Professional Development

Learning and Loving It.

At Wolf, you'll join the best and the brightest in an organization committed to life-long learning and personal development. Our success as a firm depends upon our people. To prepare our people to deliver service excellence, we provide a variety of opportunities for growth and career advancement.

Education and Training

We know that development happens over time through training and experience, and we understand that people are happier when they are offered a variety of exciting opportunities to learn and grow. You are supported from the first day you begin at Wolf and as you progress throughout your career. The Wolf Learning Institute provides employees with a comprehensive roadmap into culture and process and offers professional development training through quality in-house and third-party training programs. Click to learn more about the Wolf Learning Institute.

Career Development

Because no two people build their career track the same way, formal and informal personal development drives the way we promote success at Wolf. Wolf is invested in developing individuals and teams across the career spectrum, focusing on:

• Development Advising and Mentoring – Individuals gain critical insights about their performance and growth potential by working closely with a development advisor. Dan DeVasto
  

  “A strong development program benefits our people toward achieving their goals and enhancing their capabilities. This in turn benefits the entire Firm. The role of an effective development advisor is key to the success of our development program.”

  - Dan DeVasto (2005)
  , Wolf's President and CEO, recognizes the importance of mentoring and coaching.
• Individual Development Plans – Everyone at Wolf has a development plan, a goal setting and communication tool used to chart career advancement.
• Rewards and Recognition – We recognize and reward exceptional performance on a regular basis with, for example, promotions, gift certificates, game nights, etc.

Performance Assessment

We recognize that performance feedback is a critical component of improving professional development across all levels of the firm. We have systems in place to gauge whether performance is on target or whether there are performance gaps in critical competencies that need attention.

• Performance Self Assessment – On a regular basis, our people conduct self-assessments of their work and balance their own perceived success with the performance perceptions of their supervisors.
• Performance Evaluation – As our people assess their own work, managers and development advisors work closely to review and monitor productivity and quality of work.
• Competency-Based Feedback – Delivering superior client service and achieving professional success goes beyond mastering technical skills. You are also given feedback for development on other key competencies such as:
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Professionalism
  • Practice development