Welcome to Optima Careers

We work with interesting, accomplished people in a range of industries and at every career stage.

Are you a senior executive wanting to rebalance your work and personal life? A mid-career professional aspiring to be an entrepreneur? An at-home parent preparing for a return to the workforce? A twentysomething choosing a career…or a graduate school?

Whatever your story, we can help. With offices in New York and Istanbul, Optima Careers delivers personalized insight, strategic advice, fact-based encouragement and everything you need to make the most out of what you do best.

We’re consultants, not coaches, and we help many, many smart, ambitious people who usually know exactly what their next move is…until now. Optima Careers believes there’s a road to success for everyone. We’ll help you replace indecision with certainty, confusion with clarity, and hesitation with confidence.

Please take a look through this site to see how we work with our clients, and how we might help you. And before you leave, we invite you to sign up for our newsletter here or in the “Contact” section.

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The Work Book: A Practical Guide to Launching Your Career


Launch your career with clarity and confidence. The Work Book is a concise, practical guide that helps college students and recent graduates navigate the often-overwhelming transition from school to work. Combining decades of HR leadership and career consulting experience, Marianne Ruggiero lays out clear roadmap that takes the reader from lost to launched.