Heidi Garrett Email & Phone Number

I developed an interest in “all things career” early on in my life; by the time I was in college, I began the process of founding my first company, Allison & Taylor. Allison & Taylor has been in the business of checking references for individuals and corporate clients since 1984. We have successfully built our brand and corporate recognition and have been recommended by industry specialists; we’ve also been recognized by numerous newspapers and magazines. My passion for the electronic frontier and e-commerce began in 1997 when best-selling author, Martin Yate, and I launched CareerBrain. The concept of CareerBrain was hatched when we noticed that interview bias is real and disturbing; when candidates apply for a job, if their interviewer has prejudices against certain ethnicities, religions, or any other group of people, this can in turn bias them against the job applicant. CareerBrain used virtual interviewing techniques so that interviews would become ‘faceless’ and job screeners would base their hiring decisions completely on merit. This innovative company caught the attention of the University of Michigan as they were seeking the most promising new companies on the horizon. CareerBrain received an invitation to present our new business concept at The 1999 Growth Capital Symposium – University of Michigan, Graduate School of Business, Office for the Study of Private Equity Finance. My early passion for fairness and justice in the business world when it comes to recruiting and retention has come full circle for me, with my company, Allison & Taylor, successful and thriving within the field that I enjoy. When it’s time for me to recharge, I turn to my other passion, which is for travel. And sometimes the very best travel is to our four children’s homes, where we can spend time with our favorite people of all, including the most beautiful, brilliant, and talented grandchildren the world has ever seen (but of course I’m the biased one here…).

Listed skills include Career Counseling, Career Development, Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, and 17 others.

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  Founder, Managing Director

  Allison Taylor Professional Reference Checking Services

  Jan 1984 - Present - Greater Detroit Area

  Allison & Taylor Reference Checking, Inc. and its principals have been in the business of checking references for individuals and corporate accounts since 1984. We have successfully built our brand and corporate recognition and have been recommended by industry specialists such as New York Times award-winning author Martin Yate (“Knock ‘Em Dead Resumes”). In addition, numerous articles have been published about our business in newspapers and magazines including The Christian Science Monitor, The Wall Street Journal, Glamour Magazine, New Woman, Worth, NBEW, Detroit News, and St. Petersburg Times. Allison & Taylor conducts reference and background checks for individual clients and for corporations. For the former, our research indicates that roughly half of our clients receive negative references from their former employers. In response, we offer a Cease & Desist letter service that has a phenomenal success rate at approximately 99% in neutralizing input from such references. For the latter, companies can use our services as an accurate way to confirm that potential employees have positive references and clean background checks. We also offer expertise in crafting resumes, cover letters, reference lists, and LinkedIn profiles for an international clientele. We are pleased to partner with a number of professional companies and websites including CareerJournal.com, 6FigureJobs.Com, CBSNews.com, Job.com, ResumeDirector, and many more. We are committed to building long-lasting relationships built on trust and mutual benefits so that together we can continue to assist job seekers, build traffic, and grow revenue.

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  St. Marys College

  Bachelor Of Science - Bs