Founder & CEO
Wendy Oliveras, MS
Wendy Oliveras has launched a search firm on the premise that all recruitment efforts be driven exclusively by the need to provide client and candidate satisfaction, cultivating an environment of collaboration and mutual trust. Her vision and passion to help others has been her motivation to create a successful company, which provides confidential and professional guidance to those in job transition or exploring new career opportunities or development.
Ms. Oliveras believes in an environment that yields more than just money. For too long, there has been a lack of personalization in the provision of services, a low regard for the importance of developing collaborative relationships, and an environment where search consultants are not provided with the necessary support and motivation to thrive. Further, the quality of the candidates and positions must meet the expectations of companies and individuals alike. For these reasons, Ms. Oliveras' vision to create a company which stands out above the rest resulted in the formation of Oliveras & Company, Inc. in 2001.
With 29 years of combined hands-on experience in intellectual property law firms and attorney placement, Ms. Oliveras has a strong appreciation and full understanding of the legal and recruitment industries. As a result, she has developed effective and successful skills to represent all of her clientele. Prior to the formation of OC, Ms. Oliveras served as Regional Director of an Intellectual Property Division, as well as developed and maintained the position of Managing Director of an Office Services Division at an established legal recruitment firm.
She holds a Masters of Science degree in Human Resources Management, magna cum laude, from The New School, the distinct honor of being chosen as Student Representative of the Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy in 2004, as well as a post-Master's Certification in Career Development and Planning. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science/Pre-Law, cum laude, and is a member of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society.
Her professional memberships and affiliations include the following: National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC); Ambassador, New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC); Hudson County (New Jersey) Chamber of Commerce (HCCC); Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM); National Association of Female Executives (NAFE); National Association of Professional Women (NAPW); New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) and President of the NJAWBO Hudson County Chapter; Women Impacting Public Policy (W.I.P.P.); the United States Women's Chamber of Commerce (USWCC); and Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.
Ms. Oliveras is well-known and respected in the legal and recruitment fields and has established solid and loyal relationships with national and international law firms and corporations. It is her expectation that you will come to regard Oliveras & Company, Inc. as your ultimate choice in recruitment firms for its strong commitment to excellence and leadership.
Consulting & Speaking Engagements
Wendy Oliveras is available for speaking engagements and full participation in seminars or workshops. She is also available to make presentations and co-sponsor relative Webinars.
Her areas of expertise encompass the intellectual property marketplace and legal recruitment field, including career development and planning. She brings close to 30 years of solid hands-on experience and strong knowledge of both industries. (See upcoming Speaking Engagements and Webinars.)
For availability information, please contact Wendy Oliveras directly at (201) 947-6662 or via email wo@oliverascoinc.com.
OTHER CURRENT ACTIVITIES
NJAWBO, Hudson County Chapter
President: Wendy Oliveras, Founder & CEO, Oliveras & Company, Inc.
The Hudson County Chapter of NJAWBO (New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners) is up and running. We are a fast-growing chapter and welcome all women business owners in all of Hudson County to join our energetic, diverse, and inspirational group of women.
NJAWBO is the oldest statewide women business owners' organization in the
Networking, partnering, leadership, education and political advocacy are the hallmarks of the NJAWBO experience. As of today, NJAWBO has grown to almost 1,000 members, organized in 14 chapters, and three regional groupings, with members serving as officers at the chapter, regional and state levels. Together, we are a diverse, dynamic, and powerful group of women business owners.
With the slowly increasing opportunities for women, ups and downs of the economy, fast-paced changes in technology and unique challenges women business owners face today, our mission to encourage women's economic independence through business ownership, is more important than ever before.
If you are a woman business owner in Hudson County and wish to be a part of a dynamic and supportive group of women business owners like yourself, please feel free to send your contact information to: info@njawbo-hudson.org.
