Danzger Group - Igniting Finance and Tech Careers

Are you finding it really hard to achieve your career objectives? Getting a job or transitioning out of what that doesn’t suit you. Or maybe you need to improve your current work situation?

I’m the solution. I help you land a gratifying, rewarding job or internship matched to your strengths and interests and to succeed in your career. I do this through one-on-one coaching and advising with a holistic, design-oriented approach.

I help you get off the hamster wheel of simply constantly applying to jobs and hearing crickets. I teach you how to supplement those applications with networking in a way that doesn’t feel cringey.

We’ll start by ensuring that you have some clarity on what you might like to do. It’s better to take a moment to reflect on where your strengths and interests might best be applied than to start randomly applying to jobs.

I ensure that your career documents (resume, LinkedIn, and cover letter) are in great shape.

I help you land and prepare for meetings and interviews.

I help you with the important, yet often-overlooked, things that many career coaches don’t consider, like evaluating and negotiating job offers and getting off on the right foot in a new job.

In short, I help you:

• Identify your strengths and passions to suggest career direction
• Create materials to present themselves in the most attractive light (e.g., resume, LinkedIn profile, cover letter)
• Learn how to build and grow your professional network to help land a job
• Master meeting and interviewing skills
• Understand how to evaluate and negotiate offers
• Succeed in the workplace with an early action plan

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EMAIL: neil@danzgergroup.com

Career Coach and Advisor

I uplevel your career documents so you get more interviews and offers.

In today’s busy world, people who read your resume and LinkedIn profile give them quick scans. They must be concise and demonstrate what you can do for your next employer.

I transform your resume from a laundry list of roles and responsibilities to compelling, quantified accomplishments and achievements that make people stand up and take notice. 

When I’m through, you’ll not only have a polished resume, LinkedIn profile, and cover letter, but you’ll be better prepared in meetings and interviews when you see how I’ve communicated you to others in writing.

LEARN MORE

MY FREE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: https://go.danzgergroup.com/newsletter
REQUEST A FREE CAREER SOLUTIONS CALL: https://www.calendly.com/danzgergroup/15min
TESTIMONIALS: https://www.danzgergroup.com/home#Testimonials
EMAIL: neil@danzgergroup.com

Resume Writing and LinkedIn Optimization

I’ll make you a pro at acing interviews and networking meetings. This translates to more offers.

I share the principles and techniques that help you truly connect during a conversation. 

You’ll learn how to master the art of storytelling, effectively demonstrating what you can do for your next employer, and building stronger personal connections that instill trust.

I’ll conduct a mock interview with you and provide you with detailed, useful feedback so you can up your game.

Interview Preparation

If you’re generally happy in your current role, but you’d like to address issues that you feel prevent you from being the most effective, productive, and satisfied, I can help. I can coach you, asking you questions you never thought of to unlock insights. Despite a common misconception, coaching is about much more than remediation. It’s about making strides through continuous reflection and improvement.

Executive Coach

TechCXO

Offered strategic CFO/COO services (on-demand/fractional, interim, and project-based engagements) to technology-intensive companies nationwide. Areas of focus included investment management/fintech, SaaS, big data, AI, and machine learning. Helped companies that might not otherwise have the scale to afford a full-time strategic CFO for capital raising, increasing revenue, entering new markets, and profitability improvement.

Partner

Rebar Systems, LLC

One of four founders who grew the firm from startup to a team of 60 and double-digit millions in revenue.

Established and managed finance, administration, and operations (FA&O) processes. Spearheaded human resources/benefits, legal, international operations, compliance, risk management, & real estate.

Helped secure private investments from three of the world's largest hedge funds. Crafted and negotiated financing, teaming, intellectual property (IP), and client agreements.

Rebar Systems’ core expertise is providing financial institutions such as hedge funds, brokers, and banks with software, IT consulting/integration services, and support of high performance trading and transaction management systems. Systems include execution management systems (EMS) and order management systems (OMS.)

Chief Financial Officer and Co-founder

Miami International Holdings, Inc.

Senior Vice President focusing on operations and finance for the IT group of a well-funded startup involved in a massive systems development effort to serve the capital markets

Senior Vice President

Front Row Electronics, LLC

Founded a consumer electronics e-commerce business.  Subsequently sold ownership interest.

