about the authors

Helene Martucci Lamarre has successfully assisted job seekers for more than 20 years. As a senior professor, she has developed curricula and taught courses in career development and business communications to thousands of students who have attained an average placement rate of 97 percent. She is a distinguished professor, recognized for her creativity and academic contributions.

As a successful speaker, she has delivered numerous presentations to educational, civic, and private groups on career development and business communications topics. She also advises and coaches private clients in their personal job searches.

As an author, she has completed five books covering personal marketing, job-search techniques, and career portfolios published in both the United States and Canada.

She is a member of the Association for Business Communication and the Midwest Association of Colleges and Employers.


Karen McClughan has worked as a co-op and career consultant for over 21 years at the college level in Ontario, assisting both co-op students and graduates to successfully secure employment. During this time she has also developed curriculum and delivered job-search courses and workshops.
She has attained certification in Profiling Occupational Essential Skills.

She is a member of the following organizations:

  • Ontario College Career Educators
  • Education at Work Ontario
  • Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers
  • Canadian Association for Co-operative Education



Available March 2010

© 2011 • ISBN-13: 9780135114575 • 176 pages

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