only a small part of the equation. What I changed is my attitude towards commitment and the strategies I can use to reach my objectives. I am now more focused and relaxed. Kate’s coaching taught me how to think. Thank you Kate, I will never forget you!

“I am very impressed with the editing quality that Jessica Oman offered me…She was the most attentive and talented writer I got help from. She listens very well, absorbing every point in your mind and choosing the right words to express them. I really appreciate her magnificent work, professionalism and pleasant personality.”

(Resume editing services)

Jasper is not simply a consultant, he is THE consultant. He is going to treat you as a person, not as a check. He loves what he does and is passionate about his job. When I reached my budget and couldn’t afford any more hours he reviewed my final essay for FREE. This tells you how much he is interested in boosting his clients to reach their objectives. He has always been so supportive, also in the most difficult moments, I sometimes thought of him more as a friend than a business partner. Thank you Jasper!”

Feedback was very quick and all my questions answered. Everything was great. Jasper digged into the essay and really found the problems with it. He also put in big letters at the beginning of the essay and really saved it by saying it’s a CAREER GOALS essay not resume. Life saver as it helped me change my attitude.

“Sahra has been the best career counselor. She’s helped me tremendously with all aspects of my job search from resume and cover letter critiques, to interviewing skills, to unique job hunting tips. She’s always gone the extra mile to help me out and figure out creative ways to make me stand out amongst the crowd. She’s extremely personable and fun to work with. I highly recommend her.”

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Creative

Hired Sahra as a Career Coach in 2009

“I hired Sahra to help me navigate a major career transition from non-profit staff to independent freelance consultant. Sahra listened to me at every step of the way, and helped me come up with practical steps I could take in between sessions to accomplish my goals. She helped me devise real experiments to help me figure out what kind of work I wanted to do, and then reflect on them in a way that was valuable to me. She has helped me write difficult emails and reach out to other colleagues, and she then followed up with me to make sure I was doing the things that I had said I wanted to do.

Sahra was very positive, creative and inspiring, but her advice was also realistic and grounded. She was instrumental in helping me get to a much better place in my work life. I had never gotten career counseling before I worked with Sahra. It was an extremely valuable experience and worth every cent. I’ve recommended her to many friends, and I will continue to do so. When I need some more career guidance, I will be calling Sahra again.”

Top qualities: Great Results, High Integrity, Creative

Hired Sahra as a Career Coach in 2010

“Sahra Kuper is an expert career counselor with an accurate understanding of the present job market and economic climate. Sahra stays focused on the needs of every client making them feel as though they are her only priority. She is a pleasure to work with and I recommend her services to any candidate serious about their job search.”

Top qualities: Great Results, On Time, High Integrity

Hired Sahra as a Career Coach in 2009

“Sahra is just plain good at what she does. Her contributions to The Work Place cannot be overstated. She is entirely present at work every day; energized, prepared and committed to give her best. She has a rare passion for her work and it is valued by customers, is respected by co-workers and admired by all. Her intuitive nature and reassuring manner comforts her clients, develops their trust and makes possible positive growth outcomes. She has received mountains of appreciative feedback from grateful clients who have benefited from her coaching and support. Sahra is patient, accepting and kind; a simple formula which is not so simple to achieve, but it seems to come effortlessly from her.”

“Sahra and the work that she does in order to direct each client to find meaningful employment is quite unique and extremely impactful. Sahra is an expert at assessing and synthesizing skills and passions. She collaborates to strategize a plan that will help her clients attain their highest employment goals. She is the consummate career counselor and is a great find for anyone that calls upon her services!”

Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative

Hired Sahra as a Business Consultant in 2009, and hired Sahra more than once

“Gudrun is great to work with, as a professional as well as a person, combining great expertise and a good sense of humor.”

Top qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative

“Heidi and I have worked together since 2006 in building the analyst relations institute in Germany (DARA) and worldwide (IIAR). from the very beginning, Heidi has shown an open, honest and cooperative approach to her industry peers which, through the many mutual clients my firm and hers have had, I know is also her approach towards clients. It’s typical for her to be sharing information, looking for new connections, seeing what innovations in the rest of the world her German clients can emulate, and being a very early adopter: pretty much the first German I knew on twitter, for example. Over the last year we’ve worked very closely in a venture called social4sales: Heidi is on its board, and I’ve worked with her on many projects, including new tools and training workshops she has designed to German firms accelerate sales with social media. I’ve been impressed by her connections in the German and European media and analyst community, by her pace of work and focus on results, and on her generous and quick-witted manner. I can’t think of a better person in Germany to build corporate reputations and deliver business goals for clients.”

“Heidi is a truly excellent PR account director. Totally unflappable, absolutely professional, discrete, clever and client focussed. She turned around a serious problem for me and her agency and delivered what I considered to be a terriffic result. Very creative with scope of work and resource management, she succeeded in navigating that tricky path of delivering for both me (her client) and her agency. I would thoroughly recommend Heidi as a manager of both domestic (German) and international PR campaigns.”

“I worked with Heidi at Hiller, Wüst & Partner (now Hill & Knowlton) in the 90s and beginning of 2000. While I was managing clients and teams, she was responsible for strategically developing the business, a very demanding job during those crazy times of the dotcom hype. Heidi prepared the pitches and thus communication concepts for dozens of different companies during that time. The fact that we won many of those pitches and successfully introduced numerous newcomers on the Neue Markt and in the IT arena to the German market based on concepts she prepared, speaks for itself. Working with Heidi on pitches was always a pleasure because of her profound professional knowledge, her long experience and her ability to think truly strategically and holistic, thus dealing with the complexity corporate communications involves. In the new era of Web 2.0 communications, Heidi has quickly gained reputation within the community and is a source of best strategy in Web 2.0 for myself. If your company needs a profound Web 2.0 strategy, I recommend Heidi´s counsel!”

“Heidi was my AR team’s right arm on the continent. She was always ready to respond to requests for help, often at the 11th hour, and never let us down. Heidi’s understanding of the media and analyst landscape in Germany and beyond is immense and she has built strong relationships with key players through years representing dynamic, blue-chip companies. I still ask (and receive) her advice today.”

“Steven is a detail orientated professional, strategic and above all results driven. Great to work with.”

Sarah is a Human Resources / Sourcing Manager and has worked with Steven

“Steven is knowledgeable, experienced and results oriented. He’s equally focussed on the big picture and the detail. A valued member of the team.”

John is Sr Director at C Marketing LLC and has worked directly with Steven at C Marketing, LLC

“Steven is an intuitive thinker who had a valuable role in a team of diverse skills. He has an eye for detail that proved to be a key asset in some engagements.”

Barry is a Principal Consultant. He has managed Steven at IBM UK Ltd, Business Innovation Services Division

“In our time together at IBM I found Steven to be a highly motivated consultant with a painstaking attention to detail.”

Roger is a Managing Consultant. Worked directly with Steven at IBM UK Ltd, Business Innovation Services Division

“Steve is passionate about his work and the success of his clients and their programs.”

Julie is VP Sales. Has worked directly with Steven at Western Union