Owner

RiverEdge Capital Partners LLC

Primary responsibility for tech sector investments in a concentrated long/short equity hedge fund

Hedge Fund Analyst

US Trust

Managing Director, Growth Equity Group
Co-managed $1 billion in large/mid cap growth equities. 

• Gathered assets, winning numerous new mandates, ranging from $2 million to $75 million, from individuals, institutions, as well as clients of intermediaries.
• Conducted investor seminars, appeared on television (e.g., Bloomberg TV), and was quoted in the financial press (e.g., Barron’s.)
• Demonstrated strong investment performance during tenure.
• Refined the team’s buy/sell disciplines and introduced advanced valuation techniques (e.g., Credit Suisse HOLT), leading to improved risk-adjusted returns.
• Served on the firm’s Portfolio Policy Committee, establishing firm-wide investment policy.

Managing Director/Portfolio Manager

Morgan Stanley

Research Analyst, Telecommunications Equipment ('94-'97); Computer Hardware/Software ('92-'94)

• Ranked #3 among Telecom Equipment analysts in 1997 Greenwich Associates research poll.
• Ranked #4 among Morgan Stanley research analysts in stock picking (1996).
• Involved in seven IPOs (including one of the largest U.S. IPOs ever) and two follow-on offerings, transactions representing almost $4 billion.
• Contributed to The Internet Report by Mary Meeker.  HarperCollins, 1996.

Equity Research Analyst

🔥 Igniting Tech & Finance Careers | Getting You the Role and Compensation You Deserve | (Learn How to Get More Interviews and Offers. Click On The Video Link Below.) ⬇️

Face it. There are few things as trying as being in a job you don’t like or searching for a job.

Both of these situations are often accompanied by restlessness, frustration, and anxiety.

How happy would you be to achieve your career goals and find meaningful, sustaining work that energizes you?

You CAN find your dream position when armed with the methodology to establish or confirm career direction and effectively execute a job search. Or, if you’re in a position that suits you, but you are confronting some obstacles, you may very well be able to improve your situation.

Hi, I’m Neil. I’m proud to have helped many people land exciting jobs and internships and improve their work situations. I’m happy to do the same for you.

My career has been largely at the intersection of finance, operations, and technology. I've run HR for the eight-figure revenue tech startup I co-founded, having hired 100 people, interviewed 500 people to find them, and reviewed thousands of resumes during my career. This follows earlier experience at big companies like Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs and several startups.

Let me shepherd you in your career so you can be prepared to face any work situation confidently.

WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY:

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"I’m thrilled with the work Neil did with me on my resume, LinkedIn profile, and cover letter. The process was efficient and painless! Neil drew out my accomplishments and achievements and made them pop on my resume. He helped me revise my LinkedIn profile, including a headline and an About section that allow my personality to shine through. He also composed a crisp, customized cover letter with me. If you’re looking for help with your career materials, you can count on Neil.

- Karen S., managing director

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“Neil will help get you focused and organized in no time at all. I particularly appreciated his help and guidance on my LinkedIn profile which is now showing up in many more searches.

– Global portfolio manager at a premier asset manager

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While working with Neil on interview prep, he consistently served as a helpful voice, reminding me of what recruiters and prospective employers are really looking for. He makes himself extremely accessible to his clients as well. I highly recommend his services for anyone who is going through a job search or career pivot. 

– Eric K., operations manager, Arch

💡 Visit my Featured section to watch my introduction video and learn how to get more interviews and offers.

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Neil Danzger, CFA

Shelley Piedmont, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

You've spent years building real expertise. You've solved many problems and delivered great results.
 
But when it comes time to talk about what you do, whether you're considering a career change or sitting in an interview, you can't quite put your finger on what makes you valuable. You know you're good at what you do, but you can't clearly explain why or how that matters to someone else.You're struggling because you've never stepped back to truly understand what your experience adds up to and how to talk about it in a way that makes sense to someone else.

I was a recruiter for 20 years, which means I've interviewed thousands of leaders. I've also coached 400+ mid-career professionals through career transitions and interview prep.What I've learned is this: most people know what they're good at. They don't know how to talk about it.