NY Search Consultant Examiner: Ms. Oliveras writes for Examiner.com and publishes weekly articles relative to career development and the workplace. Invaluable tips and suggestions are provided for all aspects of the job search dilemma, workplace issues, Human Resources, inspirational ideas, as well as effective career development and planning advice. These articles can be emailed to you as soon as they are published. For a FREE subscription, please click the following link: NY Search Consultant Examiner and subscribe.
New Jersey Technology Council ("NJTC"): Wendy Oliveras serves as an Ambassador to the NJTC. She notifies the technology council of new companies, which have moved into the Hudson County area, as well as assists in recommending the council to prospective members, clients, and affiliates.
Monthly Columnist: Ms. Oliveras writes monthly columns about career development and workplace issues for the Career Development sections of two well-known New Jersey newspapers, "The Courier Times" and "The Jersey Times."
Reporter: Ms. Oliveras reports on musicals, theatrical events, political and general news for "The Courier Times" and "The Jersey Times", New Jersey's first bilingual newspaper.
Alumni Advisor: New Jersey City University Student Entrepreneurship Society, Jersey City, NJ. Ms. Oliveras advises participating entrepreneur students who are in the process of starting their own businesses. These students seek the assistance and guidance of their Alumni Advisor mentors who have successfully established their own businesses.
NAPW / Urban League of Essex County - "Open Doorways" Mentoring Program: Ms. Oliveras is a volunteer urban mentor to a young female student from a local high school in Newark, NJ. This pilot "Open Doorways" mentoring program, developed by the National Association of Professional Women in conjunction with the Urban League of Essex County, is yet another exciting and ambitious program Ms. Oliveras is a part of to help the youth gain a better understanding of the importance of education and hard work. See PRWeb news: Inner-City Middle School Girls from Newark, NJ Receive Career and Life-Goals Advice from Professional Women.
Publications
NEW BOOK - 2011
Title: DEMYSTIFYING ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A Student's Guide to Start-Up©, 2011
Book Author: Wendy Oliveras
To be Published: 2011
SUMMARY: This invaluable and inspirational book is written as a comprehensive guide for students of all ages and backgrounds on how to start their own businesses. Regardless of the idea, product or service, this book can be used as the best tool for the student entrepreneur. It provides an insight as to who, what, where, and how of a start-up business. Chapters include: Myths of Entrepreneurship; Do I Have What it Takes; My Biz Idea; Money Stuff; My Killer Biz Plan; Pitching My Biz Plan to the Majors; ABC's of Intellectual Property; as well as other resourceful topics.
This basic guide will also help those who have established businesses to expand their knowledge and resources and develop a strategically competitive edge in today's world of economic uncertainty, cyclical marketplace, and job insecurity.
Please come back and visit this section soon for purchase information.
EXECUTIVE REPORTS
Title: The Use of Business Ethics to Create Corporate Compliance: Strategies to Combat Unethical Corporate Behavior
Book Author: Wendy Oliveras
Publisher: Aspatore, Inc. / Published: October 2006
Please visit www.amazon.com to obtain further details and purchase information. Author's entire proceeds are donated to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for Research in loving memory of Miriam Velez (1961-1993).
CHAPTER PUBLICATION
Title: A Back-Door Perspective on the Attorney Job Search and Legal Market
Author: Wendy Oliveras
Publisher: Aspatore, Inc. / Published: May 2005
Wendy Oliveras has been selected by Aspatore, Inc. and its Editorial Board as a leader in legal recruiting and as an author in the new book "Inside the Minds: The Art & Science of Legal Recruiting: Legal Search Experts on What Recruiters, Clients, & Candidates Need to Know to Win Successful Placements in Today's Legal Market." For additional book details and purchase information please visit www.ebookmall.com or www.amazon.com.
ARTICLE PUBLICATION
Title: Insider Tips for Intellectual Property Recruitment
Author: Wendy Oliveras
Publisher: Vault.com / Published Online: October 28, 2005
Vault's Verdict: The Law Career Newsletter
This article is an insider's look at the IP recruiting landscape, an invaluable resource for attorneys looking to lateral, as well as recruiters lacking IP-placement experience. Please visit www.vault.com to view article.
