Karen Huller, CPRW

Current

President/CEO at Charésumé (Self-employed)

Past

Marketing Representative at TrueU Discovery
IT Recruiter at Devon Consulting
Research Consultant at The Ford Group, Inc.

Producer/Board Operator at South Jersey Radio
Key Sales Associatiate at Just Sports

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Education

Landmark Education
Ursinus College
Upper Merion Area High School

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Professional Training & Coaching

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Karen Huller, CPRW’s Summary

I am a Certified Professional Resume Writer with a background in Executive Search and IT Recruiting. My mission is to teach job seekers how to harness and present their value to a targeted audience of employers, propelling them toward a career that fulfills them and pays them what they are worth. Charesume, LLC offers a full suite of transition services, but customize packages based on each individual needs with flexible, a la carte options in consideration of the job seeker's restrictive budget.

Professional goals:
- Understand the goals and motivations of the jobseekers with which I work.
- Be a catalyst to career optimization by helping people focus their transition activity.
- Continue to fine-tune my processes to maximize the quality of résumés, thereby improving the quality of opportunities offered to my clients.
- Stay in tune with hiring processes and employment trends.
- Generate long-lasting professional relationships with people and teach clients how to leverage their network to acheive their goals.
- Foster an environment of shared contacts so that all of us will find the help we need. "GIVERS GAIN"
- Follow through.

Karen Huller, CPRW’s Specialties:

- Educating job seekers on the employer's perspective.
- Job development research.
- Brilliant cover letters and résumés.
- Smart strategies to get in front of the right people.
- LinkedIn Training for job seekers, recruiters, and human resources professionals.

Karen Huller, CPRW’s Experience

President/CEO
Charésumé (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

- Guide adults in career discovery
- Create and rewrite résumés
- Draft and customize cover letters
- Personalized service for the client's particular situation
- Coach clients for interviews
- Develop job search strategies
- Provide compensation negotiation advice
Marketing Representative

TrueU Discovery

(Individual & Family Services industry)

August 2006 — 2007 (1 year )

Because many adults that come to me for transition help don't know what they want to be when they "grow up," I wanted to become involved at the time in life when we are supposed to make really difficult and critical decisions about our career, in our teen years.

TrueUDiscovery™ is an 8 week interactive workshop series designed to help young people gain a deeper understanding of their innate gifts and talents. By doing so, they are better equipped to make the life altering decisions being required of them.

Currently, I aim to make parents and teens aware that this program is available, and to find funding so that disadvantage youth can still become successful, happy adults. In the future, I will be facilitating workshops and hope to help graduates acheive their goals throughout their career.
IT Recruiter

Devon Consulting

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

July 2003 — June 2006 (3 years )

Responsible for all interface with the candidates within the recruiting cycle from sourcing, to qualification, to meeting, referencing, testing, and relationship management.
Research Consultant

The Ford Group, Inc.

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

2000 — 2002 (2 years )

While working for a seasoned and reputable executive search professional, I absorbed everything that I could about quality communications, integrity of data, resource management, phone-based candidate sourcing, and hiring at the executive level. I brought internet search strategy to the firm, as well as search engine optimization. It was here that I had my first hankering for entrepreneurialism, working for a fabulous example of what women can achieve as business owners.
Producer/Board Operator

South Jersey Radio

(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year )

Produced two talk shows, operated the board during evening programming and helped with commercial production and voice-overs.
Key Sales Associatiate

Just Sports

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Retail industry)

1993 — 1995 (2 years )

While in college, I worked as a key associate/manager on-duty for a sports apparel retail store in one of their three locations in the King of Prussia Plaza.

Karen Huller, CPRW’s Education

Landmark Education

2008 — 2009

Currently enrolled: Communications: Access to Power

Activities and Societies:

Completed the Landmark Curriculum for Living (Landmark Forum; Landmark Forum-in-Action; Advanced Course; Self-Expression Leadership Program)
Ursinus College

BA , Communication Studies; Creative Writing , 1995 — 1999

Worked simultaneous part-time positions including DJ/Producer at WPAZ, Pottstown.

Activities and Societies:

Match Secretary and Forward, Ursinus Women's Rugby Team
Director, News and Advertising, WVOU campus radio
Editor, Sports and Entertainment, The Grizzly campus newspaper
Chaplain, Phi Alpha Psi
Ursinus Fundraiser
Upper Merion Area High School

1990 — 1995

Took college prep courses, including College Writing.

Activities and Societies:

Softball, Yearbook Committee, PanAm Club

Additional Information

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Karen Huller, CPRW’s Interests:

Music, camping, canoeing, hiking, turtles and other wildlife, family, gardening, crafts

Karen Huller, CPRW’s Groups:

PARW/CC - Profesional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches
Earth Asylum Leadership Circle
Harpers Ferry - http://www.harpersferrylive.com/, FastCompany, TPNG, BNI, Ply Mtng Entrepreneurs, LinkedIn Philly Live, Landmark Forum, Execunet