Whether you are trying to market, sell, promote or advertise any product, service, company or yourself, you can't succeed by appearing average, and especially without target marketing and the proper exposure. It is this premise upon which RL Stevens has founded its methodology, a methodology that over the past quarter-century has helped thousands move toward more satisfying and rewarding careers.

Let us help you maximize your career potential!

We guarantee your total satisfaction with each phase of our work and to work with you until you are in a new position. We further provide an option for Career services for the lifetime of your career. No other career firm provides comparable services or such guaranties to back them up!

Chris was a young MBA graduate with little experience and high aspirations. He had felt that his credentials would carry him into a position with high pay simply on the degree alone. Sophisticated organizations of today, however, have made it clear that they are much more interested in practical experience and applicable knowledge than only high grades or good schools.

It became very clear that coming to RL Stevens was one of the best moves Chris could make. Although very bright, his job search skills were largely ineffective before contracting with us.

His consultant determined which fields would gain Chris experience and a good salary as well as affording him full use of his skill set. After targeting the appropriate job targets, his consultant began to help Chris develop a strong resume, coached him through the art of interviewing, and provided him with knowledge of how to network effectively. He also provided research material from which Chris could extract vital company information about organizations where he wanted to work.

Within a few short months Chris was able to target, approach, and reach a decision-maker within a company for which he really wanted to work. With careful coaching from his RL Stevens consultant, Chris convinced the company of his abilities to enhance their public relations program and got the offer as planned.

Ira came to RL Stevens because he had been in marketing for a very long time, but wanted to get into a more external public relations-oriented function. He had no idea how to go about such a task since it had been more than 25 years since he'd conducted a job search and had no direction regarding what other fields or industries he could migrate into with his background. To add complexity to his situation, he believed that age and a total lack of formal education would hinder him greatly in marketing himself.

Ira's consultant assured him that a unique marketing plan preceded by some effective self-assessment would make the task easier. Moving forward, he and Ira determined that Ira would be happy in a variety of positions including running his own public relations consulting business. Ira decided to explore all the possibilities at the same time leaving no stone unturned.

In the meantime, it was strongly recommended that Ira enroll in a formal education program to strengthen his resume and his marketability in that regard. The strategy worked very well and, in the end, Ira made the decision to join a national consulting firm offering small business expertise specifically focused on public relations issues. The flexibility and independence coupled with his flair for excellent advisement have helped him greatly in carving out a niche in an industry that will work for him for many years to come.

Alexis Aronson, RL Stevens: “The right position, in the right career field, with the appropriate compensation package provides peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment and accomplishment.”

With significant experience in marketing, management, creative writing, industry consulting, and state-of-the-art market research capabilities, we could provide you with the keys to success.

At RL Stevens, responsiveness, dependability, and quality of service are held in high regard. Having come from a variety of management positions ourselves, we understand the need for personalized service from a professional who will ensure that your needs are always met.

We would develop multiple, simultaneous, unpublished marketing channels to the job market the better to help you attain your goal.

Whether you are trying to market, sell, promote or advertise any product, service, company or yourself, you can't succeed by appearing average, and especially without target marketing and the proper exposure. It is this premise upon which RL Stevens has founded its methodology, a methodology that over the past quarter-century has helped thousands move toward more satisfying and rewarding careers.

Let us help you maximize your career potential!

We guarantee your total satisfaction with each phase of our work and to work with you until you are in a new position. We further provide an option for Career services for the lifetime of your career. No other career firm provides comparable services or such guaranties to back them up!

As a Public Relations consultant, you may need our expert consulting for YOUR career. Let us help you maximize your potential!

Client Campaign Profiles for the Public Relations & Communications Marketplace

Diane partnered with RL Stevens to aid her in uncovering public relations career opportunities in growing companies and healthy industries. She also sought to balance her life more, increase her salary potential and discover greater growth potential with a company.

Utilizing highly competitive intelligence gained from RL Stevens’s databases and career information sources, Diane impressed a strong player in the current market. This firm flew her out to their corporate offices for the final interview phases. The skills she refined with coaching from her consultant won a respectable offer. Diane also received a radical increase in interest from recruiters when she re-submitted our new resume utilizing some industry-specific keywords. The focus and direction phase of our service helped her to understand and represent those functions on-line and in her marketing tools.

