Alumni

E. Rogers provided hands-on experience consulting with numerous clients. Through a variety of projects, including 360-degree assessments, competency models, and training programs, I learned valuable skills. The experiences I’ve had at E. Rogers prepared me for a flourishing career at American Express where I’ve been for the past 10 years.

The time I spent at E. Rogers Associates was a pivotal moment in my career. The enormous amount of learning I did and lessons I learned in that short period of time is still relevant more than 20 years later. It was not only the foundational functional HR skills that I honed there, but more importantly, the ethic and discipline of how to approach work, have organizational impact and forge a meaningful career.

When I was an intern at E. Rogers Associates I built strong foundational skills in: designing company visions and missions, designing and implementing competency models to drive behavior and subsequently, business performance, interpreting feedback and creating executive coaching sessions, survey design and analysis, metrics and analytics, and training. Ultimately it was these skills and experiences that made me an attractive candidate to Fortune 100 companies and once I landed a job, I was very well prepared to perform.

The experience that I gained at E. Rogers Associates is, in a word, invaluable. Over a decade later I continue to use all that I learned while at E. Rogers to inform and guide daily decisions. Evelyn’s keen business savvy and in-depth understanding of business dynamics is truly remarkable. Coupled with her expert ability to optimize talent, she provides a comprehensive and accelerated learning experience that will form the foundation of your human resources career. I continue to rely on Evelyn for her expert guidance and advice and look forward to many more years working together!

There is no doubt that I would not be where I am today with my career if it weren’t for my time at E. Rogers Associates. It gave me a foundation that I was able to successfully leverage at Deloitte Consulting, PepsiCo and now a biotech company. My time there taught me adaptability, perseverance, and the real value of honest and direct feedback. All the things I try to teach my team now.

E. Rogers Associates is a boot camp for Corporate America. Once you enter an organization you have the tools to quickly lead an agenda and distinguish yourself as someone who can advance the business. Ten years later I am still leveraging the learnings from my time in Greenwich, not to mention the pro bono career coaching from Evelyn.

My experience at E. Rogers has shaped my professional career forever. I learned to be accountable for my work, think on my feet, set my standards high, and to seek feedback for growth and development. Reporting to and learning from a mentor such as Evelyn is a unique opportunity that I was so fortunate to have. Evelyn has an incomparable sense of an individual’s strengths and development areas almost immediately. She provides you with the feedback and experiences to shape you as a successful professional. I can confidently say that the basis of my career path and my outlook on professional development is mostly attributed to my time spent with Evelyn and the E. Rogers’ family. Thanks for the amazing experience!

Like many interns, my experience at E. Rogers Associates was a crash course in business, consulting skills, and autonomy – with accountability. I don’t recall all of the clients I worked with, nor all of the projects I led. But what I do recall is learning how to manage stakeholders, simplify complexity, and how to make HR relevant to the business. More than 15 years removed from my time there, my career, and whatever I have achieved, can be traced directly to my experience at E. Rogers. There may have been roles I have had where I learned as much as I did at E. Rogers but there has never been a role where I learned more.

The opportunity to work at E. Rogers Associates was invaluable to my career. Through the internship I was able to gain exposure to a variety of industries while working on a wide range of complex projects including competency modeling, executive coaching and leadership development programs. However, the most significant part of my time with E. Rogers was the mentorship from Evelyn herself. Evelyn’s feedback and coaching taught me to work hard, think creatively and always strive to exceed expectations. I can’t thank Evelyn enough for being such an important role model in my career and my personal development.

The E. Rogers Associates internship is a career growth hacker. Evelyn condenses three years’ worth of developmental experiences into a short, intensive experience that prepares her interns to hit the ground in a full out sprint once they enter the corporate world. Even after 10 years in the workforce, I still benefit greatly from the lessons I learned at E. Rogers Associates.

My experience at E. Rogers Associates was invaluable. While many internships are structured around supporting lower level project work, E. Rogers gave me direct accountability to real clients with real projects. Learning how to be proactive, seek feedback, and deal with ambiguity helped jump start my career and set me up for success in other roles, both in Human Resource Management and in Marketing. Thank you for this great experience!

Without question, the experiences and learning afforded to me during my time at E. Rogers Associates have been nothing short of priceless. I am often reminded (usually in humorous ways) of how critically important it is to develop individuals early in their career with the right mind and skill sets. Joining E. Rogers was a pivotal moment in my life that has helped me forge a solid foundation for a successful long term career.

