DARRELL W. GURNEY, Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC), Certified Job & Career Transition Coach (JCTC), Certified Career Management Coach (CCMC), Licensed Spiritual Counselor (ALSP, RScP), and Home-Based CEO is a 15-year recruiting veteran and career advisor, supporting thousands of professionals at all levels to make profitable transitions or create thriving businesses.

 

In addition to running his own company, he writes articles for trade publications and speaks at industry events.  A Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Texas with degrees in Finance and International Business, Darrell spent his early career with Arthur Young (Ernst & Young) in London. Consulting with a career-coaching firm at the age of 24, he utilized the backdoor job search method to meet with 7 CFOs of the top Hollywood entertainment studios and landed an international financial position with MGM/United Artists Pictures. Through these initial experiences, he developed an understanding of networking and what it takes to get in to those important people…and get ahead. Based in Los Angeles, he coaches clients in his Backdoor Search™ method.

 

 

Darrell is the author of Headhunters Revealed! Career Secrets for Choosing and Using Professional Recruiters. The book received the 2001 Clarion Award for Best Book from the Association for Women in Communications, has been reviewed in Publishers Weekly, the American Library Association's Booklist, and Midwest Book Review, and has been featured in nationally syndicated career columnist Joyce Lain Kennedy's "Careers Now." Available through www.HeadhuntersRevealed.com and www.Amazon.com, etc., this book has become a highly touted resource in the careers field. Microsoft, America Online, Hunt-Wesson, and American Express have all utilized Darrell's professional recruitment services.

 

 

Darrell has been featured in the Wall Street Journal's CareerJournal.com, BusinessWeek Online, MSN Careers, CareerBuilder.com, and on Wall Street Journal Radio. He has been a guest on local and national radio and television programs and has been quoted in newspapers, magazines, and journals. He is a featured speaker at local and national events including the LA Times CareerBuilder Career Expo, The Career Masters Institute Annual Conference, and was the Los Angeles facilitator for executive networking meetings sponsored by www.6FigureJobs.com for 5 years.

 

 

A staunch advocate of what he calls "career partnership™," Darrell promotes a lifetime of teamwork between job seekers, career coaches and recruiters, and encourages an expansive entrepreneurial spirit wherever folks are so inclined. Through his website, www.CareerGuy.com, teleseminars, webinars, media interviews, public speaking and career coaching, Darrell's purpose is to empower individuals to reap the most from their life's work. He is currently working on his next book about midlife opportunities and career transitions.

 

Contact Info:
A Permanent Success Partners
1311 Romulus Drive, Glendale, CA  91205     Phone:  310-927-2400
Website: www.CareerGuy.com

 

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