About

Mandy Cooley is a career management expert who helps professionals intentionally direct their career paths while honoring their lives’ priorities.  She writes, speaks and coaches on topics related to discovering a Deliberate Career ^tm, creating and maintaining a professional brand, and navigating the 21^st Century job market.

Deliberate Direction, offers programs to professionals in all seasons of their career paths and job searches and was created when Mandy realized that the direction she was facing was not so deliberate at all. (Click here to read a bit more about that journey.)

With a background in education, management, leadership, coaching, and human resources, Mandy formed a program, known as Deliberate Careers, for those who don’t yet know what they want to be when they grow up.  This program incorporates a deeper look at the duty, design, development and domain of a person that ultimately points toward an innate career path.

As a natural follow-up to the Deliberate Careers program, Deliberate Search was created to assist and support job seekers in three key areas of job seeking: strategy, personal branding, and accountability.

Vital Stats:

Education – B.A. in English, Secondary Education from Augustana College, Rock Island, IL; Currently enrolled in Master of Arts in Psychology, Career Management and Counseling Specialization at University of the Rockies, Colorado Springs, CO

Experience – 10+ years as a trainer, manager, mentor and coach

Family – husband, two boys, living in the midwest

Community Involvement – Northview Church, National Multiple Sclerosis Society (Indiana Chapter), Community First Initiative

Still need more info?  Feel free to reach out to Mandy at Mandy@DeliberateDirection.com.  She would love to discuss how being deliberate in your professional life can impact more than just your job satisfaction!