The Career Guy
DARRELL W. GURNEY (www.CareerGuy.com), Certified Career Management Coach, Licensed Spiritual Counselor, and Home-Based CEO is a 20-year recruiting veteran and career advisor, supporting people at all levels to make profitable transitions or create thriving businesses. His Backdoor MethodÔ for networking has benefited numerous individuals going through career change and business owners expanding their reach.
A Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Texas with degrees in Finance and International Business, Darrell spent his early career with Arthur Young (Ernst & Young) in London. Consulting with a career-coaching firm at the age of 24, he utilized his backdoor job search method to meet with 7 CFOs of the top Hollywood entertainment studios and landed an international financial position with MGM/United Artists Pictures. Based in Los Angeles, he coaches clients in this Backdoor Search™ method.
Darrell is the author of Headhunters Revealed! Career Secrets for Choosing and Using Professional Recruiters. The book received the 2001 Clarion Award for Best Book from the Association for Women in Communications, and was reviewed in Publishers Weekly.
Darrell has been featured in the Wall Street Journal’s CareerJournal.com, BusinessWeek Online, MSN Careers, CareerBuilder.com, and on Wall Street Journal Radio. He has been a guest on radio and television programs and a featured speaker at local and national events including the LA Times CareerBuilder Career Expo. For 5 years, he was also the Los Angeles facilitator for executive networking meetings sponsored by www.6FigureJobs.com.
Through his website, www.CareerGuy.com, teleseminars, public speaking and career coaching, Darrell’s purpose is to empower individuals to reap the most from their life’s work. He is currently working on his next book about midlife opportunities and career transitions.
