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Robert Shindell is the Managing Partner at RCS Enrollment Consulting, LLC in Austin, TX.

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  Robert Shindell is the Director of Content & Resource Development for Intern Bridge, Inc., the nation's premier college recruiting consulting and research firm. Intern Bridge surveys over 25,000 students annually to capture trends of internship and recruiting experiences. The critical survey data is the basis for our work: helping organizations build meaningful entry-level talent programs, and assisting career centers to more effectively serve their student populations.
  
  Prior to joining the Intern Bridge team, Robert Shindell worked to grow a nationally recognized and award winning “virtual career center” at www.ilostmyjob.com and www.careercentertoolbox.com to serve those that have been affected by the recent economic recession. In this role, he was responsible for leading development of unique online educational content and award-winning career coaching services for individuals in job transition. The sites served more than 40,000 people per month from all over the world through informative articles and videos focused on helping people through their career transition. Through the development of video technology and other state of the art employment tools and social media, Robert’s leadership drove the property to significant and meaningful growth.
  
  During the past 15 years, Robert Shindell has successfully held a variety of professional leadership roles in higher education. He developed career centers at The University of Toledo’s College of Engineering, Midwestern State University and the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University. Robert’s innovative approach to career services led The Rawls College of Business Career Management Center to achieve the ranking of 28 in BusinessWeek’s national ranking of College of Business career centers in 2007.
  
  While at Texas Tech University, Robert Shindell was appointed to the role of associate vice president of enrollment services. He led the restructuring and refocusing of the university’s recruiting and admissions initiatives, resulting in a 20 percent increase in applications, 10 percent decrease in the admission rate and the largest freshman and transfer classes in the university’s history.
  
  Robert Shindell has also served as dean of enrollment management for Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas, responsible for managing recruitment, admission, financial aid and scholarship services. His efforts resulted in a 100 percent increase in the number of committed fall enrollments in 2011 and the largest class in the university’s 135-year history.
  
  Robert earned a master’s degree in training and development from Midwestern State University, and a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Toledo. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Higher Education Administration at Texas Tech University’s College of Education.
  
  Robert Shindell is a frequent speaker at education and career management conferences, and he resides in Austin, Texas with his wife and son.

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