Career Development

At Huitt-Zollars, we believe in nurturing career development by fostering a learning environment and remaining knowledgeable about industry changes and trends. These are key aspects of employee retention.

Bob Zollars, co-founder of the firm and past president, believes in leading by doing. He encourages one-on-one career development by remaining approachable, accessible, and ready to work alongside his team.

Huitt-Zollars provides training through several avenues:

• Mentoring by senior staff
• Seminars through professional associations, clients, and training organizations
• Courses through educational institutions and online training
• Training developed in-house
• Professional registration and technical certification courses
• Sponsored membership in a professional or civic organization 

Understanding and embodying our core values and leadership competencies is essential for career development, as they serve as the foundation for professional growth and organizational success.

Core Value Competencies:

• Innovative Solutions: Generating, recognizing, and supporting practical, creative ideas that solve problems or enhance processes and systems.
• Inclusive & Respectful Mindset: Maintaining awareness of one's own strengths and limitations while recognizing the value others bring.  
• Consummate Integrity: Refraining oneself from skipping important steps to make decisions or get work done.
• Uncompromised Service: Delivering an exceptional experience based on a deep understanding of client expectations and needs.
• Prosperous & Productive Workplace: Being driven to deliver results that are above what is expected and influencing others to do the same.
• Entrepreneurial Employee-Ownership: Independently taking responsibility to ensure progression on goals.  

Leadership Competencies: 

• Business Acumen: Leveraging a deep understanding of how the business functions to respond to an ever-changing business landscape.
• Organizationally Agile: Incorporating a deep understanding of business operations and company culture into conversations, decisions, and actions.
• Develops Others: Actively investing time and effort in developing people in the organization.
• Team Building: Building a team atmosphere that inspires people to collaborate towards shared objectives.
• Maintains Customer Focus: Delivering an exceptional experience based on a deep understanding of client expectations and needs.
• Courage: Managing performance and contributions in a timely, constructive, and direct manner.