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 Rita B. Allen is the Founder and President of Rita
B. Allen Associates, a provider of career management services for individuals
and organizations. She has over 25 years of Human Resource Management
experience in the areas of employment, employee relations, organizational
development, compensation, benefits, career coaching, and management
development. Rita is also a strategic partner of Dale Carnegie® Training
offering an additional portfolio of talent management solutions. In her
previous role as Vice President of Marketing and Search Services with Gatti
& Associates, a national search firm specializing in the search and
placement of H.R. professionals, Ms. Allen directed firm wide marketing
initiatives and specialized in senior level Human Resources search assignments
with client companies representing a variety of industries including
biotechnology, high technology, medical devices/pharmaceuticals, manufacturing,
professional services, academia, healthcare, financial services and consumer
products/retail. Prior to joining the firm, she held human resources positions
with C.R. Bard, Inc., BTU International and Unitrode Corporation.
She holds a Master of Science in
Leadership and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from
Northeastern University Cum Laude with concentrations in Management and Human
Resources Management and is a member of the Sigma Epsilon Rho Honor Society.
She currently serves on the CPP ICON Advisory Board, the Board of Directors of
The Boston Club where she Chairs the Sponsorship Committee and also serves on
the Board of Directors of the Association of Career Professionals New England
as Vice President. Rita is also an active member of the Northeast Human
Resources Association (NEHRA), the Human Resource Leadership Forum (HRLF), the
Society of Professional Consultants (SPC), the Founder and Former Chair of the
Creative Work Options Network (CWON), a former member of the Board of Directors
of the International Association for Human Resource Information Management
(IHRIM), and a former member of the Northeastern University Corporate
Associates Program for Executives. She is a frequent speaker at local events
and has been a participant in discussions on radio, television and newspaper on
the topics of Leadership, Personal Branding, Work/Life Integration, Job Search
Strategies, Networking, Talent Acquisition, Career Management, Human Resources
as a Strategic Partner and various other human resources issues. She has also
published several articles regarding leadership development, flexible work
schedules, successful networking and career management, which have appeared in
the Boston Globe, Boston Women's Business Journal and NEHRA's Insights
Magazine. She is certified in the Myers Briggs Type Indicator®, Strong
Interest Inventory, and Motivation Factor™ assessment tools and is an
adjunct faculty member of Northeastern University's College of Professional
Studies. Rita is fluent in Armenian. |
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