ABOUT US

The Purpose of CareerCrafter™'s purpose is to provide the skilled coaching, professional tools, in-depth research and encouragement that will help you to make solid career choices and excellent career moves.

The Mission of CareerCrafter™ is to help each person become very clear on their talents, identify the work that they love, that is the deepest expression of who they are and translate that into creating or obtaining a career reflecting them.

As Owner of CareerCrafter™, I believe that you have the answers you need within you and that my job is of facilitator and career coach. I am trained to listen fully to what you say and then to ask important questions that will allow the answers to surface. We work together to create a career profile for you that best reflects who you are and what you want to express in the work world. I have the deep belief that each person is unique and has special gifts and talents. I look forward to each consulting session with you, excited to see what special talents lie below the surface!

Our commitment to you is to provide you with the highest quality of career services, reflecting integrity, wisdom, respect and enthusiasm.

Our owner, Marie, is a Career Specialist with 16 years experience in the Career and Employee Development field, providing high quality, one-on-one career counseling to thousands to thousands of individuals.

Prior to starting her own career business, Marie was Director of Corporate Career Services for a national career development firm. Former corporate clients include: Lockheed Martin, U.S. Government Training Office, IRS, FDIC, Mobil Oil, TXU, Mayo Clinic, Nortel Networks, Los Alamos Laboratory and Texas Instruments.

Marie has also held positions as Co-Manager of Mobil Oil’s Corporate Career Center and as Manager of Counseling Services for a government outplacement center, serving over 3,000 employees from seven contracting companies. She is well-versed in all areas of career development and job search and has designed workshop materials and taught classes in every subject area. She has counseled thousands of individuals one-on-one, with amazing career results.

Prior to working full time in the career and employee development field, Marie was an internal recruiter for a large, high-profile, research facility, responsible for interviewing, selecting and hiring thousands of employees at all levels of the organization. Marie’s experience in screening resumes, conducting interviews and salary negotiating is extremely helpful to her many career clients seeking new jobs.

Marie holds an M.A. in Counseling from Amber University and a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Texas - Austin. She is a member of the National Career Development Association and the American Counseling Association. She is an active member of the Society for Human Resource Management and is a former board member of the Northern New Mexico Human Resource Association in Santa Fe, NM. She has held positions in the past as President of the Career Advisory Board for the Talented and Gifted Magnet School of Dallas and Job Coordinator for the Dallas Chapter of ASTD. She is a former recipient of an ASTD awarded scholarship and the “Innovation Award” for outstanding service and innovation in the area of Career Development.

Marie is certified in administering and interpreting a wide variety of career assessments and is a frequent speaker on career and employee development topics nationally.