Frank Burtnett - 26 Jun

Dr. Frank Burtnett is a veteran counselor, teacher, student service administrator, education association officer, and consultant who founded and served as president and principal consultant of Education Now, an education and human resource development consulting firm located in Springfield, Virginia, and Rockport, Maine. At various times in his personal career,

Frank served as executive director of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), associate executive director of the American Counseling Association (ACA), and certification and education consultant for the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS). During the early stages of his career, he served as a teacher, counselor, and student services director with the Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia and, counseling consultant with the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Franks personal career honors include being named an ACA Fellow by the American Counseling Association in 2016 for his lifetime contributions to the field of professional counseling and his recognition as a member of the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS) Hall of Fame in 2013 for distinguished service to the professional development of members of the search and staffing industry. He was also honored by Shippensburg University with the Jesse B. Heiges Distinguished Alumni Award.

He is the author of The Bound-for-College Guidebook and the Bound-for-Career Guidebook , both written for career and education explorers and published by Rowman & Littlefield Education. Previously, he wrote the Parents Guide to the College Admission Process , a publication of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, and developed the early online information banks used by the more than four hundred thousand student members of the National Beta Club.

Frank is author of The Career Mechanic , a monthly treatment of career issues and problems that is featured in EMInfo Employment Marketplace and read by more than twenty thousand members of the search and staffing professionals. He coauthored the AT&T publication, Selecting the Right College , which has been distributed to more than one million students nationally. He also wrote and edited numerous college and career guidance guides for the Careers & Colleges and Futures magazines and the Family Education Network.

Frank has served on the counselor education faculty of the School of Education and Human Services of Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia, for more than a decade. He has also presented live and distance learning webinars on career and education development topics for numerous institutions, agencies, organizations, and private sector sponsors.

He holds a bachelor of science degree in education from Shippensburg University (Pennsylvania), master of arts and doctor of education degrees in counseling from George Washington University (Washington, DC), and has achieved the National Certified Counselor and National Certified Career Counselor credentials of the National Board for Certified Counselors. He is a registered counselor (RC2478) in the state of Maine.

Other Rowman & Littlefield Education books by the author:
Bound-for-College Guidebook , 2nd ed. (2013)
Bound-for-Career Guidebook (2010)

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Names: Burtnett, Frank, 1940- author.

Title: Career errors : straight talk about the steps and missteps of career development / Frank Burtnett.

Description: Second Edition. | Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2019] | Revised edition of the authors Career errors, [2014] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018057212 (print) | LCCN 2018059672 (ebook) | ISBN 9781475848434 (Electronic) | ISBN 9781475848410 (cloth : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Teaching--Vocational guidance. | Teachers--In-service training. | Teachers--Training of.

Classification: LCC LB1775 (ebook) | LCC LB1775 .B876 2019 (print) | DDC 371.10023--dc23

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The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992.

Dedicated to three role models who taught me the importance of respect, loyalty, and hard work.

Rose Marie Best was a single working parent for much of her life, and she balanced the challenges of career with her responsibilities as a parent and a daughter. Fighting gender discrimination her entire career, she was never deterred from doing the best job she was capable of doing and displaying maximum loyalty to each of her employers. She taught me the meaning of work.

Thomas Gray, my father-in-law, immigrated to the United States from England as a young man. After serving in the U.S. Army in World War I, he spent his working life in the coal mines of Pennsylvania. Tom was a stellar example of what it means to turn in a good days work and seek the best for ones family. He was a humble man who lived by example.

World War II took my father, Sergeant Francis E. Burtnett, from me when I was four years of age. However, his prewar experiences portray a man dedicated to his work and being successful at it. One can only wonder what career heights he would have achieved had he not been taken at such a young age.

Each of these is sadly missed and remembered for the impact they have had on my life and the example they set for their children, family, friends, and coworkers. They were the best of the Greatest Generation.

Throughout my career, Ive been fortunate to have been exposed to a number of knowledgeable and competent individuals with whom I share a common interest in helping people achieve their full educational and career potential. They have taught and guided me in understanding the career development process and the transitions that must be navigated successfully in order to achieve a good life-work balance. Two people, in particular, have shared their knowledge and experiences in ways that have affected the content of this book.

Edwin L. Herr, distinguished emeritus professor of education at Pennsylvania State University, served as my mentor and friend for four decades. Ed continually impressed me with his scholarly writing and research, as well as the sensitive and caring manner in which he has helped countless students learn how to become effective counselors. The counseling profession is fortunate to have had a man of his character and energy serve in a variety of leadership roles at the American Counseling Association (ACA), the National Career Development Association (NCDA), and the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES).

Similarly, Conrad Taylor helped me to understand the role of search and staffing professionals in serving the public good. As president and chairman of the board of the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS), Conrad has been a staunch advocate for professional and ethical standards and the education of those helping candidates for employment enter, grow, and move about the American workplace. His work has stood as a model for everyone who works in the search and staffing industry.