Katharine has completed a rigorous credentialing process to become a Master Resume Writer, as approved by the
Career Management Alliance.
The Master Resume Writer designation places Hansen in an elite group of career practitioners who are
committed to professionalism and dedicated to continuous learning.
Hansen is only the 9th Master Resume Writer worldwide and one of only six career professionals to hold
both of the Alliance's Credentialed Career Manager and Master Resume Writer designations.
In her sixth year as a college professor, Katharine
has taught the writing of resumes and cover letters and critiqued the job-search correspondence of countless
college students. Katharine also is editor of QuintZine,
a free career and job-hunting newsletter filled with timely and topical tips for springboarding careers.
She is a member of the Career Management Alliance.
Katharine holds a doctoral degree in organizational behavior from
Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, OH.
Katharine was writer-editor at numerous newspapers, magazines and nonprofit organizations, and
she served as speechwriter for the first woman elected to the Florida Cabinet. Katharine,
who earned her bachelor of arts degree in humanities from Stetson University, lives in DeLand
with her writing partner, Randall, and children, Mary and John. See also her
personal web site
and teaching portfolio.
Katharine (Kathy) Hansen, Ph.D., creative director of Quintessential Careers, is an author and instructor,
in addition to being a career expert. Her books include 
Katharine has completed a rigorous credentialing process to become a Master Resume Writer, as approved by the
Hansen is only the 9th Master Resume Writer worldwide and one of only six career professionals to hold
both of the Alliance's Credentialed Career Manager and Master Resume Writer designations.