As often occurs with our professional clients, when their current employer learns that they have received other highly competitive offers and are planning to leave, it extends a strong counter offer and a bidding contest ensues. With our frequent support, Diane was able to engage in a strategic negotiating process with her present company that lasted a week.

In the end, Diane not only gained an increase of $40,000 in salary, including bonuses and commission, but also was acknowledged by Corporate and the CEO. She was given a promotion and promised a career path that included continuing responsibility, leadership, and decision-making power at the corporate level.

When her firm needs new employees, she now calls us to send them appropriate candidates, knowing we attract solid professionals who are exploring competitive opportunities.

Am I where I should be?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 98,000 persons are currently working in public relations and corporate communications positions. Also according to the BLS and their Occupational Outlook Handbook (2004) writers and editors held about 320,000 jobs; writers and authors held about 142,000 jobs; Editors, about 127,000 jobs; and technical writers, about 50,000. Salaries range from $23,000 for a brand new practitioner with a baccalaureate degree to mid-range salaries between $54,000 and $91,000 and up to $150,000 or more for a Public Relations Vice President. Some industries and companies pay their employees more than others, especially those in the Northeast and Midwest U.S.

Do you know for certain that you are where you should be in terms of location, pay, and level of responsibility?

In truth, even when you know intuitively that you have alternatives, figuring out exactly what it is you want to do about your career can be a daunting task filled with some baffling questions:

Where do I begin?
Where would I be the happiest?
What is the path to the best paying job?
Is it worth the effort?
What steps must I take?
How long will it take?
For what else am I suited?

RL Stevens can help...

Our philosophy is to help you manage your career with a professionally run job search and use many unadvertised methods to create choices for your career.

If you have struggled with answering career and happiness questions like these, understand that our firm is dedicated to helping you resolve them quickly and well.

RL Stevens staff has many years of hands-on experience in identifying and realizing career options for Communications professionals both inside and outside of their industry.

With extensive market knowledge and modern research tools, we can find growth firms that need your communications expertise. RL Stevens can also help you develop other career options, identify firms in which they are in demand, and then help you move steadily and surely toward achieving your career objectives in the most expeditious manner possible.

We at RL Stevens know that when any professional is in the market for a new position, he (or she) must remain keenly aware that regardless of where he has worked in the past, how he markets himself is vital to his success. He must know how to minimize his liabilities (such as the lack of a degree or certification) and how to best showcase his achievements both verbally and in writing. He must know how to approach potential employers in the best and most efficient manner possible. He must know how to secure interviews and how to win a new position during them. In short, he must know his own worth and how best to convey that worth to his next employer if he is to maximize his chances for better pay, advancement, and job satisfaction.

RL Stevens is the nation's most successful full-service career firm providing personalized and guaranteed services to corporate professionals. If we decide to work together, we guarantee to work with you until you are in the position of your choice. Furthermore, we can provide you services for the lifetime of your career.

Career Management & Job Search Marketing Consultants to Communications Professionals

Here is the Information You Need to Get the Position You Want!

The RL Stevens philosophy is to help you manage your career with a professionally run job search and use many unadvertised methods to create choices for your career.

Those in Communications – in-house, with a firm or with a publication — know what they do can be called many things: corporate communication, corporate relations, marketing, Public Relations, news analysts, market and survey researchers, reporters and correspondents and more. But regardless of its title, the function remains the same: to tell a story as persuasively as it can to either the general public or to a specific group: subscribers, a particular industry, voters, customers, patients, management teams, board of directors, readership, or anyone else who is interested. To that end, Communications professionals provide services such as press releases, speech writing, ghost writing, editing, feature stories, news reporting, news conferences, publicity, and other forms of public communication. They are promoters who through words and pictures sell intangibles such as reputation and image to a wide range of audiences.

Those in Communications – in-house, with a firm or with a publication — know what they do can be called many things: corporate communication, corporate relations, marketing, Public Relations, news analysts, market and survey researchers, reporters and correspondents and more. But regardless of its title, the function remains the same: to tell a story as persuasively as it can to either the general public or to a specific group: subscribers, a particular industry, voters, customers, patients, management teams, board of directors, readership, or anyone else who is interested. To that end, Communications professionals provide services such as press releases, speech writing, ghost writing, editing, feature stories, news reporting, news conferences, publicity, and other forms of public communication. They are promoters who through words and pictures sell intangibles such as reputation and image to a wide range of audiences.

