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email
Address • City, State Zip • Phone Number (cell) • Phone Number (home)
PROFILE
Proven ability to manage multiple, detailed priorities in fast-paced environments
Responsive to culturally-diverse, consumer-driven needs with a philosophy of
compassion and service
Effective written, verbal and technological communication skills with varied
audiences
Flexible and resilient life-long learner capable of responding to emerging trends and
issues
CERTIFICATION
Federal Career Training Institute
Certified Federal Career Counselor, June 2008
Center for Credentialing & Education, affiliate of
National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc.
Global Career Development Facilitator, GCDF0791-US, August 23, 2007
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Program Manager
Alumni Career Counselor
Assistant to Placement Director
April 2000 - Present
April 1995 - March 2000
September 1987 - May 1989
Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC
Director of Job Placement
September 1989 - January 1992
South Carolina Employment Security Commission, Columbia, SC
Employment Counselor for WIN Program
March 1980 - March 1981
Created, implemented and developed marketing strategy for programming for startup of Alumni Career Services
Manage career services for alumni and designated colleges
Counsel students, alumni, faculty, staff and employers regarding career-related
issues and employer services
Teach job search skills through individual counseling and group presentations
Provide psychometric assessment services using interest and personality inventories
and computer-assisted career guidance systems
Research material and write articles for publications
Design and present workshops on job trends, job search, resume writing and
interviewing
Use Microsoft FrontPage to update and maintain web resources for designated
colleges and schools
Compile data and write annual report and salary survey
Hired, trained and supervised professional and administrative support staff
Prepared and maintained department budget
Sandra K. Tomes
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (continued)
Coordinated placement activities including on campus recruiting, employer
presentations, career fairs, resume referral program and senior placement
orientations
Prepared educationally and economically disadvantaged clients for the job
market through a federal grant program
AFFILIATIONS
South Carolina Association of Colleges and Employers (SCACE), At Large
College Executive Board Member, Conference Committee Member
Provost Advisory Committee for Women’s Issues, Secretary, Women’s
Leadership Institute Committee Member
Midlands Regional Education Center Partner Task Force, Founding Partner
University of South Carolina Transfer Student Advisory Board, Member
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
SCACE Annual Conference, Daufuskie Island, SC
“Mock Interviews: The New Basics”, Co-Presented, May 2007
EDUCATION
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Master of Education, Student Personnel Services
Cognate: Business
Financed 100% of graduate degree through assistantship and scholarship
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
ACTIVITIES
Women’s Mentor Network, USC, Mentor
Florida State University Alumni Club, Columbia Chapter, President, VicePresident, Secretary, Treasurer, Board Member, Chapter Founding Partner
Greater Columbia Obedience Club, Vice-President, Trial Chairperson,
Training Director, Secretary, Match Chairperson
Columbia Kennel Club, Conformation Show Committee