Testimonials

"Hi Dick,
I recently attended the Career Coach Workshop in Orlando, FL. I learned much and wanted to thank you for a great presentation.  Thank you and have a nice day!"

(J. Wood. Florida)

"Hello Dick,
I just want to drop you a note to say 'Thank you', for the awesome workshop. It was a great experience. I truly appreciate the coaching, the assessment tools and all the great tips you gave throughout the workshop. It was such a great networking opportunity and it solidified the fact that our team here is on par with many other organization throughout the nation.

I am in the process of writing my recommendation regarding the workshop for our company, based on my wonderful experience, and I am sure you will be hearing from us in the near future regarding an onsite workshop here in Texas."

(S. Davis, Texas)

"Thanks for a terrific training program in Alexandria! I learned so much and apply these skills and perspectives in so many ways. Great group, too."
(P. V.)

"Thank you so much for the wonderful certification and class you put on in Orlando. It was an amazing amount of knowledge and practicality I am looking forward to using."

- H.S. Career Counselor at St. Ambrose University

"Dick,

I could not condense it, but I want you to feel free to do so. The reason it is so long is that...I just can't say enough about the superior quality of this much needed training/certification course.

Thanks for all that you are doing for our military folks and their families! "

"Wow...what can I say I took the Job & Career Transition Coach Certification Workshop in 1995 and this training made the difference in my professional knowledge, skill and ability, but I must add it also made the difference in my personal job search techniques.

It gave me the "cutting edge" in assisting retiring, separating military personnel and their spouses seeking employment.

As a Workforce Development Specialist I retook the course in 2005 and sharpened my skills. As the Navy's Regional Education Service Coordinator we utilized this training to train our Family Employment Readiness Managers.

I recommend this course to colleagues around the world who are interested in excelling in this field. Recently, a European training event, twenty of our Fleet and Family Service Center's Work and Family Life staffers were trained and certified by Dick Knowdell."

(US Navy in Italy)

"Dick,

I got so much out of your training. I use your card sorts all the time, especially the motivated skills one.

Even if I am only writing a resume for a client, we do the skills cards and it is a springboard for them to tell me their "SMART" stories.

I work with women in our local Displaced Homemaker's program who come to me telling me they have no skills. After doing the skills cards, they are full of stories about their accomplishments and their self-esteem has been raised!

I noticed you now have Leisure cards-I'm definitely going to buy them so I can start working with our local pre-retirement population. Thanks again for all the materials and background information."

(K. D.)

"Dear Mr Knowdell,

As a Career Coach here in the UK, I utilize your excellent Values Card Sort as an integral tool in my career development toolkit with all of my clients. It has been a tremendous eye-opener for hundreds of people. I trained with Dick Bolles on his 'Parachute' workshop in Bend in 2000 and note that you're very well acquainted.

I use these excellent and proven tools to help my clients in the throes of outplacement, or some such career transition point, build a compendium of terms to help them self-diagnose and develop personal insight. Without doubt 'Values' kicks-up the biggest storm! And explains so much of the inadequacy that some people have felt in humdrum roles and poorly aligned careers.

Warm regards."

(D. B. UK)

Dick,

I hope this note finds you well.

I attended your class for Texas Health Resources in Dallas, TX last month. I have found the Career Development and Job Search Profile framework to be very helpful as I coach my MBA students, specifically the technique you taught us to ask them questions.

Thank you for the well taught session, helpful materials and discussion we had about my desire to one day have a private coaching practice. After I deliver my baby (due this Sunday), I plan to begin working on my business plan.

I will definitely be using your CareerTrainer.com website for materials and possibly more training sessions.

Thanks again,

Erin D.
Cox School of Business
MBA Career Management Center

Dick-Thanks for the info, I will pass it on.

I got so much out of your training.

I use your card sorts all the time, especially the motivated skils one. Even if I am only writing a resume for a client, we do the skills cards and it is a springboard for them to tell me their "SMART" stories.

I work with women in our local Displaced Homemaker's program who come to me telling me they have no skills. After doing the skills cards, they are full of stories about their accomplishments and their self-esteem has been raised!!

I noticed you now have Leisure cards-I'm definately going to buy them so I can start working with our local pre-retirement population. Thanks again for all the materials and background information.

Kathy D.
Executive Coach

Dear Dick,

I just wanted to take the take to thank you for a nice conference. Although the work I do is primarily with young adults, aged17-22, many of the strategies we discussed were applicable and I was able to extract what made sense for me and my agency.

Thank you again for being engaging, entertaining and most of all informative. Best wishes for all of your future endeavors.

Sincerely,

Mike G.
Employment Specialist

Dear Dick and Bobbi,

Thanks for all you have taught me on career coaching workshop in the past 4 days.

The learning experience is one of the best in my career, which illustrated clearly for my career Development in the future and enlightened me with the skills and knowledge to be a good coach.

Thanks again.

Mick C.
HR Director, China

Hi Dick-

I just wanted to thank you again for the great workshops last December and your subsequent advice on rate structures.

Thanks to your guidance, I got an exciting contract to do lead some workshops for a professional association and my individual coaching practice has been growing strong.

I've just been thinking about how grateful I am to have found you, and I wanted to let you know what a difference you made in my own career.

I hope you're in good health and all is well with you.

Sincerely,

Rita

Rita F. JCTC, JCDC, CLC
Certified Career Coach

Greetings AUC Career Services Consortium Members-

I recently completed the Job & Career Transition Coach Certification Workshop mentioned below. I really enjoyed this awesome training. Thanks to the skills I learned in this training, I am able to provide More in depth assistance to the multitude of alumni that have been calling my office lately, due to the economic crisis.

I would highly recommend this training and the presenter, Richard Knowdell stated that he is available to come to Atlanta To present this training locally the week of May 26-29th. Please let me know asap if you are interested in participating in a Job & Career Transition Coach training in Atlanta. See the workshop description and Mr. Knowdell’s website information below.

Let me know if you have any questions for me.

Thanks,

Kellye B.
Director, Career Planning and Placement
Morehouse College

Hello Dick!

Greetings from Des Moines! Thank you again for a terrific certification program last week in Michigan. I learned quite a bit and thoroughly enjoyed the lectures and activities. I feel well-equipped to begin meeting and coaching employees soon!

Many thanks for everything!

Christopher W.
Talent Consultant
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield