Bernard Haldane

A British-trained doctor, Haldane arrived in New York City in 1946 only to be told his foreign credentials would not allow him to practice. Rather than start over in medical school, he became an editor for publications specializing in commerce and business management and quickly became aware that soldiers returning from World War II -- and laid-off war factory workers -- needed help getting new jobs. In helping them, he invented the field of career counseling. He became so sought after he founded the career-consulting firm Bernard Haldane Associates, and wrote more than a dozen books including Career Satisfaction and Success and Job Power Now! Management guru Peter Drucker called Haldane a "pathfinder in finding human strength and making it productive," and President John Kennedy said of Haldane, "Progress in helping people use their highest skills not only helps the individual worker, it also helps our entire country." He sold his firm in 1977, but worked until his death with the poor, children and developing countries to help people gain self esteem and market their skills. He died July 21 in Seattle from congestive heart failure. He was 91. From This is True for 21 July 2002 Suggestions for further reading: You Majored in What?: Mapping Your Path From Chaos to Career by Katharine Brooks Ed.D. Amazon Price: $8.14 Customer Review: Even though this book is marketed (and written) for high school and college students or recent graduates, as a person who recently re-entered the job market (after staying home and raising my daughter) I found this book extremely helpful in shaping m...   101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions by Ron Fry Amazon Price: $9.35 Customer Review: I used to be a really bad interviewee. I used to be shy, nervous and I never knew quite what to say. After I read this book, I gave two interviews and got offers from both companies. This is a really good, simple, common sense based book. You may not...   Career Counseling: A Holistic Approach by Vernon G. Zunker Amazon Price: $115.43 Customer Review: I have been teaching Career Counseling for years and finally decided to try the Zunker text. What a mistake. Yes, it is comprehensive. But it is written like a bad lit review. Endless citations of research with little synthesis. It is hard for studen...   Quick Guide to the 16 Personality Types in Organizations: Understanding Perso... by Linda V Berens, Sue A Cooper, Linda K Ernst, Charles R Martin, Steve Myers, Dario Nardi, Roger R Pearman, Marci Segal, Melissa A Smith Amazon Price: $12.95 Customer Review: Recieved item on time, right when we were told it would arrive. Book in very good condition.   The College Solution: A Guide for Everyone Looking for the Right School at th... by Lynn O'Shaughnessy Amazon Price: $13.59 Customer Review: As a parent of a high school senior, I have read many college admission advice books over the past two years. I found this book "The College Solution" to be different than most of the others, and I highly recommend it. While many of the other book...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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