Summary:

Jeff Garton is a career coach and author whose career has been devoted to the discovery of practical solutions to combat prolonged unemployment and job dissatisfaction. His efforts have produced several innovative products that help people to recognize their "career contentment," a term Jeff originated following the tragedy of 9/11/2001. His background includes global executive search and a career in Human Resources that specialized in strategic staffing to achieve business growth and diversity initiatives.

Experience:

Career Contentment, Inc., Chicago, IL 2000 - Present
Retained executive search and career coaching firm. Founder and Principal Consultant. Distinguished by our personalized approach and coaching orientation to achieve authentic vocation, we recruit to fill immediate and anticipated needs within all disciplines. Placements range from the Chairman, CEO and Director levels, and have been made throughout the Americas, inside Europe and across Asia. In addition to traditional search, we provide career-coaching and customized contentment training services to individuals in transition or who require assistance in evaluating their career options. We provide these services to our existing search clients as well as to individuals.

Kraft Foods, Inc., Northfield, IL 1996 - 2000
$35 billion subsidiary of Philip Morris Companies and world's second largest food company.
Responsible for leadership of worldwide placements to support succession planning, external recruiting and outplacement. Establish strategic direction to achieve "one company" employer identity, world-class staffing excellence, employer of choice recognition and diversity balance.

Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, WI 1980 - 1996
$4 billion subsidiary of Philip Morris Companies and world's third largest brewer.
Responsible for leadership of all staffing initiatives and International recruiting in support of expansion efforts across Asia, Europe, South America, Central America and the Caribbean. Prior positions as Corporate Staffing Manager and Corporate HR Manager with overall nine years Generalist experience supporting Marketing, Brand Management, International, Planning and Development, Corporate Affairs, Finance and Information Systems.

BDM Corporation, Albuquerque, NM 1978 - 1980
Technology Center for Washington, D.C. based high tech, defense and energy consulting firm. Manage all campus recruiting and facilitate ongoing professional recruiting against defense and energy contracts with the Government and other R&D firms.

Education:

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 1978
MA Organizational Communication and Public Personnel Administration,

Glenville State College, Glenville, WV 1975
BA History and Political Science

Miscellaneous / Memberships:

· Certified Professional Career Coach, Career Coach Institute
· Behavioral Interviewing Administrator Certified
· Lominger Interview Architect Certified
· International Coach Federation
· Society for Human Resources Management
· Employment Management Association
· American Society for Training and Development
· Toastmasters International
· National Speakers Association
· Staffing.org, Former National Advisory Board member
· NSHMBA / Hispanic MBA, Former National Advisory Board member
· Milwaukee Workforce Diversity Institute, Founding Chairman

Employment & Contentment Articles:

· How Do You Achieve Career Contentment
· Strategic Staffing: Perspectives On Maintaining Competitive Advantage
· What To Look For When You Can't Find Job Satisfaction
· The Problem With Job Satisfaction
· Career Contentment Without Job Satisfaction
· Staffing Essence And Etiquette
· Mindset Required For A Short And Successful Job Search
· Dealing With The Ups And Downs Of Job Search
· The Problem With Job Satisfaction
· Contentment Is Scissors, Satisfaction Is Paper - Both Rock
· Ready, Set, Start or Re-Start Your Career
· When Good Jobs Go Bad: True Story About Career Contentment
· Laid Off - Right On!
· Who Gets Hired - Best Qualified or Most Liked?
· Turning A Bad Job Around: True Story About Career Contentment
· Join The Campaign To Retire Job Dissatisfaction
· Ah Hah! No Wonder We Can't Get No (Job) Satisfaction
· Get Your Career Into Shape: Observations On Working With A Career Coach
· Indicators of Career Contentment