Gideon Grunfeld

Jennifer Hill interviews career expert, Gideon Grunfeld. Gideon gives advice on creating an effective career strategy in a modern market. Gideon offers excellent tips on negotiating your current salary, as well as how to negotiate a package when entering into a new position. Gideon highlights the importance of limiting negative self talk and understanding your value in a modern market.

Gideon Grunfeld is a former human resources professional, consultant, employment law attorney, and since 2004 the President of Successful Career Strategies, Inc. SCS is based in Los Angeles and helps attorneys and other professionals make career transitions and manage their careers more effectively.
Gideon started his career in the human resources field. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Economics, Gideon worked as a consultant at National Economic Resource Associates, and was a human resources manager for both ADP and a non-profit teaching hospital with 5,000 employees.
Gideon was a lawyer in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. for almost ten years. This included advising corporations such as Pepsi and Ralph Lauren about a range of employment law issues. He was also part of the trial team that successfully defended John Deere in one of the largest age discrimination law suits in the country.
Gideon writes and speaks extensively about career-related issues. He wrote the career advice column for the online jobs portal Emplawyernet, and his speeches address topics such as “How to Create Your Career Road Map” and “How to Get Paid What You Are Worth.” Gideon is a member of the National Speakers Association, and is a former President of its Greater Los Angeles Chapter.