Executive Career Coach Personal Branding & Marketing Strategist
Summary
In today's world of work, it is imperative that you position yourself in others' minds...just presenting your history will not get you far.
Executive Career Coach who believes that success in today's job market hinges on having a strong personal brand, a well thought-out targeted marketing plan and a forward looking, solutions-focused communications plan. My passion is helping professionals and executives re-position themselves to be noticed in a very crowded field. Advanced expertise in all areas of career management, personal branding and marketing.
Specialties: Career coaching leadership coaching personal branding and identity development career assessment resume and marketing materials development interview coaching
Career Timeline
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Senior Vice President, Marketing, August Financial Corporation
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Career Consultant/ Project Manager, Lee Hecht Harrison
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Senior Career Consultant, Spherion Career Consulting
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Vice President, Career Services, International Education Corporation
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Senior Career Consultant, Right Management
Oversee consulting activities for Right Management Newport Beach, CA office. Coach professionals and executives of Fortune 500 companies who are going through career transitions.
Develop and deliver cutting-edge marketing materials and strategies for getting noticed resulting in clients landing equal or better positions even in a challenging job market.
Coach executives on starting their own consulting businesses.
Experience Highlights
Vice President, Career Services
International Education Corporation
Senior Career Consultant
Right Management
Education Highlights
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology and English
Colorado Women's College
Skills
Social Capital Development
8
Networking Strategies
15
Professional Presence
14
Personal Branding
8
Baby Boomer Career Options
8
Multi-generational Expertise
7
Entrepreneurial Coaching
12
Resume Strategy/Development
17
Interviewing Preparation
15
Executive Career Coaching
14
Marketing Strategy
15
Questions & Answers
Have salaries gone down because there are more candidates than jobs?
Salary is a function of how much they believe you can bring value. No matter the conditions, you influence salary by selling yourself to the specific job. Â Make them see your worth!Â
What advice do you have for college graduates?
Your degree is just the beginning of landing the job you want at the salary you desire. Start early to solidify your goals and build your connections in the business worldÂ
What has changed the world of job search?
Technology has had a major impact. Applicant tracking systems have made it extremely difficult to apply online and get called...LinkedIn and Google have made networking the best path to a job.
Do you believe this is a bad job market?
No! Actually, it is a very robust job market. Â The issue is not lack of opportunity. Â The issue is that the world has changed and most people do not know how to uncover the best opportunities. Â
What is the most important skill job seekers must develop?
Strategic networking skills. The only security we have in the world of work is a strong, healthy network. Â Every person needs to have a personal networking plan as part of their daily life.
Blog
So I have a Degree...Why Can't I get a Job?
Author: Debbie Campbell, Senior Career Consultant, Right Management
Recently I had a very significant meeting with a new college graduate. The meeting was set up to fit into his schedule and I was looking forward to helping him with important next steps in leveraging his master’s in engineering.
When he walked in my office, he was professionally dressed, but was terribly shy and appeared to have little self-confidence. He was looking at the ground and seemed nervous. It was difficult to...
