Asaph Advisors

Look, I'm not gonna lie, this is gonna sound bad (and desperate)...but I'm running out of ideas and panic set in a while ago. Next week will be a full year looking for work, and I've unsuccessfully applied to more than 1,000 jobs in that time. While I had some initial success, landing a good lead on a referral in my first few days on the market and then a handful of interviews over the spring and summer, nothing's worked out. The last few months, I've basically had nothing in the pipeline. I've had a couple interviews for both leadership and an individual contributor roles. Neither got past the early stages, since I appear to be a major risk for either type of gig. Near as I can tell, I've simultaneously become both "over qualified" and "under qualified". I have years of leadership experience, which makes individual contributor roles (even ones I've previously held) a poor fit. But...I don't yet have an advanced degree, which makes me under qualified to hold leadership roles (ironically, also ones I've previously held). I've done all the "normal" job seeking things - I've reached out to connections whenever there's a posting, I've gotten a professional writer to re-do my resume/cover/profile, I'm pursuing missing educational goals, I've written a handful of "I'm an expert on..." posts here, I've customized hundreds of resumes to the position at hand. I honestly don't know what else to do beyond raising my visibility, so here I am. The alternative is to just accept what the market seems to be saying: that my career has already ended and I just don't know it. I'm not quite there yet, but that voice is getting louder in my head every day. I'm open to work, I'm open to move, I'm open to learn. Needless to say, if anyone has any leads...I'm here all week.

Last week I had the opportunity to meet with Mark Sloan, Managing Director at Asaph Advisors to discuss my experience working in professional services, along with some insight into the different contract models typically employed in consulting engagements. I've talked about this before on LinkedIn, but as a consultant, it's important to remember that each contract structure necessitates different ways of approaching your project work. It's a point that sometimes gets lost, particularly early in our consulting careers. The better you understand the contract you sign, the better you understand the expectations for what to deliver! If you're interested in listening to our conversation, the link is below! https://lnkd.in/gMH33YEU

It's that time of year...reflecting on '24 performance, defining plans for '25, setting your team up for success. Is your #PS team preparing to: 1) Optimize the Services Sales Process (#SaaP) 2) Enhance #ResourceManagement with a #ResourceForecast 3) Levaraging #PSA Technology to support the business 4) Enabling the #PSTeam with #ConsultingSoftSkills Happy to discuss how Asaph Advisors' annual PS Workshop can help you define your '25 plans.

Who remembers The Travelling Wilburys? ? “A supergroup is a musical group formed of members who are already successful as solo artists or as members of other successful groups. The term became popular in the late 1960s when members of already successful rock groups recorded albums together” – Wikipedia ? This is our supergroup coming together to gaze into what 2025 might look like for Professional Services ?? ? Big Up to Martin Roxby, Doug Baxter, Charles Rattray, Mitchell Palsson, Robert Haukenberry, Jens Harder, Mark Sloan, Matt Bolling, Kyle Enman. ? #professionalservices #consultancy ? We are aware of the lack of diversity in this merry band so please, let’s hear more from, what is in fact, our very diverse network ??

#ProfessionalServicesLeaders #PSLeaders As 2024 winds down...are you reflecting on #LessonsLearned? As 2025 winds up...do you have a plan for #Growth? Not just in terms of revenue, but in: - your people, your processes, your tools; - the soul of your organization? Our #AnnualPSWorkshop is a one (1) day facilitated session to help you understand and define: a) '24 Key Lessons b) '25 Goals / Objectives c) A plan to #MakeItHappen in '25 Contact us at: [email protected].

Just recorded another podcast with Alpesh Patel, CPA. Always a fun discussion (at least for the talkers...I hope too for the listeners)! We discussed the importance of being very deliberate about defining and designing an #IntegratedCustomerExperience to include: Sales / Services / Customer Advocacy. PS - We think all stakeholders are reponsible for #CustomerSuccess - so we are tentatively renaming the function #CustomerAdvocacy.

Great webinar last week with Mark Sloan from Asaph Advisors all around picking a PSA solution for your consulting firm If you're wanting to improve $gross margin, EBITDA & %utilization in 2025, but don't know where to start... this is a really useful session & ensures you get the right insight, across the stakeholder group & focus in on solving your specific requirements Watch on-demand here https://lnkd.in/eDggPkBY (on our recently renovated website!)