Susan D. Strayer, is an HR, brand and talent acquisition professional with over 12 years of experience in HR, consulting and coaching. Currently, Susan serves as Director of Employer Brand and Marketing for Marriott International. She also works with individual clients in career management. Susan is well versed in using social media for HR and recruiting, and was the first to have a comprehensive list online of employers recruiting on Twitter. Her performance strengths include: individual coaching and consultation, employer branding and recruiting strategy, human resources communication, and presentation and facilitation. She is the creator of the Kaleidoscope Career Model which serves as the basis for her brand new book, The Right Job, Right Now.

Susan’s broad based business experience also includes working in Staffing for The Home Depot, specifically on National Hiring Partnerships and as a Project Manager for a human resources consulting firm (GW Solutions) where she managed customized learning projects for both public and private sector clients including the development and launch an automated career management tool for use by the Federal workforce. Susan has also served as a Director for the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) serving hundreds of Fortune 1000 executive clients in research programs focusing on corporate human resources, benefits, recruiting and training and learning. Prior to working for CEB, Susan worked in corporate human resources for Arthur Andersen LLP, where she served in several recruiting, training and staffing functions.

Susan has a MBA from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University, a MA in Human Resource Development from The George Washington University, and a BA in Communication from Virginia Tech. She is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), the highest designation of the human resources profession, and is a certified administrator of the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). In addition to her recent book, The Right Job, Right Now, Susan is also the author of Vault’s Guide to Human Resources Careers.

Her expertise has been quoted in both print and online publications including The Washington Post, CollegeGrad.com, Fast Company and The Washington Times. Originally from Philadelphia, Susan currently resides in Washington, DC. When not coaching or writing, she can usually be found dreaming about a good cheesesteak, watching HBO or football, buying shoes, or figuring out how to make a career of sleeping late. Follow Susan on Twitter @dailycareertips.