My time at E. Rogers Associates was invaluable. I will never forget my first lesson, trying to figure out deliverables for a project listed on the whiteboard, for a company I knew nothing about. Navigating through ambiguity is a critical capability to be successful in the ever changing business environment. Working on leadership development initiatives helped me develop a keen attention to detail and recognize the importance of building relationships; key learnings that continue to help me along my career trajectory!

I currently work at North Shore-LIJ Health System as a research statistics analyst, designing and implementing research projects targeting healthcare quality improvement including process, cost, outcome, and patient satisfaction. The internship at E. Rogers was critical for my growth and readiness to face any challenge in my current job. Evelyn was, and still is, a great mentor to me. She taught me to never settle for mediocrity but strive to always keep improving and getting better. She taught me to be comfortable with ambiguity, which allows me to face any difficult challenge with confidence. During my time at E. Rogers I learned to be proactive, take initiative and be resourceful, which are all vital to my success in my current role.

While working at E. Rogers Associates, I was able to work hands on with numerous client projects and attend senior level executive meetings. E. Rogers and Associates formed the building blocks for my success, as it allowed me to match my creativity with my background in psychology and leadership. I am forever grateful for the opportunity. After finishing my Ph.D. in Applied Organizational Psychology, I moved on to work for an exciting advertising holding company in IPG where I continue to grow and be challenged in many positive ways.

My experience at E. Rogers Associates taught me to handle the one constant in today’s work environment – change. Specifically, I learned how to deal with ambiguity and turn uncertain situations into opportunities for innovation. The experience was truly a turning point for me and I will be leveraging the lessons I learned throughout my career.

Having left the Greenwich office longer ago than I’d like to admit, I can say the skills I developed at E. Rogers Associates are something that I have relied on regularly as I built my career. Evelyn is a master at taking green talent and refining their consulting skills, ability to ask diagnostic questions, and executive presence in order to rapidly increase the value they bring to the talent marketplace. An invaluable reality that I discovered while working at E. Rogers is that you can only be as impactful and effective as much as you understand your business and what is critically important to its success. My ability to speak to the business fluently has been pivotal in my ability to forge relationships with my leaders in a multitude of roles, both talent specialist and strategic HR business partnership, across the globe.

Years in academia with longwinded essays and papers created a habit that had to quickly be overcome to keep up with the fast pace of the corporate world. My brief time with E. Rogers helped me to learn how to communicate effectively and concisely to ensure the greatest, intended impact. An invaluable skill that I use every day.

The time spent at E. Rogers Associates gave me a priceless experience that I leverage daily since I left. The consulting firm exposed me to a wide range of projects in Human Resources, allowing me to work with experts in the field. The solutions offered to our clients were always very creative and incorporated the latest trends and development. In addition to what I learned, Evelyn Rogers provides continuous valuable feedback that helps my career growth and development.

My time at E. Rogers Associates was invaluable to my growth, both professionally and personally. My experience was accelerated due to working with organizations across many industries of different sizes, and with varying organizational needs. My exposure to projects such as competency modeling, assessment facilitation and analysis, and training development, to name a few, prepared me for the career I’m pursuing today. Furthermore, the demand for excellence and strategic, innovative thinking, pushed me to understand what it truly takes to provide world-class solutions for my clients. Thanks to E. Rogers I have the experience and fortitude to handle any and all challenges ahead.

The E. Rogers Associates’ experience has long lasting benefits. If you could make it there, you could make it anywhere. It is a microcosm of what is to come. Exposure to a variety of clients and individual care by the E. Rogers team is a recipe for success. Everything from brain science research, to project management, to interaction with high profile clientele has added tangible and sentimental value to me personally and more broadly, to KPMG. If I could do it all over again, I would – and I would recommend the same to anyone who asks.

My experience at E. Rogers was invaluable to me and has served as the foundation for my career development. Working on a range of complex projects I learned and accomplished more in that year than I would have thought possible. Thanks to Evelyn’s guidance and feedback I developed my personal accountability and professionalism and learned to navigate ambiguity and solve problems creatively. I will always be grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Evelyn and Charlie, as well as the associates and my co-alum Meg Olin.

My experience at E. Rogers Associates was a pivotal moment in my development both professionally and personally. E. Rogers provided unique stretch opportunities that taught me how to manage up, prioritize, and take ownership of projects. Since the internship, I have worked as a consultant at a large federal consultancy and internally at a small firm that serves politically progressive clients. While vastly different in the type of work and clientele, I have applied everything I have learned at E. Rogers in both roles and believe I will continue to do so throughout my career. I have everyone at E. Rogers to thank for instilling the skills and confidence in me to face challenges and to pursue a career I am passionate about!