Our son was around 10 years old when we started the Asperger's program in group sessions with Jim…read moreWest, and it was part of his journey to really help him get confident talking to other people and Kids, his age and learning how to relate to the real world. Our son is now 28 and a very productive individual who finished college , works at a lumberyard, pays his bills living at home with us, and is buying a car, extremely faithful with his bills and putting money to his own 401(k) and sticking to a routine and is very confident talking to people And we do feel that part of that was his journey starting young in Jim West's class group sessions to build his confidence. Thank you again.!

This counseling service does not have it together when it comes to submitting paperwork. I'm…read morewaiting in my car in a private area so I can have my one hour appointment only to hear that the appointment is canceled and they didn't get the paperwork. Their new platform did not take my filled out paperwork and give it to the provider. They're very unprofessional. I'd say look elsewhere.

My coaching sessions with Dr. K. were very life-changing for me and influential for my business…read more Before I started coaching with Dr. K., I left my 10+ year corporate job at Lockheed Martin and achieved my dream of having my brick-and-mortar jewelry store in an Orlando craft mall. However, we were not in business long before we had to close our store. The mall owners could not generate enough traffic to make it a successful venture, and we were not generating enough money to keep the business going (rent, utilities, supplies, gas for travel, etc.). I took it very hard and blamed myself, considering it my failure instead of understanding that it was a valuable learning experience and not my fault. I was unsure what to do and was seriously doubting myself. I gave up on my dream of having a jewelry business until I started coaching with Dr. K. She helped me see that by changing my thoughts, I could overcome my fear and doubts, that I was not a failure, and I could use what I learned from the past to be successful today. After my sessions with Dr. K., I gained clarity and confidence. I am happy to say that, thanks to Dr. K., today I am back in business (this time on-line), successful, very happy, and ready to conquer any challenges life or my business throws at me. The coaching sessions with Dr. K. were very enjoyable. Dr. K. is a wonderful listener, very kind, and personable to work with. Her excellent knowledge about the workings of the brain makes sessions highly engaging. I greatly recommend Dr. K. for people who want to change their perspective in life and overcome the doubts that keep them from succeeding in their businesses. Coaching with Dr. K helps build confidence and gain clarity when you are unsure what to do.

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I engaged them in 2005. Why am I writing a negative review after 11 years? My contact at Allen &…read moreAssociates, the Senior Career Marketing Director (e.g. aggressive sale rep) recently sent me a LinkedIn connection request to which I declined. I'm a successful business owner, dare I risk negative feedback on social media. It's worth the risk as it was a horrific experience, lots of smoke and mirrors. The negative yelp reviews (including the 4 that are "not recommended" on yelp below) are accurate based on my experience. My biggest laugh was getting the excel list of decision makers, it was a D&B (Dun and Bradstreet) list. It included the President of Scotia Bank, and I commented we needed a floor or suite number as they didn't own the building...Ditto for the Home Depot President and the street name was spelled incorrectly. I challenged them stating my job level was such that it was inappropriate to send it to the President to read, or expect his/her Executive Assistant to pass it down a 2-3 levels to get to a HR manager to look at it. Yes, I had to pay for the stamps for my "campaign" 30 letters/envelopes... as I was told that I'm in Canada and they didn't have access to our stamps... and I believe them, but per the YELP review below, American's have to pay for them too!!! BEWARE.... Their website isn't working.... http://www.allenandassociates.com/ Their LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/34512 shows 47 employees. Here's an excerpt: ** Allen's Career Management Team provides the best-in-class services and resources needed to thrive in any employment market. -- NOT TRUE!! ** Allen's Career Managers work directly with the client by assisting them with every aspect of his/her job search and career strategy - providing extensive training, analysis, search expertise, and support -- NOT TRUE!! BEWARE.... THAT'S WHY I DECIDED TO SHARE... P.S. I rewrote my resume & cover letter, and applied online to 5 companies, 3 interviewed me and I had 2 job offers.

This was such a terrible waste of my money. I paid for their services about a year and a half ago…read moreand still have a bad taste in my mouth. I believe it was about $2500. They claim they will do a targeted company search, all I did was choose names from a very long list of local companies which I could have obtained on my own. I can't remember how many companies I was able to choose but there was a limit. I don't even know if those companies hire product managers... There was nothing targeted about it, they had no inside information or connection to these companies. They offered 2 hours of one-on-one career counseling via the phone with a career counselor of your choice. It turned out to be a joke - basically we just connected through LinkedIn, the woman talked a mile a minute and didn't tell me anything I didn't already know. They redid my resume. I was furious with the first draft. It was obvious based on the mis-spelling and the grammatical errors that the person who drafted my resume did not speak English as their first language. I insisted on someone else writing a completely new draft, but really all they did was re-word my existing resume. They didn't bother to glean any new, applicable information from me. The only thing new that I learned was to leave out the months of your work history, just include the year. The fiasco ended with a package in the mail. A portfolio with Allen and Associates in gold which I would never use and promptly threw away, a bunch of printed copies of my resume and some blank envelopes and a CD with a copy of my resume burned on it. Waste of paper, waste of postage, waste of a CD, waste of a portfolio, WASTE OF MONEY. Supposedly they sent an email cover letter along with my resume to someone (hiring manager, HR, who knows?) at the companies I chose. I received no phone calls, no emails, not even any auto-generated emails from any of these companies. I highly recommend that you do not use Allen and Associates when looking for a job.