Testimonials
I’ve asked a few people I’ve helped to submit testimonials, so that future clients can get an idea what I am like to work with.
Zach Hamman
Zach Hamman
Sean Cook is someone that I know I can trust to talk with me about a variety of subjects. He is one person I look to for career advice or to challenge me intellectually. I worked for Sean when I was a Resident Assistant at Penn State. I was always welcome in his office to chat or to present any issues I was having at the time. Sean was a careful listener and gave feedback that helped me see more than just my narrow view. He also supported me through personal issues that I was dealing with in my final semesters at Penn State. The feeling of trust I had when talking to Sean was so influential that it helped me pursue a career in higher education particularly residence life.
During my last semester, Sean would routinely ask me what my thoughts were post graduation. He had mentioned on several occasions that he thought I was well suited for student affairs particularly residence life. He routinely mentored me in building a resume or working on a cover letter for technical fields as well as residence life. Having Sean as a resource that I could go made me more confident as graduation approached.
Sean was such a great professional example to me that I have started my career as a Resident Director at a small liberal arts college. I would not be where I am without his assistance and guidance. I know I can count on Sean for advice in my future career choices.
–Zachary R Hamman
Resident Director, Marian Hall
Master’s Student in Computer Science
Marist College
Benito Stallings
Benito Stallings
Sean has a naturally outgoing personality and was a pleasure to work with. When I went to him for career advice and resume adjusting, he always listened well to my goals and made sure to offer his thoughts along with them. I even took a copy of a resume, Sean and I worked on to the Career Center for their critique and the career counselor was stunned that he couldn’t find a single mistake. He’s better than the Career Center!
Sean made sure to go the extra mile. I still remember my senior year when Sean was willing to take time out of his schedule do a mock interview and a full debriefing with another one of his staff. It was as if Sean was personally invested in my career success. He wanted to make sure that I was ready for several interviews that I had to do the following week.
It was like looking into a crystal ball! Everything that Sean said would happen in an interview happened and I was prepared.
–Benito Stallings
Campus Outreach/Ministry, DiscipleMakers
Katie Greenleaf
Katie Greenleaf
I was fortunate to have Sean Cook as a supervisor in my first job in Residence Life. I was in a temporary (time-limited) position, and was deciding whether to keep working full-time or go back to graduate school. Sean helped me edit my resume, think about how to phrase cover letters, and most of all, asked me some really good questions that helped me process my job and school search. I ended up going back to get my Master’s and have continued to interact with Sean when I have career questions or need feedback about transitions. He’s a wonderful resource!
–Katie Greenleaf
Complex Director for the Graduate Life Center,
Miles, Johnson, Thomas and Monteith Halls
Virginia Tech
