Laurie Berenson

Current

• Owner at Sterling Career Concepts, LLC

Past

• Executive Search Associate at AccountPros
• Assistant Vice President, Equity Research at PaineWebber
• Associate, Equity Research at Deutsche Bank Securities

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Education

• Georgetown University
• Georgetown University - The McDonough School of Business

Recommended

2 people have recommended Laurie

Connections

70 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• Follow me on Twitter

Laurie Berenson’s Summary

Laurie works with her clients one-on-one to highlight their professional strengths and accomplishments through highly customized career documents, including résumés, cover letters, thank you letters, and executive biographies. Laurie prides herself on creating effective, powerful documents, one client at a time.

Industry Certification:
Laurie earned her Certified Professional Résumé Writer (CPRW) designation in 2005. Awarded by the Professional Association of Résumé Writers & Career Coaches, CPRWs are among the leading experts in the career industry in the development of strategic résumés. Laurie's CPRW designation demonstrates her knowledge, talent, and writing expertise in meeting the industry standard of excellence and in serving client's career interests.

Professional Background:
Laurie has nearly 15 years of professional experience that includes search firm, on-campus recruiting, and hands-on experience as a finance professional. After graduating cum laude from Georgetown University with a double major in accounting and finance, her career began in corporate finance and equity research before transitioning to recruitment and career services.

Before establishing Sterling Career Concepts, LLC, Laurie was most recently an executive recruiter with a leading national search firm. Laurie specialized in working with accounting and finance professionals in the $70,000 to $200,000 salary range but her recommendations and techniques are universal in nature and can benefit professionals across industries and at entry level, mid-career, and management levels.

Laurie Berenson’s Specialties:

* Career Transitions
* Mid- & Senior-level Executives
* Accounting & Finance Professionals
* Stay-at-Home Moms Returning to Work

Additional Information

Laurie Berenson’s Websites:

• Follow me on Twitter

Laurie Berenson’s Groups:

Professional Association of Resume Writers & Career Coaches (PARW/CC)
Career Directors International (CDI)

•    Ask Liz Ryan
•    Georgetown University Alumni Group
•    Georgetown University Alumni Network
•    Career Professionals Network
•    Career Directors International
•    JibberJobber - Career Management
•    McDonough School of Business - Georgetown University
•    Women For Hire
•    All Moms Work
•    Career Thought Leaders Consortium

Laurie Berenson’s Honors:

Laurie's work has been featured in the following eight career books:
- Expert Résumés for Military-to-Civilian Transitions (JIST Works, 2005)
- Expert Résumés for Baby Boomers (JIST Works, 2006)
- No-Nonsense Résumés (Career Press, 2006)
- No-Nonsense Cover Letters (Career Press, 2006)
- Military-to-Civilian Résumés and Letters (Impact Publications, 2007)
- Résumés for the Rest of Us (Career Press, 2008)
- No-Nonsense Job Interviews (Career Press, 2008)
- Cover Letters for Dummies, 3rd Edition (Wiley Publishing, est. Jan 2009)

Laurie Berenson’s Contact Settings

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