Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
Glens Falls, NY
Syracuse, NY
If you’re looking to improve the overall effectiveness of your organization by improving the leadership skills of front-line leaders, mid-level supervisors, or those serving in the most senior positions, you need someone that has a proven ability to lead the path. Christopher J Thomas, founder, and owner of Elite 9 Veteran Talent Acquisition Services, LLC, specializes in assisting individuals to improve and broadcast their capabilities within any organization. Prior to pursuing entrepreneurship, he served honorably in the United States Marine Corps for twenty years as a senior executive leader in the areas of human resource management, resilience-team builder, and professional development director.
He has led teams exceeding several hundred to overcome the most difficult challenges by placing direct emphasis on training and education from the individual and team aspects. His methods have resulted in enhanced promotions, a clearer understanding of organizational values, collaboration through teamwork, and overall workplace productivity.
Christopher holds a Master’s in Public Administration and is a graduate of numerous executive-level leadership development programs within the Department of Defense. It would be my distinct pleasure to learn more about your goals and walk the path of success with you. Our sessions begin on a very frequent basis and will accommodate your schedule.
or Veterans, Military Spouses, and Civilians
Building and Leading Resilient Teams Program
Collective resilience is a team’s ability to overcome adversity and then adapt and grow together because of that adversity. Resilient teams are the key to both individual and organizational resilience. Resilient teams are stronger together, and they make learning and change possible. This development program provides the knowledge and skills required to build and lead resilient teams in organizations of any size in any industry.
United States Air Force
Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) Program
Air Force COOL is a pathway for enlisted DAF members to earn industry recognized professional certifications, licenses to enhance their active-duty work, and to prepare them as they transition to the civilian job market.
As an Authorized Training Partner with the Resilience-Building Leader Program (RBLP), Senior Non-Commissioned Officers in the Air Force may use our services to complete their Building & Leading Resilient Teams Program prior to sitting for any of the (3) RBLP series of exams.
Coast Guard Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) Program
Coast Guardsmen can earn a leadership certification online no matter where they are stationed globally.
Coast Guardsmen can get reimbursed by Coast Guard COOL for the Building and Leading Resilient Teams exam prep training provided by Elite 9 Veteran Talent Acquisition Services, LLC and the Resilience-Building Leader Program (RBLP®) certification exams.
Check with Coast Guard COOL to determine eligibility requirements. Learn more about using the CG COOL Loan Program offered by Coast Guard Mutual Assistance. The Coast Guard Foundation offers Grants that can help pay for your exam prep training and certification exam.
Coast Guard units can use SF182 and the government charge card to pay for Building and Leading Resilient Teams exam prep training and the Resilience-Building Leader Program (RBLP®) certification exams.
Resume Services
One of the most challenging aspects of the employment process is having a resume appealing to Human Resource (HR) Professionals. Most companies use an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) that screens resume before they are viewed by HR.
This means if your resume doesn’t have critical words from the job description, you will likely never get a response, and if so, it’ll begin with “Thank you for your interest. Unfortunately, we have decided to move forward with other candidates that better align with our interests.”
We generate or edit your existing resume and align it more clearly to the job description you are considering thereby increasing your employment probability.
Federal Resume Generation
Non-Federal Resume Generation
Cover Letter
Everything DiSC®
Personal Assessments
DiSC® is a personal assessment tool used by more than one million people annually to help improve teamwork, communication, and productivity in the workplace. DiSC is an acronym that stands for the four main personality profiles described in the DiSC model: (D)dominance, (i)influence, (S)teadiness, and (C)onscientiousness.
Building Better Relationships
Inspire Great Managers
Increase Workforce Agility
Harness the Power of Conflict
Inspire Great Managers
Increase Workforce Agility
Harness the Power of Conflict
Employment Recruiting
We partner with successful business owners from all industries, allowing us to source, interview, and refer transitioning service members, veterans, military spouses, and civilians to their organizations. The benefits of hiring from these three categories are limitless but include a detail-oriented employee who is task-focused, can multi-task, and has superior leadership capabilities.
Military Internships
The Department of Defense SkillBridge Program allows service members to depart active duty up to 180 days before their end of active duty service to work in industries such as yours. They continue to receive compensation from the military therefore you do not pay them.
Building & Leading Resilient Teams Program
Collective resilience is a team’s ability to overcome adversity and then adapt and grow together because of that adversity. Resilient teams are the key to both individual and organizational resilience. Resilient teams are stronger together, and they make learning and change possible. This development program provides the knowledge and skills required to build and lead resilient teams in organizations of any size in any industry.
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| MONDAY | 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM |
| TUESDAY | 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM |
| WEDNESDAY | 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM |
| THURSDAY | 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM |
| FRIDAY | 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM |
| SATURDAY | BY APPOINTMENT |
| SUNDAY | CLOSED |
