Counseling Specialties:
Clarify Your Career Objective
Karen's comprehensive knowledge of the world of work, coupled with clinical training, enables her to understand and effectively respond to the uncertainty people feel when they are out of work or unhappy with their job/career. Utilizing a variety of assessment techniques, she will guide you in assessing your interests, skllls/traits, values and personality to clarify your career direction, and the type of position you're seeking.
Resume, CV, Cover Letter Writing
The key to an effective job search is a carefully developed targeted resume that showcases your accomplishments. Karen will help you differentiate yourself from others in your field by identifying your unique selling points and achievements and communicating this in your resume and cover letter(s).
Job Search Strategizing and Support
In a supportive environment, Karen will work with you on acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to develop an effective job search campaign. She will assist you in developing a customized job search plan to position yourself in the marketplace, help you select and guide your search strategies, coach you on interviewing, networking, and salary negotiation techniques.
Clientele
Recent Grads to Mid-Career, and Older Adults: professionals, managers, executives in both the corporate and nonprofit sectors. Fields include finance, accounting, financial services, information technology, general/operations management, human resources, sales, marketing, real estate/property management, advertising, public relations, communications, development/fundraising, law, academia, sciences, and social services.
Counselor Profile: Karen Palevsky, M.A. is a Career Counselor with particular expertise in career assessment and advisement, resume, CV and cover letter writing, job search strategizing, and counseling. Karen manages a private practice (www.proresumesplus.com) with a diverse client base encompassing professionals, managers and executives in both the corporate and nonprofit sectors. She is also an adjunct consultant with Lee Hecht Harrison, a global career management/outplacement firm and New York University.
An intuitive listener and compassionate counselor, Karen is sensitive to any personal and social issues that may be affecting an individual's career choices and job search. Her comprehensive knowledge of the world of work and job opportunities has been acquired through experience in career and outplacement counseling, human resources management, and executive search. She has worked for both corporate and nonprofit organizations including Merrill Lynch, Newsweek, and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Center.
Karen has also developed and delivered career management workshops on a variety of topics. These include:
- Clarifying Your Career Goals
- Writing Resumes That Get Results
- Resume Strategies for Career Transitions
- Effective Job Search Strategies
- Job Search After 50
- Interviewing Your Way to a Job Offer
- Networking Do's and Don'ts
- From Diapers to Databases - Transitioning Back to Work
Karen was interviewed for the City Critic column in the Sunday New York Times. The article entitled “The Job of Finding a New Job” appeared on the front page of the Metro Section on November 14, 2009 (www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/nyregion/15critic.html).
Her article, Writing Powerful Resumes, has been featured in trade publications. She has also contributed resumes to Expert Resumes for Baby Boomers, JIST Publications, 2006.
Karen holds a Master's degree in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling and Certificate in Adult Career Planning and Development, both from New York University. She is a New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor under the Professional Career Counselor category. Karen is active in her profession and is a member of the Career Development Specialists Network, the American Counseling Association, and the Career Counselors Consortium, where she serves on the Board of Directors.
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