Combining her expertise in career counseling, LinkedIn, human resources, workforce development and training facilitation, Paula Brand has inspired thousands of professionals to take charge of their careers. Paula Brand, founder of Brand Career Management, is a Global Career Coach & Consultant, LinkedIn Expert, Speaker, Trainer and Facilitator with a background in human resources, workforce development, training and career counseling. She speaks to groups and provides individual career coaching on using LinkedIn effectively, managing a successful career and navigating through career transitions with a focus on empowering mid-career women to achieve career bliss
Winner of the 2014 Middle Atlantic Career Counseling Association Professional Contributions Award
Winner of the 2014 MCDA Outstanding Career Professional Award
Former contributor and creator of the LinkedInsider column for the Career Development and Adult Planning Network international newsletter
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Applied Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Baltimore
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Magna Cum Laude from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
CERTIFICATIONS
Job & Career Transition Coach (JCTC) certified by the Career Development Network
Certified Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) certified by the Center for Credentialing and Education
Certified Professional Résumé Writer (CPRW) certified by the Professional Association of Résumé Writers & Career Coaches
Certified Workplace Excellence Facilitator certified by AAWDC and WorkNet Solutions
PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS
Past-President and Member: Maryland Career Development Association (MCDA)
Affiliate: Career Thought Leaders
Member and Former Newsletter Contributor: The Career Development Network
Member: Mid-Atlantic Career Counseling Association (MACCA)
PREVIOUS AFFILIATIONS
Member: National Career Development Association (NCDA)
Founding Member and Past-President of the Anne Arundel Society for Human Resource
Management (formerly Annapolis SHRM)
Career Directors International (CDI)
International Association of Workforce Professionals (IAWP)
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Chesapeake Human Resosurces Association (CHRA)
Association for Training and Development (ASTD) Maryland
Founder and Past-President of the UNC- Greensboro Women’s Lacrosse Club
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