Dr. Randall Hansen, CEO of EmpoweringSites.com and founder of Quintessential Careers,
has been recognized as an "icon of the World Wide Web" and one of a handful of
"trailblazers" to have a significant impact on career development and the use of the Internet in
job-hunting. He is a nationally-known career expert and coach, author of more than 150 career-related
articles and books, publisher of a biweekly career e-zine, Webmaster and publisher of the
award-winning Quintessential Careers site, and a college professor.
Dr. Hansen is an expert career coach, with two decades of experience helping all types of people --
teens, college students and grads, career changers, and senior executives -- with a variety of college,
career, and job-search issues. He truly believes in his mission to make a difference in people's lives,
and not a day goes by where he is not coaching and helping some job-seeker work through issues that can
help clear hurdles or solve problems.
Dr. Hansen is the Career Doctor, permanently associated with
Quintessential Careers, where he serves as Webmaster
of the entire Quintessential Careers network of career sites and as publisher Quintessential Careers Press,
which publishes career-related e-books and the exciting and
informative monthly career and job-hunting e-zine, QuintZine.
He is a published career expert, and has been for the last 15 years. And he has been an
employer and consultant with hiring/firing decisions for the past 20 years.
He has also earned the credential of Certified Electronic Career
Coach (CEEC), issued by the Professional Resume Writing and Research
Association, which prepares career management professionals to
successfully perform in dynamic and technologically advanced
situations. Having completed the CECC Program, Dr. Hansen is
qualified to effectively coach clients and students to:
- Develop targeted online job searches through online
career-exploration exercises;
- Create and market electronic resumes and Web-based career portfolios
(see Dr. Hansen's Web portfolio);
- Prepare for interviews using both synchronous and asynchronous
online communications tools.
He and Katharine Hansen cowrote the very successful job-hunting book,
Dynamic Cover Letters, published by Ten Speed Press -- and
now in its THIRD edition. You can order copies from Amazon of this
cover letter bible.
His latest book is The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Choosing a College Major, which is also
available on Amazon as well as in your local bookstores and libraries.
He is also author of many (200) college, job-search, career-related magazine, journal and
e-zine articles.
Finally, Dr. Hansen has been an employer and has firsthand experience in the hiring process.
He also stays active in the field by reading magazine and journal articles and by talking with
employers and recruiters on a regular basis. He is a member of the
Career Management Alliance.
To see the total picture of Dr. Hansen's body of work and expertise, check out his
Career Portfolio.
Are you part of an organization or group? Invite Dr. Hansen to present one or more
Empowering Workshops and Presentations.
Learn more about Dr. Hansen by visiting
The 4 P's of Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Have a question? Send Dr. Hansen an email:
randall(at)quintcareers.com.
