Donna Sweidan, MCC, LMHC

Current

Linkedin Expert, Speaker, Social Networking Advocate at Careerfolk, LLC (Self-employed)
Career Coach, Linkedin Trainer, Resume Writer at Careerfolk, LLC (Self-employed)
Career Coach at Five O'Clock Club

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Past

International Career Consultant at Ricklin-Echikson Associates
Career Consultant at Drake Beam Morin
Career & Business Development Coach at CT Women's Business Development Center

Adjunct Career Counselor/ Consultant at Baruch College, CUNY
Disability Services Coordinator at University of Connnecticut
Director, Office of Career Development at The New School
Career Consultant at New York University
Career Consultant at New York University
Career Counselor/ Internship Coordinator at Pace University
Career Counselor/ Intern at Baruch College, CUNY

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7 more...

Education

Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy
New York University
University of Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

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1 more...

Recommended

44 people have recommended Donna

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

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Donna Sweidan, MCC, LMHC’s Summary

CAREER COACH: motivate and guide job seekers and career changers in their quest for professional fulfillment and success. My focus is on helping job seekers and career changers make sense of and embrace the challenges of the 21st Century job search.

FULL SERVICE CAREER MANAGEMENT BOUTIQUE specialize in highly personalized career management coaching.
HOLISTIC APPROACH takes you through 3 steps of Knowing, Branding, and Marketing Yourself for today's job market.

WORK WITH motivated professionals individually and in groups to help them formulate a career path that will allow for the expression of your passions, values, skills and talents. Today's job search is like no other, and most job seekers are not prepared for what it takes to find the right job.

COMPREHENSIVE career assessment to help you find your FIT, DEFINE and REFINE your BRAND

EXPRESS it on the RIGHT RESUME and other marketing documents and then evaluate techniques and strategies to market it. Our goal is to help you achieve your desired professional goals in the shortest amount of time.

TRAINED THERAPIST: NY LMHC: specialize in helping stuck clients become unstuck!

JOB SEARCH STRATEGY GROUP: facilitate two job search groups that have received wide media attention, including The NY Times & CNN.

SPEAKER: on a range of career and social networking topics: LINKEDIN and integrating technology into the career management process.,
PERSONAL/CAREER BRANDING
JOB SEARCH/ CAREER MANAGEMENT 2.0

Quoted in the International Business Times, Fortune.com and The Stamford Advocate.

RECEIVE Top 10 Tips to Staying Positive in your Job Search—A key strategy to securing the right job sooner: sign up at www.careerfolk.com

SKYPE/ IChat/ PHONE: work with clients nationally & internationally in person NY & CT

Contact me to find out how we can help you STREAMLINE your JOB SEARCH and take you to where you want to be. Donna is also a Certified Five o' Clock Club Coach.

Donna Sweidan, MCC, LMHC’s Specialties:

— Career assessment & exploration
— Job Search 2.0: Social Media & the job search
— Developing your personal brand
— Customized resume and cover letter development
— LinkedIn 101 and Advanced: For professional & business
— Facebook, Twitter, Blogging for Career Transition
— Interview Preparation & Coaching
— Workforce Re-entry
— Step by step coaching on how to build your network
— College & grad–school decision making/ application
— Mental Health, Age, international issues

Donna Sweidan, MCC, LMHC’s Experience

Linkedin Expert, Speaker, Social Networking Advocate
Careerfolk, LLC (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

December 2005 — Present (4 years )

If you are not already "Linkedin", it's time! Building your online identity is not just for job seekers, its a career imperative. Did you know that "if you can't be found on Google, you don't exist." and that doesn't bode well for your long term career success.
NEED A LINKEDIN PROFILE MAKEOVER? An ONLINE IDENTITY AUDIT? Have you assessed how Digitally Distinct you are? If you have trouble finding yourself on Google, then we need to talk.
We help you assess your online presence and help you make it grow.

Teach and train individuals how to use Linkedin and other social networking tool to create, expand and leverage your network to manage your career or small business.

OFFICES: Stamford, CT & Mid-town Manhattan, NY

Speaking Engagements include:
Columbia University, Alumni Career Services: Social Media Experts Panel.
Project Management Institute (Westchester Chapter)
Career Development Specialist Network
Darien Professionals Networking Group
Norwalk Community College, Continuing Education
CT Women's Business Development Center (Webinars)
Women at Work Network (Teleseminar)
Baruch College, Starr Career Development Center
Darien Continuing Education Program
Career Coach, Linkedin Trainer, Resume Writer
Careerfolk, LLC (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

October 2005 — Present (4 years 2 months)

A full service career management boutique that specializes in professional and highly personalized career management coaching. I work with motivated professionals individually and in groups to help them formulate a career path that will allow for the expression of their passions, values, skills and talents. Today's job search is like no other, and most job seekers are not prepared for what it takes to find the right job. Knowing Yourself, Branding Yourself, and Marketing Yourself (via social media) are the 3 key components we focus on for a successful job search campaign. In addition to a comprehensive career assessment (Strong, MBTI, Values, Strengths) to help you find your fit, we help you define and refine your brand and then evaluate the right techniques and strategies to market it. Our goal is to help you achieve your desired professional goals in the shortest amount of time. Contact Donna to find out how we can help you streamline your job search.
Donna is also a Certified Five o' Clock Club Coach.

