Career Counselor – Maureen Nelson

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About Maureen

Maureen Nelson is Senior Career Counselor at the Oakland Private Industry Council (OPIC) One Stop Career Center. Having spent 20 years in publishing as an editor, designer and webmaster, she brings particular expertise to her work with clients from creative and technology fields. She is also one of a handful of national experts on transgender career issues. As a Certified Professional Resume Writer, she teaches job seekers and fellow career professionals how to produce sparkling resumes that land interviews. Her own resume was published in the fifth edition ofThe Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Perfect Resume.

She has spoken at universities, conferences and organizational events and has had numerous articles published by Robert Half and the National Career Development Association. A trainer and instructional designer for over 10 years, she leads a career group for the American Society for Training and Development.
Maureen has an M.A. from John F. Kennedy University, where she was named Outstanding Student of the School of Management. As a trainer in the Global Career Development Facilitator program, she teaches workforce development professionals the key skills needed to help the public in job search. In her spare time, she volunteers with the California Reentry Program, writing resumes for inmates paroling from San Quentin State Prison.

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how he got a job as an Educator and web-based training creator for a former employer.  Never burn bridges and stay in touch with former coworkers.

+ Websites mentioned:

++ The eLearning Guild
+++ LinkedIn group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=102144
+++ Website: http://www.elearningguild.com/

++ eProficiency (Lectora Learning tips): http://eproficiency.com/
++ TriVantis Corporation (Lectora Developer): http://www.trivantis.com/
++ Health Alliance of Cincinnati: http://www.health-alliance.com/
++ Health Alliance Jobs site: http://www.health-alliance.com/jobs/

+ Kevin Imfeld is an Educator with a large health care system in the greater Cincinnati area. He trains newly hired workers the proper procedures for using its propriety patient care software. As a skilled in facilitator he has also taught introductory classes in Microsoft Office products. He is an eLearning specialist experienced in using various software packages. His software skills also include Trivantis’ Lectora software which he uses to build web based training modules. He has worked as a technical writer for several software companies. He has a Master’s degree in Education and is a licensed Middle School Language Arts and Social Studies teacher.

+ He also enjoys reading, writing, music, the great outdoors and spending time with his family.

+ Connect with Kevin on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinimfeld

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