I work with people in two situations:

1) You're thinking about a career change.You know you need something different, but you're stuck. You're worried your experience won't translate. You're scared of starting over or taking a pay cut. You don't know how to explore options without blowing up your current stability.

I help you figure out what actually makes sense for you, then show you how to talk about your background so it sounds like an asset, not a liability.

2) You have interviews coming up, and you're not ready. When you try to explain what you do, it either comes out as a rambling career history or three vague sentences. You leave interviews kicking yourself because you forgot to mention half your accomplishments.I teach you how to tell your story in a way that's clear, confident, and actually lands. The organization has a strategy; you should, too.

Here's what's different about working with me: I've been on the other side of the table. I know what hiring managers are actually listening for. I know why some answers work and others fall flat.

For example, everyone says they're a "strategic thinker," but almost no one shows how they think strategically or what results that thinking produces. That's the difference between an answer that sounds good and one that gets you hired.

"I was feeling very lost when we started. Shelley helped me organize my plan, understand my strengths, and put an actionable plan together. I now feel ready to move forward with purpose."

"Shelley gave me different ways of looking at how I answer interview questions, which will help tremendously."

Book a free consultation, and I'll show you what's getting lost in translation. Check out the link in my contact information.

Interview the Right Way Coach

Shelley Piedmont

Is 2026 the year when you can finally breathe?

That was all a client of mine wanted when I asked her to imagine what achieving her career goals would do for her life. 

In 2025, many professionals were holding their breath. They stopped dreaming about what was possible because they were paralyzed by what they thought was probable:

—News stories about 6-month+ job searches and ghosting made staying in toxic cultures feel like the "safe" choice.
—Losing the emotional energy required to actually go for it, because it seems so out of reach.
—Starting to doubt your marketability, because you don't get positive affirmation that your work is valued.

To start breathing in 2026, you have to follow my client’s lead and move from "surviving" to "strategizing":

—Write down what "breath" means to you. Is it more autonomy? Better leadership?
—Separate the horror stories from your specific market reality. Many job seekers who struggled did not apply a strategic, relationship-based search.
—You don't have to do this alone. High-performers use coaches to maintain the accountability and perspective they lose when they’re burnt out (ask my clients).

We are in a new year. At this time next year, do you want to bemoan another year where you still can't breathe, or do you want to say you have found your fresh air?

If it is the former, I am here to help you out.

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Shelley Piedmont🧭

Clarity↣Strategy↣Hired For Managers to VPs • Job Search Strategist & Interview Coach • Career Coach, Job Change Advisor & Resume + LinkedIn Advisor

Campus recruiting is changing (again).
And not in a good way for most students.

A note: I usually focus on mid-career job seekers in my posts. This will likely apply to your children, nieces, and nephews who are in college or about to graduate. It is something you should know.

My Monday's number: 26%

That's how many companies were exclusively recruiting from a shortlist of elite schools in 2025, up from 17% in 2022, according to a Veris Insights survey of over 150 companies.

The "talent is everywhere" message from the hot job market? Gone. Now, hiring from elite schools and near corporate HQ is a priority.

Let's look at what is happening.

GE Appliances cut their campus visits from 45-50 schools down to just 15.
McKinsey removed  "We hire people, not degrees" from their career page. Evidently, that is not true anymore (but what is ever?).

If you're not at a target school, you're starting from a massive disadvantage.

And the timing couldn't be worse for new grads.

The unemployment rate for "new entrants" (recent college grads trying to break into the full-time workforce) hit a nine-year peak in 2025, according to federal data analyzed by the Burning Glass Institute.

For the first time in modern history, bachelor's degree holders ages 20-24 are experiencing unemployment rates closer to those of those with only a high school diploma. The gap between the two groups is the smallest it's been since at least the early 2000s.

One think tank called the U.S. "no country for young grads." It is pretty bleak right now.

I get some of this.

I did campus recruiting as a recruiter. When companies want in-person work, recruiting close to the corporate office makes sense. Fewer companies are willing to pay to relocate.

Plus, when you focus on fewer schools, you can build deeper relationships. You're not spread so thin.

