If you are looking for a dynamic team member with career coaching and training experience, please consider me for your Director of Career Services position. I am a positive and energetic individual who is willing to work hard and has a strong desire to succeed. Due to my experiences and educational history, I feel that I would be an excellent Director at Kaplan Higher Education.

I have a MBA from the Rady School of Management at University of California, San Diego and through my education have acquired the understanding of business management, leadership, problem solving and communications. I am also a Career Coach and Publisher of one of the top 50 up and coming HR blogs for career development. I teach recent college students and young professionals in an online environment about personal development, time management and interview preparation. My career advice has been featured on Forbes, People StyleWatch magazine and Yahoo Finance. Previous speaking engagements include Wake Forest University, Purdue University and the Rady School of Management at UCSD. I have excellent written and verbal communication skills and I am passionate about helping students find jobs they love.

Furthermore, I have gained confidence in real-life business situations by consulting for a Navy Ship program and leading the training and development programs for the past 6 years at Booz Allen Hamilton. I feel that my positive attitude, responsibility and experience teaching and training others would be beneficial in the position of Director of Career Services at Kaplan Higher Education.

Due to my educational and business experience, I believe that you will find I am well qualified. Enclosed is my resume for your review. I look forward to talking with you and learning more about Kaplan Higher Education. You may reach me at (phone number). Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Anna Runyan
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Anna Runyan, MBA
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Instructor and Organizational Development Professional with expertise in consulting, change management, project management, online training, social media and learning and development.

• Proactive team leader, helper, motivator and encourager
• Innovative and dynamic facilitator and trainer
• Perceptive and keen ability to assess organizational needs
• Expert at using social media to increase communication among employees
• Efficient and highly observant professional with experience establishing processes and organizational structures
• Founder/Content Creator of one of the top 50 up and coming HR blogs for career development

Professional Experience

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON, San Diego, CA

Associate (2009-present), Senior Consultant (2007-2009), Consultant (2006-2007)
Certified Adjunct Instructor, Learning and Development

• Initiate a new hire training program for 20 new employees annually
  • Create training curriculum, develop communications, train 10 briefers and facilitate 8 courses annually resulting in retention of new hires and increased client satisfaction
  • Create online training courses and internal social media communication initiatives
  • Adjunct Instructor for course: “Take 5” To Navigate Your Career – an online course to help employees discover where they are headed and what they want to get out of their career.

Project Manager and Organizational Development Lead

• Manage a client delivery team of 7 employees for a Navy Ship Program
• Manage a $75M annual shipbuilding budget and implemented new processes which led to a 50% reduction in funding approval time

Awards: Team Appreciation Award and Performance Recognition Award

ClassyCareerGirl.com, San Diego, CA

Trainer, Blogger and Speaker, 2010 – 2012

• Coach young professional women to find jobs they love and become happy, successful and balanced in their work and life while demonstrating class, skill and integrity
• Facilitate career development courses that help students find jobs that match their purpose, values, motivations, interests, skills and abilities
• Speaking engagements include Wake Forest University, Krannert School of Management at Purdue University, Brazen Careerist U, Poway Adult School, Girl’s Empowerment Conference and the San Diego Public Library

Awards: Top 50 up and coming HR blogs for career development

SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER, San Diego, CA

Government Analyst, 2002 – 2006

• Successfully completed a management training program through the Comptroller Office
• Led a team of 10 employees in high performance organization bi-weekly meetings to brainstorm and develop a mission statement, vision statement and values.

Education

Rady School of Management, University of California, San Diego, MBA, March 2011

Fermanian Business School, Point Loma Nazarene University, B.A., International Business, 2004