Karen DowdKaren O. Dowd is Senior Director of Career Development for the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame. Prior to coming to Notre Dame, she was a Practice Leader and Senior Consultant for The Empower Group, a management consultancy in Ne York, and was on the faculty of the College of Business at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia. She also served as head of career services for the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia, where she co-founded the International Placement Directors Group. Karen is the co-author, with Sherrie Gong Taguchi, of The Ultimate Guide to Getting the Career You Want (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003). Karen earned her doctorate from the University of Virginia, her master s degree from Indiana University South Bend, and her bachelor s degree from Saint Mary s College, Notre Dame, Indiana. She is a member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers and is on the Board of the MBA Career Services Council. Karen has conducted numerous management training programs on many of the topics addressed in this book and on Career Management for Managers. Her research interests include faculty careers, candidate selection, and career branding. Read More Read Less