About...

Gonyea & Associates, owned and operated by James C. Gonyea, is a private career guidance agency located in central Florida specializing in guiding students and adults in:

• Selecting a career direction in line with their interests and talents
• Finding employment where their talent can best succeed
• Capitalizing on the sale of their talent

Typical users include:

• High school and college students
• Adults making a mid-life career change
• Military veterans seeking civilian employment
• Individuals re-entering the workforce after a long absence
• Anyone who desires to achieve higher levels of career success

Individuals wishing to receive career assistance may elect to use either the free guides and/or the paid online career counseling service found at this website.

Gonyea & Associates also provides consulting services to schools, universities, publishing firms, and corporate American in the design and development of career-related materials and services – such organizations as:

• America Online (AOL)
• Apple
• Baron’s Educational Service
• Chronicle Guidance
• McGraw-Hill
• Monster.com
• Orchard House Publications
• Pearson
• Peterson’s Guides
• Walt Disney World

James C. Gonyea

• Career guidance counselor and instructor with over 40 years of experience
• Book author published by several leading publishing houses
• Interest Inventory designer and developer
• Past Director of Career Development Services at St. Petersburg College
• Past Host of the AOL Career Center serving 40+ million subscribers
• Career guidance and development consultant

Larry Goldsmith

• Résumé Branding Expert / Author of Building the Looking-Glass Résumé book
• Over 25 Years’ experience as a self-employed Professional Résumé Writer and Job Coach
• Worked with more than 30K job seekers and those seeking to find a different career path 
• Led Career Development Services at St. Petersburg College in Florida
• College Professor (Career and Life Planning,  Study Skills, and College Experience.
• Former Workforce Development One-Stop Career Centers Administrator/Labor Market Specialist 

The career guidance materials (guides) found at this website are available for free.  It is my (James Gonyea) way of giving back after a long and successful career.