Margot Van Riper partners one-on-one with professionals at pivotal career moments. With over 20 years in executive search, she guides clients from the moment they decide to look for a new role to the moment they sign their offer.

Together, she helps them clarify their goals, sharpen their professional story, and ensure they show up prepared and confident.

This isn’t generic career advice. Drawing on deep insider perspective from years in executive recruiting, she helps clients become sharper, better prepared, and more likely to land roles that truly fit.

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I work for the candidate. After more than two decades as an executive recruiter, I made a deliberate shift. I no longer represent the hiring company. I work exclusively with professionals—like you—who are navigating career transitions, reinventions, or high-stakes searches.

My goal is to provide the kind of strategic, experienced partnership I saw most candidates lacked. Job search doesn’t need to feel like guesswork. With the right insight, positioning, and mindset, it can become a more focused process that can be executed with confidence.

I spent many years placing top talent at Fortune 500 companies, startups, and everything in between. I’ve been inside the room where hiring decisions are made—and that perspective shapes everything I do. Today, I bring that experience to your side of the table. I act as a trusted advisor from the moment you consider making a change to the day you accept your offer, and every step in between.

My approach is practical, strategic, and highly personal. I don’t believe in surface-level edits or generic advice. I show up as a hands-on partner who will help you clarify what you want next, assist you in crafting a compelling narrative for your resume and LinkedIn profile, prepare you for working with recruiters, and help you stay grounded and resilient in a competitive market

Clients tell me they feel more prepared and more in control of their process. That’s the goal.

Let’s move your career forward with clarity, credibility, and confidence.

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