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![]() Dr. Sander Marcus is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and a Certified Professional Résumé Writer (CPRW). He received his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Antioch College in Ohio, and both his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Psychology from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago.
Dr. Marcus is currently Practice Leader for Career and Educational Services for IIT’s Center for Research & Service (a division of IIT’s Institute of Psychology). He has held positions with state government, hospitals, clinics, and schools (including 9 years as IIT’s Counseling Center Director). He was also a partner in the consulting firm of Friedland & Marcus. His areas of expertise include clinical, counseling, and business areas such as diagnostics and assessment, testing (including pre-employment), interviewing, psychotherapy and counseling, supervision, training, career and job search counseling, résumé writing, writing, and related areas. He has counseled over 15,000 individuals for career and job search, and has worked with thousands of adults and students with a variety of issues, as well as having worked with thousands of personnel with hundreds of companies. Dr. Marcus has co-authored two books on academic underachievement and motivation (The Psychology of Underachievement, and Could Do Better, both by Drs. Harvey P. Mandel and Sander I. Marcus, and both published by Wiley & Sons). He has also co-authored (along with Drs. Harvey Mandel and Jotham Friedland) a published test for companies hiring or training salespeople (the SalesAP, Sales Achievement Predictor). This test can also be scored for customer service, management, and achievement motivation. Dr. Marcus has also authored and co-authored dozens of articles on a variety of topics. Sort By: Date | Popularity
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