Paula Cohen Email & Phone Number

~ I apply a common-sense, practical and immediately usable approach to the job search as "sales campaign," and explain what works (and what doesn't), and why. ~ I enable professionals, at all stages of their careers, to identify and comfortably pursue their goals, discover and verbalize their greatest strengths, and attract prospective employers by illustrating the benefit that their strengths and experience will provide. ~ I assist clients in the creation of their personal brands and self-marketing plans through the use of a personality assessment that identifies each person's natural work-related strengths, ideal work environments, and most engaging fields, industries or professions.~ I employ more than 20 years of career coaching experience, both in the corporate world and in higher education to teach critical job search techniques: networking and strengthening professional connections; profile, cover letter, résumé preparation, and writing; interviewing, evaluating, negotiating job offers; onboarding.~ I provide counseling and coaching for on-the-job problems including performance and promotion issues, responses to disciplinary actions, and conflicts with bosses and/or peers. ~ I'm especially adept with Baby Boomers, professionals seeking a new direction, and long-service, older employees.

Brooklyn, New York, Us

~ Provide personalized employment and career coaching to students (freshmen to seniors), graduate students, and recent graduates.~ Introduce students and graduates to the art of interviewing, by teaching "Interviewing Secrets that No One Ever Tells You," and "Meet, Greet, Repeat (The Keys to Networking)," which take the fear and mystery out of the two most crucial aspects of any job search.~ Lead workshops and webinars on topics such as personality assessments that identify strengths, skills, and career direction; job search strategies; effective use of LinkedIn; resume and cover letter preparation; and onboarding.

Brooklyn, New York, Us

By helping students and alumni to answer the questions: "Who am I? Where am I going? How will I get there?" I assisted students and graduates in identifying and pursuing careers in which they can take the excellent education they receive at Brooklyn College and turn it into professional success and personal fulfillment. Collaborating with other departments at Brooklyn College, I brought an ever greater number of entering freshmen each year into the Magner Career Center, where they received up-to-the-minute career direction planning, job search knowledge, and techniques. For current students (both undergrad and graduate) and recent alumni, the Magner Career Center provides:~ Personalized employment and career counseling.~ Workshops and webinars on career development topics such as personality assessments that identify strengths, skills, and career direction; job search strategies; effective use of LinkedIn; networking; resume and cover letter preparation; interviewing techniques and onboarding.~ Opportunities to attend job fairs, panel discussions, luncheons, networking nights, and company visits.~ On-campus interviews with major firms and corporations, and internship opportunities, both local, national, and international.

Brooklyn, New York, Us

Provided resume preparation and writing assistance, interview preparation and practice, and LinkedIn and other training to students and alumni, both one-on-one and in advanced workshops.

Coach, counsel and train professionals in career direction / resilience / transition, job market research and navigation, social media, and personal branding.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Coached, counseled and trained down-sized workers, both individually and in group workshops of up to 50, in all aspects of career management, including résumé preparation and writing, identifying and targeting career goals, networking and interviewing skills, evaluating and negotiating job offers, and cover letter writing. Assisted with development of effective personal branding and self-marketing plans.

Provided guidance to managers and supervisors in all matters pertaining to disciplinary actions and terminations for cause. Partnered with managers and supervisors to notify employees of job eliminations. Investigated charges of racial and gender discrimination and sexual harassment, and wrote statements for filing with EEOC and courts. Designed, researched and wrote new Employee Policy and Procedures Manual distributed to 4000 employees across North America and US Virgin Islands; translated new employment legislation and court decisions, and their wider implications, into comprehensible language for managers and supervisors.

Managed all Human Resources functions for New York administrative office and 60 local, neighborhood law offices in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Researched and set salary administration guidelines, performed benefits negotiations and administration, wrote and disseminated policies and procedures.

Ba, English Literature

Certificate, Human Resources Management (School Of Continuing Education)

Regents Diploma, Academic

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Language And Literature, General

B.A., English Language And Literature, General