“It’s not about finding a job, it’s more about you creating a career you love.”
– John Hotard

A new career future can be yours when you recognize and use your core strengths, choose to live in balance with of your most fulfilling values and match your unique personality to a ‘best fit’ role in a career field you love – one that is interesting, challenging, enjoyable and makes you a secure income too.

To help others find a career they love is my passion… this is what I love to do. My basic message to all clients: you to do not have to settle! I can support you in your career transition so you can create the circumstances to have a self-created, successful career for yourself.

So if a really enjoyable, meaningful career seems too much to ask of yourself and me, please do not not give up.

With 30+ years’ experience directing career services at five universities, I can certainly offer you strong expertise in dealing with all of the usual external barriers you will face in a career transition such as: how to write resumes, how to do a successful job interview, and suggest ways to do the most effective job search possible.

Yet very few university career service directors are also licensed psychologists that can offer a “holistic” counseling skill set, with psychological insights into the internal barriers of how to deal with such personal issues as anxiety, depression, fears of failure, issues of being perfectionistic, being slowed down by chronic procrastination, or long-term disorders like ADD and OCD.

Over time, my life experiences have taught me that whole career development process is not so much about “finding” yourself but really more about the process of “creating” your own “best fit” career.  So, if you choose to work with me as your supportive career coach, I will do my best to keep you organized, focused and motivated so you can actualize your desired career changes you want to create.

Important to always remember is that most all these external and internal (psychological) challenges can best be managed as long as you stay focused on who you are, about where you want to go, what you have to offer and why you want to get there.

EDUCATION

PhD – New York University – Applied Counseling Psychology

MA – Johns Hopkins University – Counseling Psychology

New York State – Licensed psychologist

Office Manager

Jennifer organizes office operations and procedures, controls correspondence, appointments, and implements processes that keep the office running smoothly. She troubleshoots most issues that may arise and has been with Hotard Associates for six years.