With more than 17 years experience in the career services field, Stephanie C. Harper is a certified human resources professional who has earned industry certifications as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and Certified Human Resources Manager (CHRM). Impacting people globally with a career education message, Stephanie has been featured on radio, TV, print and even the Internet empowering employees, employers and entrepreneurs with career and human resource strategies. Her commitment to the industry is evidenced by her contributions as an author, speaker, radio host and career expert who has coupled her profession with her passion to enrich the careers of others. CEO of HR Partner Plus (a division of STEP Enterprises, Inc.) Stephanie provides career coaching to individuals and human resources consulting to small business who may not need the human resources department, but certainly need human resources expertise.
Author of Why Should I Hire You? and A Kingdom Built Career (foreword by Bishop Noel Jones), Stephanie has also penned Career Tips, Business Basics from the Bible .Books are a Business and the Youth Entrepreneur Camp manual. Co-Author of Life Manual for the 21st Century Woman, Smart Start to Business and Jump Start to Business she also writes career articles and columns for numerous publications including LIVE Magazine, Streaming Faith, The Success Academy, and Beauty and Lace to name a few.
An employment expert for various radio stations throughout the Nation, millions tune in to hear what she has to say about careers. The CAREER Minute has been featured on some of the Country's largest radio stations. Stephanie also host the Internet Radio Show, Career Conversations.
A much sought after speaker, Stephanie has made career presentations for organizations such as United Way, Association of Job Search Trainers, National Resume Writers Association, Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Labor. A gifted communicator, Stephanie also provides faith-based career empowerment sessions for worship centers. A graduate of MTI Western Business College and Columbia Southern University, Stephanie holds memberships with several professional organizations, is an executive board member for Women About Biz, Board Member for Youth United International and volunteers as a mentor for Mayor Shirley Franklins Youth Program.
Turning her experiences into expertise, Stephanie has been quoted in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Denver Post, and Greater Diversity News and other publications from Atlanta to Australia. Becoming a resource for such publications, Stephanie quickly learned how many career articles were actually written by talented journalist who could only offer a third-party perspective. CAREER Magazine exists to become a "behind the scenes" resource written by careers services professionals who work "in the trenches" to educate employees (job seekers), employers and entrepreneurs who need first-hand expertise on how to deal with employment matters regardless to the side of the desk to which one sits.