The CAREEREALISM Team

November 11, 2009 by sparktalk

J.T. O’Donnell

Position: Founder & President

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jtodonnell

Bio: Jeanine Tanner “J.T.” O’Donnell is a career strategist and workplace consultant who helps American workers of all ages find greater professional satisfaction.

Unlike other advisers, O’Donnell is a true “field expert.” She works with both individual clients and corporations, giving her access to emerging workforce trends. A graduate of Tufts University, she has 18+ years of experience, managing, training and coaching people of all ages on a wide variety of career topics.

O’Donnell’s work has been cited in Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Times, The Boston Globe, CNN.com, MSNBC.com, AOL.com, CareerBuilder.com, BusinessWeek.com, Mashable.com, Yahoo.com and dozens of other national publications.

Her book, CAREEREALISM: The Smart Approach to a Satisfying Career, outlines her highly successful career-coaching methodology.

In 2007 she joined Dale Dauten to write the career advice column “JT & Dale Talk Jobs,” a nationally syndicated column that appears in more than 130 newspapers, reaching 6+ million households weekly.

Greg Barrette

Position: Brand Development Manager

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gregbarrette

Twitter: www.twitter.com/gregbarrette

Bio: Greg Barrette graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a major in Communication and minors in Business Administration and Sports Studies. Greg was an active member in the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity during his tenure at UNH and held the position of President in 2007. During his term as President, Greg improved his leadership and communication skills and saw his organization excel as the top fraternity on campus by winning the “Chapter of the Year” award.

Since then, Greg has held multiple internship positions in a variety of fields such as radio, web design, health care, marketing and sales. On the team since CAREEREALISM launched in 2008, Greg provides a passionate work ethic which has helped CAREEREALISM become a world-ranked career blog.