Adele Scheele
Encyclopedia
Adele Scheele, PhD, is a career coach and author on the subject. She is among the first to practice in the field of career coaching and is author of the career strategy book, Skills for Success(1979,) in mass paperback (1981,) trade (1996.)
Degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania
. She subsequently earned her Masters Degree in English from California State University, Northridge
, and her PhD
from UCLA in 1976 as a Change Management Fellow
.
Scheele began her career teaching English to college and high school students and negotiating labor contracts for the AFL-CIO
. In 1977, she created a career coaching practice for individuals, associations, organizations, and universities.
, 1994) was compiled from her “Career Strategies” column which appeared in Working Women Magazine 1990-1994. Scheele hosted a 3-hour KABC
TalkRadio show on work and appeared on NBC’s Today Show and ABC’s Good Morning America
.
Scheele served as the Director of the Career Center for California State University, Northridge, from 1994-2004. Her most recent book is Launch Your Career in College (Greenwood, 2005).
and travels internationally giving presentations.
Early life and career
Scheele was born in Philadelphia and earned her Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of Science
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Degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
. She subsequently earned her Masters Degree in English from California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....
, and her PhD
PHD
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from UCLA in 1976 as a Change Management Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
.
Scheele began her career teaching English to college and high school students and negotiating labor contracts for the AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL–CIO, is a national trade union center, the largest federation of unions in the United States, made up of 56 national and international unions, together representing more than 11 million workers...
. In 1977, she created a career coaching practice for individuals, associations, organizations, and universities.
Work
Scheele wrote a King Features syndicated column, “At Work,” from 1982 to 1985. Her book Career Strategies for Working Women (Simon & SchusterSimon & Schuster
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, 1994) was compiled from her “Career Strategies” column which appeared in Working Women Magazine 1990-1994. Scheele hosted a 3-hour KABC
KABC (AM)
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TalkRadio show on work and appeared on NBC’s Today Show and ABC’s Good Morning America
Good Morning America
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.
Scheele served as the Director of the Career Center for California State University, Northridge, from 1994-2004. Her most recent book is Launch Your Career in College (Greenwood, 2005).
Personal life
Adele Scheele resides in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and travels internationally giving presentations.
Sources
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- Barros, Annamarie. "How to achieve star status in the workplace.” Medical Laboratory Observer 21.n10 (Oct 1989).
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- "Cal State Northridge Career Strategist Offers Tips for Recent Grads Still Out of Work. " Ascribe Higher Education News Service.” (August 12, 2002).
- Cook, Anthony. "Escape from paradise." Money 17.n11 (Fall 1988).
- Gregory, Kristiana. "Making college pay off." Los Angeles Times (Oct 2, 1983 sB p9 col 2 (1 col).
- Heitman, Bethany. "Career success tip. (YOUR FABULOUS LIFE) (Brief article) Cosmopolitan 242.5 (May 2007).
- Hibbard, Cynthia. "'Good girls' finish last in business, would-be entrepreneurs are told. " Arizona Business Gazette 112.n19 (May 8, 1992).
- Mackay, Kathy. "How fathers influence daughters." Los Angeles Times 102 (April 6, 1983).
- "Making college pay off." Publishers Weekly 224 (August 5, 1983).
- Mitchell, Alanna “Good News for ‘Bad’ Students” The Globe and Mail, 2004.
- The New York Times Filmography: Adele Scheele.
- "'Obnoxious' bosses may help you develop your career, according to a management consultant in the current issue of Working Mother." PR Newswire (March 17, 1987).
- Roane, Susan. How to Work a Room: The Ultimate Guide to Savvy Socializing in Person and Online. Collins, 2000.
- Scheele, Adele. Contributor Chapter 17 “The Re-entry Student’s Guide to Success.” Kaplan Newsweek Graduate School Admissions Adviser, 2001.
- "Skills for Success." Publishers Weekly 233 (March 4, 1988).
- "Think safe and think small." Money 14 (Sept 1985).
- "You can get there (success) from here (college), says author." Providence Journal (Providence, RI) . (April 13, 2008).
- Zinsser, John. "Category close-up: motivation and inspiration; who are these people." Publishers Weekly 233.n9 (March 4, 1988).