OFFICES: Stamford, CT & Mid-town Manhattan, NY
Career Coach

Five O'Clock Club

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

2005 — Present (4 years )

Consult and coach clients on all aspects of career management, including:
+career assessment for career change and successful job search process,
+ successful networking strategies including the use of all social media tools, with specific focus on Linkedin
+ resumes & cover letters development
+ interviewing, salary negotiation
+ success on the job
International Career Consultant

Ricklin-Echikson Associates

(Individual & Family Services industry)

November 2007 — October 2008 (1 year )

An industry leader in providing global transition assistance and career management services to corporations and individuals, REA specializes in:
Spouse/Partner Career Relocation Assistance
Family Settling In Assistance
Outplacement Services
Career Transition Coaching
Career Consultant

Drake Beam Morin

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

July 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 2 months)

Outplacement and Career management support services
Career & Business Development Coach

CT Women's Business Development Center

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

January 2007 — 2008 (1 year )

The Women's Business Development Center (WBDC) is a 501 © 3 non-profit micro-enterprise development organization whose goal is to increase economic independence for women. I have conducted a range of workshops designed to enhance women's ability to market themselves, both as an individual job seeker, as well as small business owner. I also provide one-one coaching to members to help them focus on their career exploration and job search, as well as builiding their new business.
Adjunct Career Counselor/ Consultant

Baruch College, CUNY

(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 1 month)

Counsel and coach undergraduate students and alumni (BBA, MBA's and MPA"s) in all aspects of career developement and job search process. Facilitate workshops on all aspects of job search process. Baruch College (and the Zicklin School of Business) one of the top 50 regional business schools in the country and the second most highly-regarded program in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area.
Disability Services Coordinator

University of Connnecticut

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 5 months)
Director, Office of Career Development

The New School

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

July 2001 — August 2005 (4 years 2 months)

Selected Accomplishments:
Founded new career counseling program for over 3000 students (undergraduate and graduate) and alumni
Counseled and coached diverse populations including non-traditional, first generation, and international students as well as career-changers, "downsized" workers and individuals with special needs
Facilitated career exploration in one-on-one counseling sessions to identify values, interests, and skills to formulate professional and educational goals
Organized and led workshops on all facets of career planning and job hunting for groups of 5- 150 people on topics including Networking, How to target the Job You want, and Creative ways to find a job
Established highly regarded counseling internship and peer-advising program to compensate for limited staff
Supervised and trained 10 graduate and undergraduate interns in developing career counseling skills to work effectively as paraprofessionals in a range of different tasks including career counseling and resume development
Coordinated team of peers from divisional offices to realize first university-wide career fair with over 50 employers represented
Consulted and collaborated with faculty and staff university-wide to assess needs and determine programming
Developed range of web and print materials to promote career development and job search resources in over 16 diverse industries including Media and Communications, Music, International Affairs and Fashion
Conducted outreach to grow employer database increasing number to over 3000 employers over four years
Initiated support group for women dealing with anxiety and low self-esteem in the workplace and job search
Career Consultant

New York University

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

2001 — 2003 (2 years )
Career Consultant

New York University

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

1999 — 2003 (4 years )
Career Counselor/ Internship Coordinator

Pace University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

September 2000 — July 2001 (11 months)
Career Counselor/ Intern

Baruch College, CUNY

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 1999 — August 2000 (1 year 1 month)

Donna Sweidan, MCC, LMHC’s Education

Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy 2003 — 2004
New York University

MA , Counseling , 1998 — 2000
University of Johannesburg

BA, Honors , Psychology , 1993 — 1994
University of the Witwatersrand

BA , Psychology , 1989 — 1992

Additional Information

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Donna Sweidan, MCC, LMHC’s Interests:

Blogging, Keeping up to date on career trends, cutting-edge job search strategies, active member in the Career Development community. Enjoy training and supervising students to enter the career counseling field *. Popular speaker on all Career Management Topics. * Created various workshops and presentations on range of topics including: Job Search 2.0: From finding jobs online, to Defining You Online. Linkedin For Career & Business Development * How to Launch Your Career- A Workshop for New Graduates * Creating a Résumé that Gets Results *. Making a Living While Making a Difference *Targeting the Job you Want: Essential Strategies to Help you Find It I love languages and am fluent Spanish, conversant in French, can dabble in Italian, Hebrew and maybe even a little Afrikaans, I am from Johannesburg, South Africa, have lived and worked in Chile (Santiago and Vina Del Mar) Love all things International, photography, music, My children, Theater, politics.

Donna Sweidan, MCC, LMHC’s Groups:

NY Career Development Specialist Network (Board & Program Committee Member)
Career Management Alliance
Five O' Clock Club
Career Directors International
Career Counselors Consortium, NY Metro Area
CT Women's Business Development Center, , MNYCPOA