I grew up near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and received my bachelor's degree from the George Washington University in DC.
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My first job out of college was copyediting technical manuscripts for the American Psychological Association, publisher of the APA Style Guide, the standard for professional and academic writing.
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In the mid-'90s, my wife and I moved to San Francisco, where I found a temp job formatting resumes for an IT recruiting firm.
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I spent the next 20 years in the recruiting industry, specializing in financial services, retail, and technology.
I won state, national, and global recognition as a top performer, with a reputation for discovering new clients and opportunities during extremely challenging job markets, including the dot-com crash, post-9/11, and the 2008-2009 recession.
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I launched Way Beyond Resumes to combine the kind of highly engaging writing absent from most resumes with 20+ years of inside knowledge about the hiring process.
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The techniques used by the top recruiters to uncover hidden opportunities can be adapted by anyone seeking a career change or improvement to generate viable job leads.
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I provide the strategy - branding, tools, and process - to help people find the greatest number of opportunities with the least amount of time and effort.
