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Alexandra Arrington

LPCA, NCC, DCC, Career Counselor, Consultant and Coach

Career development consulting at its best gets to the heart of your matter. It helps you to tap into and express your best--on paper, in an interview or in a networking environment--and it equips you to move forward. This approach forms the basis of Alexandra's working philosophy, developed by a decade of career counseling/coaching experience within corporate, education, non-profit and government organizations, with clients of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
Alexandra has a graduate degree in Career Counseling and Placement from North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC). She is a provisionally licensed professional counselor in the state of North Carolina, a National Certified Counselor, and a Distance Certified Counselor. Her training and experience in communications and counseling, coupled with her value of education and strengths-based methods, have culminated in tested processes that are thorough, yet brief and solutions-focused.
She has worked with secondary and post-secondary students (both traditional and non-traditional), adults in all stages of their career in an array of industries, as well as with students and adults with various barriers (e.g. mental illness, lack of basic needs, little to no work experience, etc.). The full range of career development services she provides include: educational and career exploration, consulting and counseling; interest, personality and career assessment and evaluation; career development program planning; résumé and cover letter writing workshops and individual critiques; targeted job searching strategy and application assistance; and leveraging Internet presence/social media for career development purposes.

The Ultimate Cover Letter Tool Kit

1/01/2020Alexandra Arrington

The Purpose of a Cover LetterMany people find it hard to write a compelling cover letter for two reasons: they don t know exactly what to write or how to write it. Understanding the purpose of a cover letter is the first step toward working through those common road blocks. Like the resume, cover...

Don’t Wait, Initiate!

12/07/2019Alexandra Arrington

Invariably, I will have an initial meeting with a client and they will share some variation of I have applied and applied for jobs, but I just haven t heard anything back. In my 12 years of career development work, when I hear that statement it s a clarion call that the client is in dire need of ...

The “ABCs” of Resume Accomplishments

11/19/2019Alexandra Arrington

A good meal is even more enjoyable when there is care and attention placed into the details of making it. Everyone needs to eat, yet when choice isn t particularly limited, why not have the best? Taking the necessary steps to become an employer s candidate of choice involved submitting a r sum re...

The Lost Art of Personal Responsibility

4/20/2019Alexandra Arrington

Something I talk with my students about is personal responsibility. The all too common sentiment of that s not my job can be seen across industries in terms of customer service/client satisfaction, and the consequences are far reaching. There are so many amazing employees and businesses, but bad ...