David Murphy

David Houston Murphy

1108 N. 1300 W., #19, St. George, UT 84770

CURRICULUM VITAE
615-925-2477

david.murphy@dixie.edu

EDUCATION
Master of Education in Education and Human Resource Studies
Counseling and Career Development
Specialization in Career Counseling
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Overall G.P.A.: 4.0

2016

Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies/Theology

Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA

2005

Overall G.P.A.: 3.72 (Cum Laude)

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIAL
National Certified Counselor (NCC), National Board of Certified Counselors, #742186
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Project Management Institute
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Step 1 Certification, #MBTI-2015-G000083

2016-present
Expected

11/2016

2015-present

CAREER DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

Career Center, Dixie State University, St. George, UT
Career Counselor

Counsel at least 150 students, alumni, and community members through drop-in and individual appointments concerning career development topics such as job/internship search, networking,
interviewing, resume/cover letter writing, self-exploration, career/major choice, and grad school
preparation
Utilize career assessments such as FOCUS 2 and Career Leader to help students with self-awareness and
career direction
Design and facilitate workshops concerning topics such as Resumes and Leveraging a Career Fair to
prepare students for upcoming career fair
Established drop-in hours to increase student engagement
Develop career center staff through facilitating Strengthsquest training and card sort training
Designed counselor survey in Qualtrix to measure counselor effectiveness
Teach class presentations on topics including effectively managing stress, resumes, interviewing, major/career research, and networking

Udvar-Hazy Business School, Dixie State University, St. George, UT

Adjunct Instructor

07/16-present

07/16-present

Instruct 31 students in BUS 2000 Career Strategies course on topics including: career goal development,
self-awareness (FOCUS 2), personal values, SWOT analysis, professionalism, resume, cover letter, networking, LinkedIn, interviewing, and a professional portfolio

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Co-design all teaching plans to be shared with 5 other instructors

Career Solutions Group, Fort Collins, CO

05/16-06/16
Career Counselor
Counseled adults in private practice setting through career transition, helping identify career focus and
career plan implementation
Prospected leads for clients through LinkedIn, allowing them to have informational interviews vital to
career research
Utilized Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, Capsule, to manage client relationships
and ensure accurate data management and timely communication
CU Boulder Career Services, Boulder, CO
Career Counseling Intern

Counseled a diverse population of students/alumni concerning career development in a 600+ hour

CACREP-approved internship
Reduced alumni/student no-shows/cancellations by 25% and increased engagement in individual sessions by implementing a solution-focused outreach approach
Administered/interpreted career assessments including Strong Interest Inventory/MBTI/Strengthsquest
Analyzed and evaluated career assessments through Assessment Committee to meet students/alumni
needs
Co-facilitated a Strengthsquest workshop involving 14 library staff
Collaborated with Interim Director and Integrative Model committee to apply change/project management approach, reducing fear and increasing acceptance of new industry-focused career counseling
model with Career Services team
Co-led merger of Career Services with PrePro (pre-health/pre-law) advising by facilitating transition
team meetings, addressing group dynamics, and examining organizational structure/logistics resulting in
successful alliance

Counseling Practicum Course, CSU CCD Program, Fort Collins, CO

Career Counselor

01/15-05/15

Counseled 4 CSU students in career exploration, strengths, and personal development for 40+ hour
practicum
Designed and taught a workshop entitled Packaging Yourself for Your Next Opportunity, helping 18
administrative professionals at CSU learn to identify strengths/skills and then articulate through resume,
networking/interviewing to increase confidence/career preparedness

CSU College of Business Career Management Center, Fort Collins, CO

Career Counselor

08/15-04/16

01/15-5/15

Coached and counseled business students on career development topics for 15 hours/wk
Connected students/alumni with employers to coordinate potential networking, informational interviews,
and employment opportunities

CSU Career Center, Fort Collins, CO

Career Counselor
Counseled students and alumni concerning their career development for 10 hours/wk

08/14-05/15

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Educated students/alumni through presentations including: Senior Year career presentation, job search
strategy for international students, and resume/cover letter
Coached students/alumni in Mock Interview program, assessing responses to improve interviewing
skills

CSU State Classified Employment/OEO, Fort Collins, CO

HR Employment Consultant

01/14-04/14

Provided effective job search strategies/recruiting expertise by facilitating 1:1 sessions

Aided clients in research of occupations, raising awareness of interests by demonstrating technological
career tools: O*Net Online and O*Net Interest Profiler

Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville, TN

Recruitment Coordinator

06/14-01/15

Consulted with HR partners to analyze key hiring decision, influencing team to hire my suggestion
Created cogent training guides to aid end users with efficient navigation of new applicant tracking system, PeopleAdmin

Goodwill Career Connection Center, Goodwill Industries, Aurora, CO

Career Coach

01/12-04/13

Managed full-cycle recruitment process including posting, sourcing, screening, interviewing, and hiring
candidates to ensure strategic objectives of the hotel were met
Developed/maintained relationships with community employers, matching hotel opportunities with
community talent
Analyzed employment metrics to track recruiting trends and offered suggestions to improve performance
Strategically planned seasonal hiring event, resulting in nearly 300 hires in a single day

OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Holiday Inn Denver East, Denver, CO, Bell Person
Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville, TN, Guest Data Analyst (promotion),
Recruitment Coord. (promotion), Bell Desk Expeditor (promotion), Bell Attendant
Service Source, Nashville, TN, Data Analyst
Carraway Center, Nashville, TN, Tutor
Team Air Dist., Inc. Nashville, TN, Equipment Sales (promotion), Counter Sales
Wachovia Bank, Washington D.C. & Huntsville, AL, Teller
Westminster Pres. Church, Huntsville, AL, Youth Pastor Intern

2013-2014
2010-2013
2010
2009-2010
2008-2009
2006-2007
2005

PUBLICATIONS
Murphy, D. (2016, January) A Dynamic Tool for Organizational Success: The Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator (MBTI). Career Developments Magazine, 32, 20-21.
Murphy, D. (2015, Fall) YouScience: Bringing Career Assessment into the 21st Century. The Connection
(Colorado Career Development Association Newsletter).

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TEACHING
Business 2000 Career Strategies

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Counseling Association
National Career Development Association
Utah National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (UT-NASPA)

SERVICE/OUTREACH
UT NASPA, Dixie State University, St. George, UT
08/16-present
Volunteer
Assist committee by reviewing fall conference presentation proposals to determine which presentations
meet approval criteria
Aided student affairs professionals at fall conference
Colorado Career Development Association, Denver, CO
Graduate Student Liaison
Increased CCDA engagement among graduate students through marketing/outreach

08/15-05/16

NCDA Annual Conference, Denver, CO

Summer 2015
Volunteer
Volunteered over 10 hours to ensure that the career development professionals experienced a smooth
conference

WORKSHOPS
Dixie State University, St. George, UT
Fall 2016
Presenter
Presented career development topics to students such as Resumes and Leveraging a Career Fair
EDCO 500 Career Development Course, CSU CCD Program, Fort Collins, CO
Facilitator
Introduced 20 students in their first year of the CCD program to the MBTI
2015 Leadership Development Course, Bank of Colorado, Fort Collins, CO
Consultant
Created and facilitated an MBTI workshop to help develop 25+ leaders within the bank

Fall 2015

Summer 2015

Counseling Practicum Course, CSU CCD Program, Fort Collins, CO

Spring 2015
Facilitator
Designed and taught a workshop entitled Packaging Yourself for Your Next Opportunity, helping 18
administrative professionals at CSU learn to identify strengths/skills and then articulate through resume,
networking/interviewing to increase confidence/career preparedness