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Donn LeVie Jr.

Advisor

Role and Company

Career strategist, consultant, speaker, award-winning author, career success facilitator, Donn LeVie Jr. STRATEGIES

Expertise

30 years experience in consulting

Location

Austin, TX

About Donn

Donn LeVie Jr. has held hiring manager positions at Phillips Petroleum, Motorola SPS, Intel Corporation, and smaller companies while serving in technical and scientific, marketing, and communications capacities. Over the course of his 30-plus year career, Donn has reviewed more than a thousand résumés and cover letters and interviewed hundreds of candidates for positions in the earth sciences, software engineering, microprocessor design, marketing, and technical communications.

After receiving his B.S. in geology, Donn worked as a geological oceanographer for the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Labs (NOAA) in Miami, Florida, for several years before moving to Houston, Texas, where he worked in oil and gas exploration as a geologist for Phillips Petroleum and Highland Resources. He was an adjunct faculty lecturer with the University of Houston Department of Natural Science and Mathematics where he taught undergraduate courses in petroleum exploration and production while working on a Masters degree in geochemistry.

After leaving the oil industry in 1986, he transitioned to the technology sector, which took him into the software engineering and microprocessor design fields where he held various positions in marketing and technical communications.

Donn is the author of "Strategic Career Engagement: The Definitive Guide for Getting Hired and Promoted" (released September 15, 2015) and "Confessions of a Hiring Manager Rev 2.0 (Second Edition)" was the WINNER of the 2012 International Book Award for Business/Careers and the WINNER of the 2012 Global eBook Award for Careers/Employment. Look for Donn's current book project, "DEMILITARIZED ZONE: From Deployed to Employed" to be released in 2016.

Today, Donn shares his expertise on strategies for individuals seeking jobs or changing careers, and highlights best practices hiring managers can use for identifying candidates with the highest potential for on-the-job success. Donn also speaks at conferences, college campuses, military installations, trade and business schools, and professional associations where audiences benefit from his extensive expertise and successful career as a hiring manager in various disciplines and industries. He also offers his Career Strategy Services Subscription Program as a discounted member benefit for associations and organizations.

Visit www.donnleviejrstrategies.com to find free job and career tip sheets, and articles for every aspect of planning and executing a successful job/career campaign. Dial in to Donn’s "Switch ON Your Own Career blog" (donnleviejrstrategies.wordpress.com) for regular updates on issues facing job seekers and career changers today. Follow him on Twitter @donnlevie.

I am also the proud son and grandson of highly decorated U.S. Marine Corp veterans.

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Donn's Recent Answers

7 years ago

Picking the RIGHT career.

Ryan: All good advice from others. Also understand that the "perfect" career can change on you. I have a B...

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7 years ago

Interviewing and Resume Questions

Tom: I agree with other responders...don't put the interviewer/hiring manager in a spot by trying to pin him...

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What are the best resources for calculating a raise?

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7 years ago

How do I find a career not a job?

Thad: You MAKE a career, you don't find it. A career is a progression that takes you from one level...

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7 years ago

Professional LinkedIn Writers?

Hats off to Drew! He's right in that you don't need anyone else to provide a LinkedIn summary. YOU are...

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