Pittsburgh, PA - Celeste M. Calfe is
being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Distinguished Executive for her outstanding work in the field of
Leadership Coaching and Career Management, and in recognition of her work at
Calfe & Associates LLC.
With 33 years of experience in
Leadership Coaching and Career Management services, including Outplacement and
Training and Development, Celeste M. Calfe has been helping people achieve
their dreams for over three decades. She is proud to be the Founder and
President of a Woman-Owned Business, Calfe & Associates LLC, located in
Pittsburgh, PA. She works to provide exceptional career management strategies
and collaborative plans for clients across the United States. Ms. Calfe
genuinely cares about her clients as she listens to their concerns and works
with them to create a personalized and practical approach to their
issues.
Before starting her work at Calfe &
Associates, Ms. Calfe spent many years working in executive roles. She began
with a role as the Senior Vice President at Performance Group Associates,
providing outplacement services for primarily the steel industry. She then
moved to a position as the Senior Vice President of Client Services at Right
Management, where she oversaw three West Virginia offices and secured
multi-million-dollar contracts with the State of West Virginia. Ms. Calfe then
took on the role as Executive Vice President of Client Services at Bizet &
Company Ltd., where she gained additional experience as the lead account executive
for multiple accounts and career coach for senior-level clients. In 2004, Ms.
Calfe left Bizet & Company to form Calfe & Associates LLC, where she is
the President and Owner.
She offers Outplacement Services,
Individual Résumé Consultation sessions, Human Resources Consulting, Individual
Career Consultations, and Executive Consulting. In addition to offering her
services to the corporate and not-for-profit communities, she also offers
Government Contracting within the career management field, offering leadership
development, career transition strategies, and targeted employee development
workshops. Throughout her variety of programs, Ms. Calfe emphasizes creating
custom plans, and then measuring progress during each meeting to tackle
obstacles and resolve any roadblocks.
She enjoys working with her clients to
design services to help their former and current employees transform their
careers. In addition to personally speaking with a Career Coach, Ms. Calfe
manages their job search or strengthens their career persona, and clients also
have access to the Career Portal and several networking sites. Ms. Calfe and
her team are skilled in creating résumés for professionals of all levels:
students, entry-level professionals, middle management, senior management, and
executives. Each client either works with Ms. Calfe personally, or with a
professional career coach, to highlight the most important aspects of the
résumé for their careers. Ms. Calfe enjoys helping her clients achieve their
goals by not only creating their résumés, cover letters, and LinkedIn profiles,
but also through the personal one-on-one coaching sessions - boosting their
chances of finding their dream job.
Ms. Calfe attended Carlow University in
Pittsburgh, PA. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Clinical
Sociology and Education. Ms. Calfe sits on the Carlow University Alumni Board
and Whitaker House Board and has held several leadership roles within regional
SHRM groups and was the only female President for ACF North America which is
the career management association. She is a Certified Career Management Fellow,
an authorized Wiley Everything DiSC Partner, and has an Everything DiSC
Certification. Ms. Calfe was also able to secure a National Certification for a
Woman Owned & Woman Controlled Certified Business, Hub Zone certification
and DBE certification for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Ms. Calfe does gratis work in her local
community, helping women who are looking to return to the workforce, and
graduating students to prepare their résumés. She has been awarded for her
exceptional work Women of Distinction Magazine's Top 10 of 2016. She is often
asked to speak at conferences, and has been a featured writer for multiple
publications.
On a personal note, Ms. Calfe loves
attending sporting events, especially the Pittsburgh Steelers and the
Pittsburgh Penguins. She enjoys trying new cuisine and considers herself a
"foodie." She loves going to plays, seeing movies, and reading.
For more information, visit
www.calfeassociates.com.
