Dr. Randall S. Hansen is a nationally recognized career and job-search expert.
He is Founder and Webmaster of Quintessential Careers, one of the
oldest and most comprehensive (3,500+ pages) career development sites on the Web (established in 1996), as well
as CEO of its parent company, EmpoweringSites.com. He is
Publisher of a monthly career development
and job-hunting e-zine, QuintZine as
well as a book division, Quintessential Careers Press.
Dr. Hansen is also The Career Doctor,
offering expert career, college, and job-hunting advice and professional career coaching to
job-seekers who request his help through the archives of his online and print career advice column.
Dr. Hansen is a published expert. He has written numerous articles, reports, and books on all aspects of
career development, from teen college and career choice to issues related to older job-seekers, and from
low-wage workers to top executives. He has written more than 160 college, career, and job-search articles
exclusively for Quintessential Careers. Dr. Hansen is also
a distinguished speaker. And his insights are often quoted and published in the media, including recent
articles in the New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Tribune,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Daytona Beach News-Journal, and other media outlets.
(Details can be found in the Quintessential
Careers Media Center.)
Dr. Hansen, who has led the growth and development of Quintessential Careers since its founding in 1996,
has been identified as one of a select few of "trailblazers who have
made the Web an essential job search tool" and whose "early vision brought critically needed
organization, creativity and discipline to the untamed Internet." From William E. Montag in
Resume Guide for $100,000+ Executive Jobs (Wiley 2002).
(Learn more about Quintessential Careers.)
Dr. Hansen is also a professor of marketing at the School of Business Administration, Stetson University,
DeLand, FL, where he has taught thousands of students over the last 15 years.
He is a published career expert, and has been for the last 18 years. And he has been an employer and consultant
with hiring/firing decisions (with firsthand experience in the hiring process) for the past 20+ years. His
professional philosophy statement is to make a difference in people's lives through expert advice,
personal empowerment, and compassion.
He has also earned the credential of Certified Electronic Career
Coach (CECC), issued by the Professional Resume Writing and Research
Association, which prepares career management professionals to
successfully perform in dynamic and technologically advanced
situations.
He and Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., co-wrote the very successful job-hunting book,
Dynamic
Cover Letters, now in its
third edition. Dr. Hansen is also the author of the
Complete
Idiot's Guide to Choosing a College Major, and he and Katharine also authored the forthcoming
Complete Idiot's Guide to Study Skills.
Finally, Dr. Hansen also stays active in the field by reading magazine and journal articles and by talking
with employers on a regular basis. He is a member of the Career Management Alliance.
Get the full scoop on Dr. Hansen, including his academic vita and coaching resume, by visiting his
Personal Website.
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Dr. Randall S. Hansen is a nationally recognized career and job-search expert.
