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Meet Jean Baur, CMF
 Author/Career Coach
Jean has worked for almost 18 years as a career coach with major outplacement firms (Lee Hecht Harrison, Seagate and Manchester), and has also worked extensively as a writer, coach and corporate trainer. Jean partners with clients of all functions and levels to help them identify and leverage their strengths, develop structure for the search process, create effective implementation plans and identify measurable success factors. Jean’s trademark is her energy and creativity. She likes nothing more than helping clients realize their full potential. She recently earned the highest designation awarded career counselors, the CMF (Certified Management Fellow) from the ICCI (Institute of Career Certification International.)
The author of numerous career transition articles, Jean has written throughout her career, both as a freelance writer and publishing short fiction. She also worked as a corporate trainer for Communispond and helped revise their business writing program. She majored in English at Lake Forest College and loves to read, garden and kayak. In her spare time, she is training her dog, Bella to be a therapy dog. |
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| Jean likes to think of herself as an "adventure capitalist" and is active with Kiva, an organization that makes loans to small businesses all over the world. This is micro-lending on a personal basis. See www.kiva.org for details. |
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Meet Jean Live!
Her Next Appearance
March 13, 2012 9:30AM-11:30AM
"What's Stopping You From Landing the Job You Want?" NJ Unemployed, at the Hamilton Public Library, NJ.Contact: Katie Devito, katiedevito@gmail.com. Register here.
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ForeWord Reviews is pleased to announce the 2010 Book of the Year Awards list of finalists. Representing more than 350 publishers, the finalists were selected from 1400 entries in 56 categories. These books are examples of independent publishing at its finest!
For a full list of the finalists, searchable by genre, visit: ForeWord Reviews. To see Jean's book, click on this link and then select "Career". |
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Jean Baur shows you how to cope with the shock, hurt, and depression of a job loss. She seems to put her arm around you and say, ‘We can get through this together.’ Then she shows you a step-by-step way to go about getting that next job. Beautifully, sensitively written."
— Kevin Daley, founder of Communispond and author of Talk Your Way to the Top
“Jean Baur will teach you how to take control, reclaim your self-confidence, and get back to work on your terms. She presents invaluable information drawn from her 16+ years of experience as a career counselor and coach in a highly user-friendly and inspirational manner.”
—Chris Jones, Director, Talent Development, Corporate Human Resources,
The McGraw-Hill Companies; former client |
But with this empowering guide, you see how to turn your job loss into career opportunity. You'll learn what to do in the first days following a job loss, how to talk about your transition with others, and which steps will help you maintain a productive search.