Georgina Bliss

Assistant Director

Georgina manages multiple functions as the Assistant Director of the Center including student 1:1 appointments, career communications, overseeing and supervising the development of center interns and ambassadors and presenting key career education workshop. Georgina is also certified in CliftonStrength, a leading Strengths Education Assessment that measures an individual natural processing and action talents.  Georgina encourages students to define and articulate their goals and strengths, develop a toolbox of job support materials such as a resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn Profile and manage their job processes.  Georgina is a proud captain of the JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion) team, Identity & Privilege. 

Georgina recently completed a  Master of Arts in Leadership Studies at Northern Vermont University, part of the Vermont State University System.  As part of Georgina’s work at NVU/VSC, Georgina completed an inquiry project, “An Analysis of Clifton Strengths Development Education as a core element of Higher Education curriculum” which will be published by the American Marketing Association, Faculty Papers program. Georgina has done extensive research for 5 years on the value that Strengths Education brings to students and developing natural talents around “what and how they perform”.  Georgina is certified in Gallup Clifton Strengths and works with students, faculty, and staff to develop their strengths. 

Georgina is a proud graduate of the University of Vermont where she completed a double major in French and Political Science with Honors and obtained a Professional Certificate in Digital Marketing in 2016 and completed a certificate via UVM in “Dealing with Difficult People”.

Prior to coming to Washington College, Georgina spent 30 years as a brand marketing manager-strategist working for the New York-based prestige consumer product industry, including Estee Lauder International, Guerlain, Inc, Sanofi Beauty, Davidoff of Geneva, and Veranda Magazine, while supporting a family firm specializing in retail project management for high profile clients.   Georgina is passionate about marketing and co-advises the campus chapter of the American Marketing Association Student Marketing Team. The team has won several honors over the year which include placement as Honorable Mention in 2018 for their case presentation of the Wall Street Journal. 

Mother of 3 adult children, Georgina loves to travel especially to France to visit family, is fluent in French, , sew, and chat with tea.

 

 

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MOCK INTERVIEW DAYS ARE HERE!

Mock Interview days are coming next Thursday and Friday, April 25th and 26th. You can never get enough practice. Take advantage of this opportunity to improve your skills by interviewing with professionals who want to help you get better and …

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FBI, Intelligence, Poli Sci, Psych, Stem and more fields represented at the spring virtual career fair – now longer from 11 am to 5 pm. Register today at Handshake.

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Welcome back! The Career Center launches its spring Signature INTERNSHIPS

#Internships #NOAA #CES #CORPS

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