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Bret T Wins $94,000-plus Director of Quality Post with Division of Medical Device Component Manufacturer in New York -- "Recruiters Called Constantly" -- Credits Resume, Campaign Manager Peter R

Title: Director of Quality
Field/Industry: Medical Device Component Manufacturer
Location:New York
Compensation: $94,000 plus stock options

 Reporting to the VP Corporate Quality, Bret will lead the Quality Improvement efforts for the Division, maintain and improve the established quality system, and develop a more focused process excellence effort. He was quite specific as to why he accepted this offer:

     "I had six major reasons for accepting: 1) This was a target company in the marketing plan; 2) Their vision of driving quality for customer delight; 3) Strong quality system foundation; 4) Their values as demonstrated by the people I met; 5) The growth and growth potential of the company; 6) Location and benefits."

 While he pointed to a number of SET's resources that were helpful, Bret was equally specific about the two elements he considered most important:

     "There are two things that I believe were essential to my success: 1) The one-on-one conversations with Peter. He was a good coach, providing me with a good 'compass' as I navigated through my campaign; 2) The resume format was key in getting the attention of recruiters who called me constantly."

 Bret said he used the website frequently, and that other helpful elements were uncovering all his skills, suggestions for career and industry options, the communication strategy and how to handle things that concerned him, the letter samples, and help on interviewing and negotiating.