Alison Doyle headshot

Alison Doyle

Expertise: Careers, Job Searching
Title: Job Search and Career Expert
Education: Indiana University Bloomington, State University of New York at Oneonta

Highlights

  • One of the industry's most highly regarded job search and career experts.
  • Spent many years working at Skidmore College's career services office, developing information technology resources to assist constituents with job searching.
  • Recognized by Forbes as having one of the Top 100 Websites For Your Career, included on the Job Search Bible's list of 25 Best Career Websites, and listed on Career Sherpa's Best Websites for 2020 Job Search.

Experience

Alison has extensive experience in corporate human resources, management, and career development. She also spent many years working at Skidmore College's career services office, developing information technology resources to assist students and alumni with job searching. Alison founded a job-search advice company, Career Tool Belt, and published thousands of articles and newsletters on the topic during her career.

Alison is also the author of "Alison Doyle's Job Search Guidebook," "Internet Your Way to a New Job: How to Really Find a Job Online," and "The About.com Guide to Job Searching." She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Alison has also been quoted or mentioned in many major online and print publications, including LinkedIn, Forbes, The New York Times, and many more.

Education

Alison holds a bachelor's degree from Indiana University and has completed several years of coursework on employee benefit plans and information technology.

About The Balance

The Balance, a Dotdash Meredith brand, makes money easy to understand. We give people tools they need to not only make smart financial decisions but also prepare for the experiences they will have along the way. Our team of expert writers and editors have extensive qualifications in the topics they cover, and many of them have MBAs, PhDs, CFPs, and other advanced degrees and professional certifications. We require our writers to use primary sources in their articles, which are also approved by our Financial Review Board and fact-checked. You can learn more about the standards we follow in producing accurate, unbiased content in our editorial policy.

Latest from Alison Doyle