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Meet Our Principal...
Paul Bennett, BComm, CPRW
(Certified Professional
Résumé
Writer)
Paul
is TARGET's founder. His extensive working knowledge of
business, communications strategy, writing, and
careers gives him a broad and deep set of skills with which to design
compelling personal marketing materials for his clients.
Paul began his career as a
Programmer/Analyst with IBM Canada in Toronto and later moved on to become a Senior Systems
Integration Consultant for Andersen Consulting (now known as Accenture) in
Ottawa. Subsequently he founded the technical writing department of TELOS
Engineering Ltd. in Richmond, BC and then spent a period of time as an
independent business, technical and career writing consultant.
Paul
has earned the CPRW (Certified Professional Résumé Writer) designation which
affirms him as one of the career industry's leading experts in the
development of strategic résumés. To achieve certification, writers must
pass a three-day examination that thoroughly tests their technical skills
and their adherence to the highest standards of professional ethics.
Currently, he is the only accredited CPRW in British Columbia.
An active
member of the Career Masters Institute (CMI) and the Professional
Association of Résumé Writers and Career Coaches (PARW/CC), Paul
participates extensively in the conferences and professional education opportunities
provided by these two organizations.
Paul delivers presentations on résumé-writing strategy to corporate and
educational audiences. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) degree
in Marketing from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British
Columbia, and is a graduate of the Canadian Securities Course (CSC) and the
Yamnuska Mountain Skills and Outdoor Leadership Program.
His work is published in two recent books,
Best Canadian Résumés (Sentor Media, 2007)and No-Nonsense
Cover Letters (Career Press, 2007).
You can email Paul directly at
paul@choosetarget.com.
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