Robert W. Ridel, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

My career epitomizes an unwavering commitment to consistently perform at the highest level of professional excellence – as a sought after career coach and recruiter, respected academic administrator, award winning teacher in the United States, Europe, and Asia, published author, and valued management consultant. I applied the same focus with the National Institutes of Health and United Nations, and while earning my degrees, including my Ph.D., through the University of California system.(Sorry for the flattering introduction – most unlike me to be showy and boastful. But such is the nature of profiles. What follows will be understated and will focus only on my role as a career coach.)If you're engaged in a career search – you already know the process is challenging. I've been involved in the career industry for 25+ years – and I've never experienced a more difficult search environment. Never. Several reasons explain why candidates are unsuccessful, but none is more important than the following: They don't perform at an "A" level on the four components that define successful searches:• Diversify career options• Produce robust, captivating documents (including resources more powerful than mere resumes)• Develop and implement strategies designed to access the private / public markets• Prepare for interviewsI know what you're thinking: "How does this guy know I'm a "B" or "C" candidate (or worse), and not at my "A" level?" Well, after helping 1,000+ clients over my career, I learned that while some candidates earn an "A" on a couple of the components – none perform at that level on all of them. None. And that explains why they struggle during the search process.It also demonstrates why career coaching is important.I've been a career coach for a long, long time – and have earned a reputation for helping clients successfully proceed through the search process, most notably by differentiating them from the competition on each of the referenced search components. (Please refer to my recommendations regarding my effectiveness and integrity.) Let me know if you want to discuss how I would deliver the same level of success to you as you proceed through your career search.(Please be aware that the search industry is populated by a number of dishonest, unsavory characters who are more interested in ripping you off than helping you. Exercise care with “professionals” who claim to have all the answers, guarantee success, and who promise they'll transform you into an "A" candidate. Nothing can be further from the truth. Absolutely nothing.)

Listed skills include Management Consulting, Coaching, Recruiting, Career Counseling, and 46 others.

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  University Of California, Santa Barbara

  Sociology / Psychology