Have you successfully promoted everything but your own career?

In some ways, this is an ideal time for those in Communications. In the high-tech sector, for example, there are so many companies or divisions launching new products or services—all vying for the public's attention—that creative practitioners are in demand. Those who can garner coverage in trade magazines and shows, who can capture the attention and interest of important editors and other influential parties, inevitably attract both start-up and long-established companies.

Yet it is something of an irony that even those within Communications, who are dedicated enlisting or enrolling others, or to promoting the image and reputation of those they serve, occasionally have difficulty in advancing their own agenda – their careers. Despite their creativity and ability to enhance the perception that readers or viewers have of companies or ideas, Communications professionals can become "stuck" when trying to convince others to hire them into a better position or a new field. Sometimes their difficulty stems from the state of the economy: just as in advertising, marketing and Public Relations practitioners, they are particularly susceptible to business vagaries. More often, however, it is ignorance of their options or how to go about making a major life change that holds them back.

RL Stevens is the nation's most successful full-service career firm providing personalized and guaranteed services to corporate professionals.

Mike came to RL Stevens after a very long tenure with the same company (15+ years). He was concerned about the confidential nature of his search, as he had recently become a senior partner in the organization and realized how destructive it could be, if his pending transition became public knowledge.

By the middle of the 7th week, he had identified and national/international advertising company seeking a regional director to penetrate the mid-west market. This opportunity involved an entrepreneurial skill set: “I had to jump at it…The amazing thing is that I can stay at my current company while I begin to build and shape this venture. As it grows into maturity, I can step away from the manufacturing industry entirely, not be in a competitive situation, and accomplish my primary goals of: changing industries, greater flexibility, and opportunity to be involved in something new.”

“I never thought that in 2 months I’d be a Regional Director with $110K base plus incentives (commission) and stock! That’s an increase of $35K from my last job in base comp alone!! This is going to be a lot of fun… RL Stevens really helped me… I think I’ll enjoy keeping you around for the next five years.”

There are many, many more of these success stories. Won’t you let RL Stevens help create a success story about you?

Ryan had spent the past year doing freelance work as an independent creative writer and television-advertising consultant. He had plenty of business and revenue, but was seeking something more stable, with a long-term growth path.

As a writer, Ryan accelerated through RL Stevens analytical profiles, 3C stories, and other developmental materials. His eager approach to use RL Stevens’s technological tools provided him a great attitude for launch. His efforts produced instant results.

“Leads and contacts, businesses, clients, vendors, and search firms came rolling out of the woodwork. I had more contract business than ever before…. And after going through the program, I was more prepared than ever to represent my functional skills and competencies”

A previous employer of Ryan’s contacted him and asked him to come on in a Sports marketing position at a salary $48,000 higher than his last—plus commission, bonus and incentives! “They had seen my materials, heard what I had been doing, and asked me to write my own position description and compensation proposal: How cool can this get?!?”

Maureen, a dynamic woman in her late thirties, had earned her spurs the hard way. At the age of 20, she had left her home in Florida to find work in a major city in the Northeast. She became a retail clerk in a well-known national chain, worked diligently, was promoted often, and eventually became Customer Service Manager of the chain’s largest store. Then a new boss came in—and everything changed. What had once been a great job turned into a nightmare. So Maureen came to RL Stevens for some much needed help.

She had a very good idea of what she wanted to do: outside sales in the field of broadcasting. Determined to succeed, she quit her job and devoted herself wholeheartedly to the marketing campaign devised by RL Stevens with her consultant’s help. Her resume was rewritten to highlight her many sales-related achievements while downplaying her lack of a college degree. After a series of carefully orchestrated informational interviews, Maureen was offered and accepted an Advertising Representative position on the staff of the largest FM station in the city … and doubled her income! Later, she thanked her consultant for the help offered by her new resume and our techniques. “RL Stevens really REALLY made a big difference!”

Although the work of RL Stevens with clients is in strict confidence, we can present 'profiles' of candidates we have worked with in the past. Here are some of their stories:

Pat left college in his senior year to accept a temporary position with his family-owned printing business. Ten years later, still in the business as a manager and co-owner, he decided to complete his degree.

