Mary Elizabeth Bradford

Current

• President at Mary Elizabeth Bradford - The Career Artisan

Past

• Senior Executive Consultant, Virtual Division (aka Heather) at RL Stevens & Associates
• President at The Lynn Group, HLF Inc. Executive Recruiting Services

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Mary Elizabeth Bradford’s Summary

Internationally Certified Advanced Resume Writer and Internationally Certified Master Director, Mary Elizabeth Bradford is a career-services industry expert and is known as “The Career Artisan.”

Her resume/job-search coaching “packages” have helped hundreds of professionals worldwide secure more interviews, get bigger offers and land the jobs they really want.

She is the publisher of the popular bimonthly ezine, The Career Insider: "Insider Tips On Job Search Strategies & Career Management." This ezine is free for those who sign up for it at www.maryelizabethbradford.com.

She has been published in multiple major publications including The Wall Street Journal, The International Business Times, BusinessWeek, Netshare, The Houston Business Review and multiple US Business Journals, to name a few.

Mary Elizabeth has 13 years’ experience in the career services industry providing professional resume writing services, tactical job search and career coaching, marketing strategies and career-search resources for the mid-to-senior-level job seeker.

Prior to career coaching and writing resumes, she owned and operated a successful recruiting firm that catered to commercial construction and engineering markets.

Additionally, Mary Elizabeth is the author of two guidebooks: "Secrets of the Unadvertised Job Market…Revealed!” and “Phone Networking Secrets Revealed!” Her guidebooks have been lauded by both clients and colleagues as “powerful,” “comprehensive” and “highly effective.”

Mary Elizabeth is a member of the highly esteemed Career Directors International She obtained her certifications through CDI, and in 2008 she was honored with CDI's inaugural Master Career Professional Lifetime Achievement Award.

Mary Elizabeth is an alumnus of Leadership Orlando.

Mary Elizabeth Bradford’s Specialties:

Resumes, cover letters, value proposition letters, biographies and other professional documents, job search coaching, the hidden job market, job interviews and salary negotiation coaching, career transitions and career marketing strategies, for mid to executive level clients in all industries, career coaching, career branding, virtual coaching, recruiting, resource identification, social networking, career search resources, career industry research, executive recruiting.

Mary Elizabeth Bradford’s Experience

• President

  Mary Elizabeth Bradford - The Career Artisan

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  April 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

  *Resume Writing, Career and Job Search Coaching for Professionals
  
  *Corporate Outsourcing Packages and Programs Available
  
  Career marketing expert Mary Elizabeth Bradford is “The Career Artisan”. Mary Elizabeth delivers simple ways for career seekers to focus on, find and land the job they want. She has over 13 years experience in career marketing, coaching, resume writing and executive recruiting. For free articles and to sign up for her free teleseminar “5 simple steps to focus on, find and land your dream job – starting today” visit http://www.maryelizabethbradford.com

• Senior Executive Consultant, Virtual Division (aka Heather)

  RL Stevens & Associates

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  January 2003 — January 2008 (5 years 1 month)

  An executive outplacement firm, specializing in worldwide corporate and private outplacement and career marketing services.
  
  Successfully coached over three hundred executives both virtually and face-to-face.
  
  Completed over 4000 hours of virtual coaching with clients located in the US and abroad.
  
  Key contributor to development of senior executive services.
  
  Performed needs assessments for executive level clients.
  Facilitated career transitions, identified and developed multiple marketing channels for clients, provided research and training, wrote executive resumes and related marketing materials.
  
  Provided guidance for client salary negotiations from 80K to 500K.

• President

  The Lynn Group, HLF Inc. Executive Recruiting Services

  (Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  March 1997 — January 2003 (5 years 11 months)

  Based in Nashville, Tennessee, an executive recruiting and consulting firm which serviced multiple industries in the Southeast US.
  
  Built a highly competitive executive search firm serving the commercial building industry and the entertainment industriy.
  
  Developed marketing strategies, developed business, networked, managed all administrative functions, database management, billing, contracts and search services.
  
  Managed recruiting of key talent for premier architectural, construction, real estate development firms, engineering firms and the
  entertainment/film/music industries.

Additional Information

Mary Elizabeth Bradford’s Honors:

Internationally Certified Master Career Director, Career Directors International

Internationally Certified Advanced Resume Writer, Career Directors International

Master Career Professional Lifetime Achievement Award - Career Directors International, 2008

Ambassador of Excellence Award, Career Directors International, 2007