Charley Donohoe

Charley Donohoe
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February 1999 Consultant of the Month: Charley Donohoe

Charley Donohoe is the Managing Consultant in Drake Beam Morin's Winston-Salem, NC office where he regularly delivers career transition services to a broad range of clients.He also is called upon to coach individuals who are still employed and may be experiencing a variety of career blockers.

Charley brings thirty-five years of business experience including management roles in two Fortune 500 corporations, a decade of owning/operating an executive search consultancy in the New York Metro area, and ten years consulting experience with DBM.

In addition to his role of coaching and counseling individuals, Charley has been Project Manager on numerous downsizings and plant closings.He is presently the Chairman of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Workforce Development Board.

Charley is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an avid "Tar-Heel" basketball fan.

He served for three years as an officer in the United States Marine Corps.

Q. Many of our employees come to me and, in investigating our tuition reimbursement policy, ask what is the best discipline to pursue in getting a Masters degree.I obviously want to advise them on the type of degree best in alignment with our needs but I also want to be a career resource for them and provide them with information on growth areas for people with Master's Degrees.What do you see from your perspective?

A. According to the "Occupational Outlook Handbook" published by the U. S. Labor Department, the fastest growing occupations for those holding this degree are: Operations Research Analysts, Business Analysts, Counselors, Urban and Regional Planners and Speech/Language Pathologists and Audiologists.