Careers-Professionals

“Valli is amazing. I thought I was looking for a job, but she helped me to realize that I was also looking for a lifestyle change.”

J.G., Manager

“Valli helped me to transform the anxiety of being back in the job market after 20+ years into a very positive period of personal & professional self-assessment that led me to a perfect new career opportunity.”

E.B., Service Coordinator for Non-Profit

Career Coaching	Executive Personal Branding
Career Testing/Assessments	Career Direction
Resume Review/Writing	Cover Letters
Interview Preparation	Targeted Job Search
Career Transition	Outplacement
Executive Career Management	Professional Social Media Programs

Career Transition, Planning and Mobility, and Outplacement Services

Ongoing monthly coaching sessions are available in-person in the Greater DC area or nationwide by phone or SKYPE to define your choices, create strategies and implement your success plan. Packages are customized to fit individuals needs, usually 1 hour meetings two to three times a month.

All Monthly Coaching Packages include unlimited 5 to 10 minute phone calls and e-mails in between sessions, which are encouraged to report a success, when you feel stuck or need a further explanation or clarification.

Career development workshops, speaking engagements, and individual and group assessments are available.

Career Assessments, Report, Feedback, and Interpretation

Certified 360Reach Personal Brand Analyst, Certified 360 assessments for individuals, corporations, organizations, professionals, executives and teams, certified – Myers Briggs, Strong Interest Inventory, SkillScan, Values Card Sort, Career/Lifestyle, as well as others are available.

360 Reach FAQ

GENERAL QUESTIONS

Where do I get 360 Reach?
Call Valli Swerdlow or e-mail her at http://www.valliassociates for more details and questions. The 360 Reach assessment comes with a 20 page report and an individual 1 1/2 hour interpretation, by phone, Skype or in person by Valli to show you what the results mean to you. See below for a more detailed description.

What is 360°Reach ?
360°Reach is a personal brand assessment that provides you with the external insights that are essential to success. Developed by behavioral psychologists and branding experts, it gives you a focused portrait of your professional reputation – one that is invaluable for ongoing professional and personal development.

Who is 360°Reach for?
If you fall into any of the categories below, you can benefit tremendously from a 360°Reach Assessment:

career-minded professionals who want to develop themselves professionally

people who are looking to change jobs

people who are currently in job search mode

executives who need to understand how they are really perceived externally

independent consultants, entrepreneurs and small business owners who need external feedback to help guide their businesses

sales people and consultants who want to increase their visibility, presence and effectiveness

people who want to develop themselves personally and professionally

teams of people working inside companies

How does it work?
Registered users (Requestors) are provided login details. Using any standard web browser, they log into the system and enter the email addresses of all of those from whom they would like input. By clicking ‘send’ they notify all of these respondents that they would like some feedback. Respondents enter the system using uniquely assigned passwords and provide their input. When they hit ‘send,’ the data is sent to the Requestor, without the email address or name of the Respondent. This ensures that Respondents provide candid responses. Requestors receive an email every time someone has completed the assessment, but they do not know from whom the feedback was sent.
Requestors have a link on the main menu of the system that enables them to send the summary data to their coach for analysis. Requestors can continue to send requests to an unlimited number of respondents for until their account expires.

What kind of feedback does it provide?
360°Reach enables those people you select (Respondents) to provide input about your rational and emotional attributes, your greatest strength and greatest weakness, the team role that most suits you, etc. It also provides your Respondents with the opportunity to provide any additional comments they want to share. It includes two projective exercises to validate data and enable you to gain richer insights into what those around you think about you. The Premium and Enterprise versions of 360°Reach provide data consolidation which reveals Brand Personas and Leadership Competencies.

How is 360°Reach different from other 360-degree assessments?
360-degree assessments done inside the corporation are often focused on specific goals and objectives and do not provide bigger picture data about the participant’s strengths, weakness, rational and emotional attributes, etc. They usually include people from only inside the company and ignore critical feedback from external constituencies (like customers, business partners, etc.).

The feedback from 360-degree assessments conducted internally is often hard to rely on because respondents are not always 100% honest in their responses. According to a study published in the Harvard Management Review, “The majority of managers filling out 360-degree feedback reports hesitate to criticize any aspect of their peer’s performance, particularly when raises and promotions may be on the line. Some also worry that negative feedback would strain their relationship with colleagues if it ever came out who had provided which ratings.”

Here’s what makes 360°Reach more effective and more valuable, It:

enables you to obtain feedback from anyone with an email address. That means people from both inside the company and externally can participate.

is administered by a third party. The data is not held inside the company, so respondents can be assured that they remain anonymous. No one other than you and your coach (if you want) see the feedback.

allows for an unlimited number of respondents, providing a larger sample of data.

takes just a few minutes for respondents to complete, making it more likely that they will respond.

can be used by individual consultants, solo-preneurs and small business owners who otherwise don’t have access to 360-degree assessments.

is high value for money. There are free and fee versions.

What is a 360°Reach Premium?

360°Reach Premium provides complete access to 360°Reach for 45-days and includes data analysis and a comprehensive 20-page report at the end of the subscription period.