Susan D. Strayer, SPHR, is a career development expert, human resources professional and noted author. As the founder of
University and Career Decisions, Susan works with individuals, companies and universities in career management and development, and human resources and recruiting strategy. She is the author of The Right Job, Right Now: The Complete Toolkit for Finding the Perfect Career due out in January, 2007 (St. Martin's Griffin).
Susan has worked in large corporations, small start-ups and non-profit settings. In addition to her work with University and Career Decisions, Susan was Assistant Director of Career Services for Johns Hopkins University working with the university's MBA, business and education graduate students. She has also worked for The Home Depot in specialty staffing focusing on the company's national hiring partnerships.
Susan also has experience in human resources consulting with GWSolutions and the Corporate Executive Board serving Fortune 1000 clients such as Motorola, Texas Instruments, Marriott, Sprint, Entergy, Coca-Cola and General Mills in research programs focusing on corporate human resources, benefits, recruiting and training and learning. Her career began with Arthur Andersen where she spent several years working in human resources in multiple training, staffing and recruiting functions.
Susan is an MBA candidate (2007), holds an MA in Human Resource Development from The George Washington University and a BA in Communications from Virginia Tech. She is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), the highest designation of the HR profession, and is a certified administrator of the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and has presented at many conferences including Kennedy Information's national recruiting conference and the MBA Career Services Council (MBACSC) national conference.
Susan's expertise has been quoted in both print and online publications including The Washington Post, CollegeGrad.com, Fast Company, Women's Health and The Washington Times. She has been a member of the "Ask the Experts" panel at CollegeRecruiter.com, and written a syndicated career advice column that has appeared in several online publications. Susan is also the author of Vault's "Guide to Human Resources Careers."
Originally from Philadelphia, Susan has spent the bulk of her career living and working in Washington, DC. She now resides in Nashville, TN while completing an MBA at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University as a Dean's Scholar. When not working, studying or turning general chaos to order, Susan can usually be found watching HBO, buying shoes, or figuring out how to make a career of sleeping late.
