I am a multi-skilled professional with strengths, interests, and proven success in marketing planning and execution, communications and public relations, and project support. Several years’ combined experience in career development and advising and student recruitment round out my skill set and fuel my interest in labour market issues and trends. Engaging with people is my passion; I am known as a person who connects easily with others and consistently displays empathy and understanding. I offer employers outstanding relationship building and client service skills combined with a resourceful, energetic, and creative approach to tasks and responsibilities.You will see me thrive most in roles requiring strong people, coaching, and sales skills; verbal and written communications abilities, front-facing service delivery; and contributing to teams. I have a sharp eye for detail and enjoy analyzing processes and tasks and identifying practical solutions and creative approaches. I choose to live each day with gratitude and joy and to inspire others to see the best in everything and in themselves.
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Career AdvisorSt. Lawrence CollegeBrockville, On, Ca
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Teaching FacultySchool Of Business At St. Lawrence College Jan 2024 - PresentBrockville, Ontario, CanadaIn this new role, I teach the Career Strategies course to SLC's Office Administration students completing their final semester. I love this opportunity to further support students become career-ready and utilize my Career Development Practitioner skills in a classroom setting. It is a perfect course to teach and one that compliments my Career Advisor position. -
Career AdvisorSt. Lawrence College Oct 2020 - PresentBrockville, Ontario, CanadaIn this return to my previous role at SLC, I support the career progression of students, from first entering college through to launching into the workforce. Assisting with preparing resumes and personal branding tools and navigating the local labour market are my daily tasks. There is no greater fulfilment than assisting those coming up behind me with finding their place in the world.
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Recruitment OfficerSt. Lawrence College Apr 2022 - Apr 2023As a member of the Marketing & Recruitment team, I supported prospective students with accessing education, training, and vocational programs at St. Lawrence College’s three SE Ontario campuses: Kingston, Cornwall, Brockville. SLC's Recruitment team provides program advising, admissions and application support to direct entry applicants, mature learners, newcomers, and international students through in-person, on-campus and virtual initiatives.
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Project Coordinator, Skillsadvance Ontario | HealthcareSt. Lawrence College May 2021 - Apr 2022Brockville, Ontario, CanadaBased at the Brockville Campus, I worked with a dynamic, tri-campus team to connect job seekers with training opportunities that support them with entering the SE Ontario Healthcare sector. This "SAO" also provided healthcare employers access to training for workforce development of current employees. Recruiting, marketing, community outreach, project coordination and logistics, and celebrating successes were key responsibilities of this role.
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Career & Innovation Services AdvisorSt. Lawrence College Oct 2020 - May 2021Brockville, Ontario, CanadaThis exciting role allowed me the privilege to support St. Lawrence College students with their career development needs. Working alongside a dynamic team of professionals, I assisted students identify their career goals then provided appropriate direction, connections, and supports for them to move forward in their journey. Connecting with SLC Faculty and delivering career workshops in the classrooms further supported students with bridging their learning with work.
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Admissions OfficerFulford Academy Sep 2018 - Apr 2020Brockville, OntarioAs a recruiter for a small, private international school in SE Ontario I had the privilege of working with education agents, families, and prospective students from around the globe. International travel to key markets was among my responsibilities, coupled with maintaining communications from home ground through digital, email, video and messenger software tools. My key recruitment markets included Thailand, Vietnam, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Mexico. Additionally, I supported marketing and outreach initiatives locally including producing communications materials, hosting tours, presenting to groups and participating in events. Due to COVID-19 my position ended in April 2020. -
Coordinator, Program Marketing & RecruitmentDouglas College Nov 2014 - May 2018Coquitlam, British Columbia, CanadaIn addition to recruiting students and providing career services, I supported managers and teams from seven program areas with launching, delivering, and marketing funded employment and training programs. -
Career ConsultantDouglas College Nov 2014 - May 2018Coquitlam, British Columbia, CanadaThis position was my debut to working directly in the employment and career services sector. My greatest accomplishment in this role was improving the economic status of job seekers in the Vancouver/Lower Mainland region by connecting them to funded training opportunities and employment.Adults, youth, and newcomers represented our key outreach markets through building authentic, supportive relationships with both individuals and community service agencies. Providing career coaching and job search support ‘post-training’ further assisted participants with attaching to the labour market.
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PrincipalWrite On Target Communications 2002 - 2015Vancouver, Canada AreaDuring this period of self-employment as an outsourcing specialist, I provided operational, communications, and sales and marketing support for several companies in multiple sectors: consumer goods, tourism, education, consulting, and real estate. This period included a 3-year contract of inventory and operations support for the national sales manager of a global audio electronics company, Sennheiser, as well as extensive marketing support in tourism human resources services.
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Marketing ManagerHospitality Industry Education Advisory Committee Mar 1994 - Jun 2002Vancouver, Canada Area
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Sales Manager, Western CanadaAlltour Travel Marketing 1992 - 1994Vancouver, Canada Area
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Tourism Association Of Southwest B.C.Membership Services Supervisor 1991 - 1992Vancouver, Canada Area
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Flight AttendantCanadian Airlines International 1986 - 1989Vancouver, Toronto
Colleen Brennan Education Details
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Marketing / Professional Sales -
Self Employment Program
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Career Professionals Of CanadaCareer Counselling
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Colleen Brennan attended British Columbia Institute Of Technology, Douglas College, Career Professionals Of Canada.
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