What this means for students:
If you don't attend an elite university or a school near a major corporate hub, one expert put it bluntly: "God help you."

His advice? Referrals, LinkedIn, and networking (always best practice). Because traditional campus recruiting won't reach you.

The doors that opened during the hot job market are closing again.

And I haven't seen any data showing that this narrower approach is actually producing better hires. 

Mid-career professionals: If you have a college student or recent grad in your life, what's one concrete thing you're doing to help them navigate this? Referrals? LinkedIn coaching? Honest talk about what schools/locations actually matter now?

Sources: Wall Street Journal (January 2026), CNBC analysis of Burning Glass Institute data (October 2025).

Purple background featuring 'MONDAY NUMBER' text in tan/beige lettering with '26%' written in white handwritten style below. Shelley Piedmont, wearing a burgundy sweater, has her hand cupped to her ear in a listening gesture. Website URL www.mycareergps.com appears at the bottom. This is Shelley Piedmont's Monday Number post about the percentage of companies exclusively recruiting from a shortlist of elite schools, showing how campus hiring has narrowed and is affecting college graduates' job prospects.

Is a traditional full-time job search actually holding you back from the work you love?

When mid-career professionals think about career success, they've been trained to look for a seat at one table. But for many, that model no longer works for them.

If you’re frustrated by long hiring cycles or looking for more variety in your day-to-day work, you might not have considered a path many of your peers are already taking: The Fractional Shift.

This isn't just about a filler job until you can find a permanent home. It’s about building a 'Portfolio Career' where you: 

✓ Solve diverse, high-stakes problems across different industries. 
✓ Regain autonomy over your schedule and who you work with. 
✓ Get paid well for your expertise and are respected.

Instead of waiting for one company to say "yes," imagine multiple companies saying "yes" to your problem-solving abilities.

I’ve broken down why this might be the right path for you and what you need to know.

Many of you are stymied in a full-time search because you are selling time when we should be selling results. For my fractional pros: what was the most challenging part of that mindset shift? 

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Fractional Work For Mid-Career Professionals

Are you in the mid-career gray area?

You know, where you feel the following:

You’re good at your job, but not "lit up" by it.
You’re respected, but they won't move on your best ideas.
You’re wondering if a new title, industry, or career is the answer. 

It is not that you are miserable, dreading every workday. It is more that you are feeling underutilized.

This was my conversation with "Michael" yesterday. He has a lot of ideas about what else he could do, but he can't pinpoint one and say that it is it.

"Michael" is not alone. Many of you have that "January itch." You want 2026 to be the year that you find something more fulfilling, but don't know what that is.

Well, what are you going to do about it? Keep thinking and thinking, but not making any progress?

Or are you going to take constructive steps like "Michael" and get support?

You can end 2026 the same way you ended 2025, or you can do something different—your choice.

If you want help to get career clarity, DM me (it is always free). I'd love to make your 2026 one of your best years.

"Why should we hire you?" 

Many of you are getting this interview question wrong.

You think, "I'll tell them I am a great problem solver or build strong relationships. That's what they want to hear, right?

Well, sort of.

Saying that makes you sound like everyone else. Getting an offer is not about being like everyone else; it is about showing you're uniquely qualified for the role.

You have to provide this proof.

Instead of: "I'm great at problem solving." Try: "I reduced customer complaints by 40% in six months by creating a new tracking system that caught issues before they sidetracked us."

Instead of: "I'm a team player." Try: "I started weekly cross-department check-ins at my last job. Within three months, we saw project delays drop by 25%, and it increased morale."

Also, when answering this question, don't forget to talk about your cultural fit.

You are hired not only because you can do the job, but also because you fit in with the culture.

For example, I worked at an organization that used a repeatable scaling process. When interviewing candidates, I enjoyed hearing about their comfort level and preference for our business approach. I knew they could work within our way of doing business.

So, here is a cheat sheet on how to answer this question.

Before your next interview, write down three specific examples:
—A problem you solved (with numbers)
—A time you improved something (with results)
—How you embody their company values (with a story)

Skip the buzzwords. 
Give them the evidence. 

That's how you stand out when everyone else is giving the same generic answers.

Need help with your interview prep? DM me (always free).

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