Chandler Hill Partners

I was contacted by Chandler Hill Partners who told me I met their stringent selection criteria and that they could help me transition into a lucrative position in a new industry. I did my research and uncovered mixed reviews, however everything I read seemed to be countered by some kind of research and insight explaining it away.
I met went through the interviewing process which consisted of an initial meeting and a Myers-​Briggs assessment and a follow up meeting where I was asked to bring my spouse. The meeting with the spouse is a sales tactic they use to make a business transaction an emotional decision.
The sales consultants do a good job of making you feel like they can really help. Mine even addressed my concerns about the review I read on the Internet head on. That being said, I felt that so long as I was willing to put the work into it I would get the result I was looking for.
Well, I put the work into it and receive nothing — not even the professional written resume I was promised. My campaign manager basically took what I had written in the ‘homework’ I was assigned and put it into a Word document. There was no assessment of my skills and experience or discussion around what I was looking to transition to. Our meetings consisted of ‘workshops ‘where my campaign manager told me how to do all the things I was doing before I signed the contract with Chandler Hill.
Six months in, I decided enough was enough and contacted the client advocate who assured me that she would act on my behalf. She told me my options were to pursue another campaign manager or request a refund. I told her I would think about it and let her know.
In the meantime, my campaign manager said we needed rework everything because what had been prepared did not fit the direction I wanted to go (six months down the path and he just figures this out) and wanted me to pretty much start from scratch. That sealed it for me and reached back out to the client advocate to pursue ending the contract and getting a refund.
The client advocate said it would take 8 — 10 business days to review my case and get an answer. I spoke with her on Tuesday and received a response on Monday saying Chandler Hill Partners provided me 75% of the services and therefore would not refund my money — despite the fact that I have not received any of the items promised in the agreement. I was told that the case would be reviewed by Sarah Hightower Hill and an executive committee. My guess is that the letter went out in Tuesday’s mail.
All in all, Chander Hill Partners is not worth your time or money. Use your network — talk to friends and family and get an honest critique of your resume. Do research — there are a ton of free resources out there. Do not let Chandler Hill or other companies like them con you into spending your hard earned money on an empty promise.

Chandler Hill offers a job hunting service that seems very professional. They take a holistic approach to their job hunt, considering aspects of the candidates personality and their desires and motivation over other aspects of the resume and job experience. Although I decided not to employ their services after two meetings with the Regional VP, I did find their methods helpful in deciding where to focus my job hunting efforts, and I believe that they would do a great job for anyone that would opt to employ them in their job hunt.