I am one of the career industry’s leading career coach, professional résumé writer, trainer, and a respected authority for Private Industry (executives and directors), Military Transitions, and Senior Executive Service Federal Résumé & Application Procedures. I am a nationally recognized book and article author and book contributor; and I have been quoted in the CareerBuilder and other national periodicals. I am a comfortable and experienced trainer as well as train-the-trainer at industry conferences internationally on outplacement and career management and job search topics.

I am also an active member of the Board of Directors, Professional Association of Resume Writers/Career Coaches (PARW/CC) and creator and Director of the Certified Professional Career Coach program (with students globally) representing universities, military, federal, industry, nonprofit, and more; an active member of the Career Management Alliance and winner of the first annual Career Industry Mentor Award; and active member of the Career Thought Leaders Consortium. She also served as a career coach or presenter for CareerBuilder (Keller School of Management), JP Morgan Chase, and other companies. I was nominated for the MORE Ambition award in 2015 (http://bit.ly/1FmWhxC).

As an award winning resume writer, my achievements include "Best Executive Resume” award by PARW/CC. My resumes, cover letters, and case studies are published in more than 60 books and periodicals including co-author of The New SES Application (second edition, December 2015); chapter author on military to civilian in the Federal Resume Guidebook, Third, Fourth & Fifth editions; chapter author on SES and Military Transitions in the Federal Resume Guidebook, Fifth edition; case study author for Ten Steps to a Federal Job, Second edition, multiple case studies author for Creating Your High School Resume, Third edition, and contributor to the Expert Resume series (Jist), Knock 'em Dead series, and Resumes for Dummies. She writes columns and articles for numerous organizations and serves as the Veteran Expert for Job-Hunt.Org and as the Federal Expert for Workforce50.com.

I formerly held a federal job as a Special Agent Investigator for the Department of Defense, and was a Recruiter/Employment Specialist for a major aerospace corporation in Los Angeles, California. I hold a degree in journalism from California State Polytechnic University, and eight industry credentials. I have navigated four international moves, living abroad for 12 years, in the Washington, DC/Baltimore corridor, and Los Angeles region.

Career Marketing Techniques is a career management coaching, professional resume writing, outplacement, and talent leadership training company. Diane flew more than 150K miles last year to train career coaches at universities, federal agencies, military bases, and companies, as well as individuals (including Wounded Warriors and military spouses) and on career management, job search, resume writing and Senior Executive Service / Executive Core Qualifications statement writing. We also partner with the Professional Association of Resume Writers & Career Coaches (PARW/CC) in direction of the Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC) program, created to coach participants as they learn to career coach.

I chose this career path after gaining a solid background in writing and communications with a degree in journalism, professional training as an interviewer, and experience in Human Resources and Recruiting. While living overseas and in Washington DC, I focused on military transition resumes and federal government resumes and career management. I want to help empower clients with the tools they need to succeed in the job market.

I received a BS in Journalism from California State Polytechnic University and nine industry-specific credentials:

Certified

Certified Leadership & Talent Management Coach (CLTMC)

Professional Career Coach (CPCC)

Professional Résumé Writer (CPRW)

Employment Interview Professional (CEIP)

Career Management Coach (CCMC)

Federal Job Search Trainer & Counselor (FJST)

Credentialed Career Master (CCM)

Job and Career Transition Coach (JCTC)

Certified Job Search Strategist (CJSS)

My biggest challenge is educating and exposing job seekers to the fact that career coaches are available to them to help them make career decisions, develop career management plans and succession plans, and guide them through the job search process. I call it “Job search-proofing.”

My greatest strengths are training including train-the-trainer, speaking, writing, and career management coaching. I am also adept with providing training for military transitions, and federal government resumes and applications. My strengths equate to my clients’ successes.  

 My greatest accomplishment to date is creating and directing the Certified Career Coach Program (CPCC), which is sponsored by the Professional Association of Resume Writers & Career Coaches. This is a global program with nearly 1,000 participants. I designed the program, wrote the materials taped the video segments, and facilitate the program day to day. I enjoy hearing the triumphs of my CPCC participants and they apply what they have learned to their career coaching practices!

 My personal and professional goals include continuing to grow the Certified Professional Career Coach program, finishing my books, and continuing to travel and train.

Over the years, I have hired four different mentors/coaches. I took to heart the concept of “being coached” to succeed in business and attain my goals. I am grateful to my mentors, each of whom taught me different aspects of the business and career coaching. I am also inspired by my clients and the participants in my Certified Professional Career Coach program; it is lovely and motivating to hear their success stories!

I want to be remembered as the person who coached clients to develop positive and effective career management and succession plans; as the leader of the Certified Professional Career Coach program; and as an inspiration to all types of job seekers (military, Wounded Warriors, military spouses, university graduates, professionals, and executives).

 Professional Association of Résumé Writers & Career Coaches (PARW/CC)

** Board Member

** Director of the Professional Career Coach program

** Former Member of the CPRW International Certification Board

** Presenter, PARW/CC Conference, Saint Petersburg, FL; Las Vegas

** Monthly Career Coach Columnist, The Spotlight, Career Journal, 2002 to present

Career Thought Leaders Consortium

** Presenter: First Virtual Conference, 2013; and Baltimore 2014

Career Directors International

Career Management Alliance

** Advisory Board Member, Military Transitions

** Presenter, Career Master’s Institute Conference, Toronto; San Antonio, TX; Las Vegas, NV

** Article Author, CMI Weekly Newsletter

** Webinar Presenter

**Resu-mentor Guest Facilitator

** Federal Facts, Monthly Facilitator, member services

**Career Builder Transitions Outplacement Career Coach

** Workforce.50.com (Federal Expert)

** Job-hunt.org (Military Expert)

 ** Honored with 'Commitment to Excellence Award' in the Résumé Industry

 ** Winner, Best Executive Résumé

 ** Winner Best College Graduate Résumé

 ** Nominated MORE Ambition Award, http://bit.ly/1FmWhxC

 ** The First to Obtain the Distinguished Credentialed Career Master Designation

 ** Career Mastery Award

 ** Winner, First Annual Career Industry Mentor Award, New Orleans

I volunteer my services to the Wounded Warriors, military spouses, high school students, and at various job fairs including Women for Hire.

I enjoy swimming, water skiing, and traveling.