Firm strengthens corporate team with reknowned international management consultant

BOCA RATON, FLORIDA (PRWEB) MAY 28, 2004 – Power Talent Network, Inc. announced today that Mark N. Yavelow has joined the firm as Executive Vice President.

Mark N. Yavelow, a well-known marketing and management consultant who has specialized in career transition and executive coaching has joined Power Talent Network, Inc. as Executive Vice President. According to President and CEO John Mee, “Mark will be heading our New York office and initiating our international effort. His experiences in working with thousands of top executives brings significant depth and breadth to our organization.”

Mr. Yavelow holds degrees in business management, organizational development, communications and film from Ohio University. Mark N. Yavelow has been providing management consulting services addressing management, marketing, organizational and human resource needs of Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and the Global 1000 companies for over 30 years.

According to Mr. Yavelow, “Power Talent has created a breakthrough approach for establishing a means for communicating capability, competency and performance. It works for all levels of managers and allows for the exceptional individual to position himself in a distinctive manner from the other candidates. Moreover, clusters of competencies can be assembled to recruit teams of compatible candidates. This saves time, energy and gets the right people to the right place at the right time. While the front-end investment is higher the quality of the information results in less search time, reduced number of interviews and getting the best people on-board much sooner.”

In addition to staffing, the tool has numerous applications for maintaining an up-to-date profile of each manager’s skills and accomplishments, use in training and development, performance appraisal and evaluation, integration with behavioral assessments and facilitation of teams on a global basis.

Mr. Yavelow’s clients have included AT&T, American Express, Merck, VISA, Hanes, General Foods, Pepperidge Farm, American Cyanamid, Bristol-Myers, J.C. Penney, U.S. Steel, ITT Automotive, AMC, Anheuser-Busch, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Seagram’s, Sylvania, General Electric and Citicorp.

He has been a human resource consultant for over 25 years specializing in career transition, strategic planning, organizational streamlining, and improved utilization of the 21st Century Knowledge worker. Currently, he teaches Career Development in the Mountbatten Internship Programme (in both the U.S. & U.K.) and has an active international business coaching practice.

Mr. Yavelow has received awards from The International Association of Business Communicators, Association of Multi-Image, Rotary International, United Way, citations from three state governors, and the New York State Council on the Arts. He was also named by President Ronald Reagan and President George Bush to Presidential Commissions on Technology Transfer between the U.S. and the Common Market. Recently, he received a commendation from The U.S. Department of Commerce for his work with a special international technology transfer group.

With over 500 web pages of education, tips, examples, and templates, Power Talent Network is the world’s largest resource for 21st Century career web solutions.

Working with its affiliates, Power Talent provides online career web solutions which help candidates cogently demonstrate their value to prospective employers. The company produces an integrated suite of electronic career solutions which use 21st Century communications technology to give job seekers competitive advantages in the marketplace.

“Mark Yavelow’s proven track record in career management as well as large corporate advertising and marketing initiatives adds tremendous depth to Power Talent’s management team,” said Power Talent CEO, John Mee. “With Mark on board, the company is positioned to fulfill its vision in the marketplace,” he added.