Sample Projects

Recruiting: During the past year, Ms Fessenden has successfully recruited candidates for the positions of Associate Vice President of Human Resources at both Emerson College and Ithaca College and the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Institutional Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Ms Fessenden’s far-reaching contacts within the higher education community enable her to network extensively. In many cases, the candidates referenced above were not actively seeking new employment opportunities prior to being contacted by The Fessenden Group.

Coaching: Ms. Fessenden works one-on-one with a number of individual clients holding senior level positions within higher education to help improve their job performance and job satisfaction.

Specialized Projects: After working with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to recruit a chief human resources officer position, Ms Fessenden was retained to conduct an assessment of the human resource function. Extensive interviews were held to determine what was currently being done and where the gaps were in the delivery of HR services. Recommendations were made that served as the basis for re-organization of responsibilities, titles, and space.

Professional Development: At Boston University, Ms Fessenden developed and presented a workshop designed to assist the senior staff in the Office of Student Financial Assistance understand their leadership styles. She was then invited back to present a workshop to the entire staff focused on enhancing communication and fostering understanding of the individual strengths each employee brings to the team. The DiSC® Personal Profile System and the DiSC® Team Dimension Profile were used in these workshops.

Sample Projects

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