Testimonials
I appreciate Gila’s expertise on California state law maternity leave rules. Thanks Gila for answering all of my questions and getting me to define my short-term motivations and long-term career goals.
~Nozima Tojimatova , Team Administrator
Gila: From a professional standpoint, you are one of the Best HR professionals I have dealt with. You are really good at what you do. Then from a personal perspective you truly helped me through some challenging profession moments. I don't think I could have gotten through much of it without you. I hope you know how much I appreciate what you gave to me. One of my daughter's friends decided to pursue a career in HR after graduation, and she talked to me about it and asked me what she could do to be successful. When I answered the question I described so much of what you do.
~Danielle Alves , Application Analyst UCSF
Gila: you have high standards and experience to back it up! I feel truly blessed to have met you and to now to receive your unbelievable expertise. I feel so fortunate and full of gratitude. I so appreciate all that you are doing for me!
~ Rosanna M. Horton, EdD
As a new immigrant to the US looking for a job in the high tech market I was clueless about the (American) right way of doing things.
Gila helped me tremendously and guided me through all the stages of my job search:
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Re-writing my resume and cover letter to better represent my abilities and to improve the chances of getting an interview.
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Defining my goals and steps to reach them.
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Introduced me to various resources for job search and interview preparation.
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Helped me refine the way I introduce myself (and my experience) to a recruiter or an interviewer.
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Helped me with negotiating offers.
In addition, Gila improved my confidence and gave me a lot of points to improve on in order to score the next dream job. I really enjoyed working with her and felt very comfortable to talk to her and seek her advice.
Gila is highly professional with years of experience, and has a lot of insight.
I am extremely grateful for her help, and would recommend her 100%!
~ Sharon Aspir
Gila is a true professional with a very thorough understanding of human resource management and business alignment. I enjoyed working with her and found that, in addition to her comprehensive and expert grasp of the business issues surrounding HR
~ John Robison, Director of Operations KTGY Group
Gila is a great partner, resource and inspiration to those of us who aspire to follow our passion, listen to our heart, and manifest the life of our dreams. She is a smart, experienced, focused and intuitive professional. Additionally, she has a bright spirit, a connected soul, and a caring heart. It's a perfect combination. I truly value, appreciate and benefit from my conversations with Gila
~ Alex Pagonis, Global Communications and Management Consultant
Gila is a rare combination of a thorough, detail oriented HR manager who is also a careful listener and attentive person. I could rely on her to get things done, but at the same time know that employees who sought her out would find a good listener who used sound judgment and maturity in handling almost anything. Gila could be of great value to almost any organization large or small.
~ David Gilmour, Managing Director at Blyth Capital Partners
Gila came in to an organization with virtually no HR processes, implemented everything from hiring and orientation procedures to record-keeping, benefits analysis and management, recruitment, and dealt with so many other day-to-day challenges. A great candidate for a small to mid-size organization that needs a hands-on, process oriented, HR professional.
~ Howard Graham, retired Hi-tech CFO
Gila is a gifted leader and facilitator. Her creative ideas, initiative and desire to make positive change in organizations make her an excellent resource. Gila is a good listener and understands how to approach challenging situations. Most importantly, she cares about people. I'd be honored to work with her again.
~ Julie Satterwhite, CMO Rutherford + Chekene
Gila is an exceptional and talented HR professional. When we were both with First Databank, Gila was instrumental in finding qualified process managers for our company. Since the company is a drug database publishing company, it was very difficult to find qualified people with process management skills within the narrow expertise of drug data interpretation and data modeling. Through Gila's professional expertise and creative ways, she was able to find for our company several qualified individuals. With Gila's assistance, the human resources department was able to field a group of talented pharmacists, IT professionals and quality/process professionals for our highly technical company.
~ Clifton Louie, President at iHYGEIA
I worked with Gila at C3 Energy. Gila was head of the HR department at the time. In all my interactions with Gila, i found her to be extremely professional and knowledgeable in her role. As she embarks upon a career in HR consulting, I believe that Gila will provide excellent consulting help to her clients. Ravi Mirchandaney, SVP Engineering, Vendavo I had the honor of working with Gila while at FDB. I always found her to be highly professional, incredibly insightful, always ethical, ever willing and able to think creatively to ensure successful outcomes, and passionate about going the extra mile to bring out the very best in others. I can't recommend Gila enough!
~ Jane Lee, Strategic Product Manager
Gila was very methodical, well-conceived, and research-based in her approach to talent management. She helped me work through some very difficult staffing performance issues in a way that I was comfortable and with positive outcomes. Her approach in assisting me was patient and helpful where I was least capable of accomplishing the necessary tasks. Damon Greeley, PE, CEM, HFDP, CBCP, EDAC Gila is a very detailed, outcome oriented individual. She tries to examine all of the facts looking out for the best interest to the employer and employee. She always kept me and her other partners informed and communicated with any upcoming issues. She is great to be associated with.
~ John Karmiris, principal at Mazzetti
I wanted the job. My chances were fair as this was a lucrative and competitive position at a university. Gila revised my resume and prepared me effectively for several interviews with specific emphasis on the expected in each interview. Gila helped me close the gap between fair to excellent. I got the job!
~ Dorit S.
I had the pleasure of working with Gila on several HR-related projects including employee recruitment and mentoring, as well as broader-based initiatives such as Just Culture and company mission and vision statement development, during her tenure at FDB. I found Gila to be an insightful, strategic, and proactive human resources professional. Her work ethic, knowledge and exceptional talents in this critical area would be a great asset to any organization.
~ David Manin, Director of Marketing FDB.
Gila is a good listener who genuinely cares about people. No matter what is going on around her, she can keep her cool and stay focused on the issue at hand. Her kind and gentle mannerisms are valuable assets."
~ Gina Dube, Director Customer Solutions, FDB.
It is a great pleasure to be able to recommend Gila Gam, who was recommended to me by a friend, as I wanted to make a career change. Having been a teacher and school administrator all of my working life, I was struggling to clarify exactly what I wanted to do next. Gila helped me to focus and decide on my next career path. I really enjoyed working with Gila because she is the consummate professional, yet kind and empathic; I could always rely on her to get back to me in a timely manner, and she was always able to answer my question/s or knew where to find the answer/s. Gila is an outstanding listener who consistently applied what she learned about me during our meetings, which in turn enabled me to be successful. I found the experience illuminating and inspiring and would highly recommend Gila and Choiceful Path, Inc. to anyone searching for career advice and guidance."
~ Carol Bush; Educator, Teacher Mentor & Coach.
Gila is an experienced Human Resources professional. In my work with her, I saw an individual who displayed tremendous leadership and demonstrated in-depth expertise in the field of HR. Most importantly, she worked in a collaborative manner and developed a tremendous rapport with the employee staff. Overall, a true professional and a wonderful person!
~Donald (Don) Nielsen, MD