KristenJacoway

Bio

Combine career-counseling expertise, an empathic nature, and a lifelong interest in technology, and what do you get? Meet Kristen Jacoway, Career Design Coach. Kristen developed a keen awareness of the importance of career change management when her husband's job was off-shored by his employer, bringing an abrupt end to his 20-year manufacturing career. That experience was the driving force that inspired Kristen to find a way to assist others in managing their careers. In Career Design Coach, Kristen brings it all together. Her empathy and passion are the fuel, while her technical expertise and knowledge of social media form the roadmap her clients use to manage their careers, networks, and online identities on the road to success. She is Assistant Editor for Younique (a global newsletter reaching 45,000 subscribers), and her work as a contributing writer is featured in Cover Letters for Dummies 3rd Edition, by Joyce Lain Kennedy (Wiley Publishing, January 2009), as well as Personal Branding Blog and Jibber Jobber One Thing blog. She has been recently quoted in a press release and interviewed for an article for a major executive job board. Kristen earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Vocational Counseling from Auburn University. Her professional credentials include: • Certified Personal Brand Strategist • Certified Career Coach • Certified Rehabilitation Counselor • Certified Professional Résumé Writer • Certified Employment Interview Professional • Certified Online Identity Specialist