This site is a community where you ask questions and receive answers on topics of your choice. You get answers to questions that are important to you...and not fed answers that others think you need. In many respects, it is you who directs the content of the site.

The foundation for career success is like a three-legged stool

• Finding a career you are passionate about
• Finding a career that you have a high aptitude for
• Finding a career that will provide you enough income to lead the lifestyle of your choice.

This site was developed by Carol Horner and J. Benton Howie. After almost 50 years of combined experience counseling people through their careers, we recognize that despite the knowledge we possess, the real experts are the people who successfully practice their professions each and every day.

J. BENTON HOWIE

Benton Howie is a career management and human resource consultant with over 35 years professional experience in Shipbuilding, International Oil Exploration Equipment Design and Project Management, and International Telecommunications. He recently retired from Siemens, LLC where he was Director of Human Resources and Staffing. He is a nationally recognized expert in strategic staffing, contract labor, staffing immigration, and career management and has managed the recruiting of over 30,000 employees during his career. Benton’s last assignment with Siemens was to represent Siemens global businesses as a member of the Siemens/Nokia joint venture integration team. He has extensive international experience.

Benton is a co-founder of Careerzing, a nationally recognized careers website, and is the principal of The Career Management Team, LLC., a career management consulting organization.

Benton lives in Boca Raton, Fl with his wife who is a retired Florida school teacher.

Carol A. Horner

Carol Horner is a human resources consultant with over 25 years of experience in international business working in corporations such as Siemens and RCA, with Florida Atlantic University and with a variety of small businesses. She is also the co-creator of Careerzing.com, an interactive website dedicated to career exploration.

Carol has traveled throughout the U.S. and abroad hiring professionals in a wide range of fields. Her recruitment work involved candidate screening, interviewing and selection. She has extensive experience in staffing event planning requiring knowledge of etiquette and protocol in various cultural settings. She has provided expert advice to executive management regarding corporate programs in professional development, communication plans, immigration, compensation, team building, and performance appraisal. Carol has also counseled thousands of professionals throughout their career journeys.

Carol has a Bachelors of Science degree in Journalism and Communications from the University of Florida with minors in business and psychology. In addition to her consulting and corporate work, Carol has written articles on careers for both print and web media.

Carol lives in Boca Raton, Florida with her husband, Neal. Their daughter is a high school senior and their son is a civil engineering student at Georgia Tech.