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Brad Karsh Bio

Brad Karsh is the President and Founder of JobBound, a company dedicated to helping students prepare for the job search and life after college.  An industry expert on breaking into the job market and an accomplished public speaker and author, Brad Karsh has been featured on CNN, CNBC, and the Dr. Phil Show and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, New York Times, USA Today, and many others.  Brad is a job advice columnist for both Yahoo! and AdAge, and he is author of Confessions of a Recruiting Director: The Insider’s Guide to Landing Your First Job (Prentice Hall Press, 2006).

Prior to starting JobBound, Brad spent 15 years at Leo Burnett Advertising in Chicago.  He left in 2002 as the VP/Director of Talent Acquisition, responsible for all the agency's hiring.  While at Burnett, Brad evaluated more than 10,000 resumes, interviewed more than 1,000 college students and hired hundreds of new graduates.  Brad has become a national authority on the job search process.

Brad graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut with a B.A. in History and currently resides in Chicago with his wife Lisa and son Milo.

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