At the same time, the relationship he had with another family co-owner deteriorated Pat decided to leave the business and pursue a new career. Armed with a brand new degree at age 32, he entered the market and after a short period of time, came to RL Stevens for assistance.

He faced several negatives: his age, coming from an industry that was drastically shrinking, and wearing the label of the entrepreneur to name only a few. Pat’s consultant went to work targeting viable industries, and then determining which would be best. Advertising seemed to be both logical and promising. Then it was a matter of positioning Pat correctly, and developing a customized package to enable him to achieve his goals. Within three short months, after a series of interviews with several firms, Pat was able to secure an Advertising Sales Representative position that not only took advantage of his past experience in the printing industry, but also moved him into a much more dynamic and promising environment.

We at RL Stevens know that when an advertising professional is in the market for a new position or career, he (or she) must remain keenly aware that regardless of where he has worked in the past, how he markets himself is vital to his success in the future. He must know how to minimize his liabilities (such as the lack of a degree or being unemployed) and how to best showcase his achievements both verbally and in writing. He must know how to approach potential employers in the best and most efficient manner. He must know how to secure interviews and how to win a new position during them. In short, he must know his own worth and how best to convey that worth to his next employer if he is to maximize his chances for better pay, advancement, and job satisfaction.

Easy to Say, Harder to Do

Sadly, most of us, even those in senior management, don't know much about changing jobs or careers. It's not a subject we study in college or a skill we hone in the field. Yes, there is a multitude of books we can read about career and job changes, just as there are about learning to play golf. However, learning golf from a book will never match the help you get from a pro who has helped hundreds like you master, what is in truth, a very difficult game.

Working together with your senior consultant, you will explore your options and select the one that will provide you with the greatest opportunity. Together you will formulate a plan of action for marketing yourself and aggressively pursuing your goals. Our staff will help you weigh the offers you receive and negotiate the most advantageous financial package. The result will be greater career satisfaction and the chance to make an impact in a new area, whether inside or outside your present discipline.

If we decide to work together, we guarantee to work with you until you are in the position of your choice. Furthermore, we can provide you an option for a Lifetime of Career Search Assistance. No other career firm provides comparable services or such guarantees to back the up!

The right position, in the right career field, with the appropriate compensation package provides peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment and accomplishment. With significant experience in marketing, management, creative writing, industry consulting, and sophisticated market research capabilities, we could provide you with the keys to success.

Randy Steven, CEO, RL Stevens

At RL Stevens, we hold responsiveness, dependability, and quality of service in high regard. Having come from a variety of management positions ourselves, we understand the need for personalized service from professionals who will ensure that your needs are always met. We would develop multiple, simultaneous, unpublished marketing channels and approaches to the job market the better to help you attain your goal.

If you are someone thinking about strategic direction, career transition and where new ideas are needed, you may appreciate this story in the brief below.

Vice President of Franchise Operations to National Vice President of Multi-Branding. Ralph came to RL Stevens looking for a change of scenery.  Circumstances...had changed, he could see some long-term ramifications...wisdom dictated he ought to at least consider his options...

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Ralph came to RL Stevens looking for a change of scenery. Circumstances at his current employer had changed; he could see some long-term ramifications that would adversely impact his position within the organization…wisdom dictated he ought to at least consider his options.

Once his consultant completely assessed his skills, knowledge, and direction, Ralph was provided with information showing the beginning of the hiring pattern for the desired industries. Ralph selectively placed his information into the hands of key decision makers at some companies, based on our targeted research and began the ‘courting process’ with the world’s largest fast food conglomerate.  Much of the process was accomplished without ever discussing salary or the actual positional title, which he would hold.

An interesting chain of events provided him with the opportunity to be involved at the ground level of ‘multi-branding’ with these stores, in which all three restaurants share a facility, much like a miniature ‘food court’.

“Seven years with the same organization in the same position can give you a real tunnel vision for what you can do and where you could fit within an organization.  This gave me the confidence to go in and communicate with senior level decision makers as peers, with a clear understanding of my qualifications and marketability.”

Previous
Title: VP of Franchise Operations
Salary: $125,000
Industry: Food Service

Current    
Title: National VP of Multi-Branding
Salary: $165,000 +
Industry: Restaurant Management

Position Search: 5 Weeks (from re-launch)
Interviews: 3
Job Offers: 2
Salary Increase:  32% + corporate perks ($40,000)