Our mission is to advise people searching for fulfilling careers. Working with a five-person board of advisors, Don Bailey started the Career Test Advisor with this single goal in mind.

Don holds a Master degree in Counseling Psychology. In 1988 he became the University of Victoria's coordinator for the Professional Writing Co-operative Education Program. In the following years he took on responsibility for co-operative education in 19 university departments. Over the years he has placed people in over 1,000 jobs in the USA, Canada, England, China, Russia, France and Germany.

Don has worked as a journalist and business writer. From 1999 to 2001 he reviewed career books for the Financial Post, Canada's business daily newspaper. Don has written investor prospectuses which have raised over $20 million for International Electronics Corporation and HyPow'r Oil & Gas.

Don is also an internationally recognized novelist whose first book, Fire Eyes, was a finalist for the 1987 W.H. Smith/Books in Canada First Novel Award. His second novel, Healing the Dead, has been translated into German as Todliche Ahnungen.

The rave reviews of his mentor programs, books, business writing demonstrate Don's commitment to excellence:
 

"Our very special thanks for your extraordinary efforts that made the impossible, possible." - International Electronics Corporation

"I am delighted to inform you that your presentation, 'Developing Mentors and Proteges' ... is regarded as an important part of the program." - Helen Oloroso, Program Committee Chair, 1999 World Conference on Cooperative Education, Washington, DC

"Your session on Word Power was one of the most well attended and favorably rated of the PD in the PM series." - Canadian Public Relations Society

"Hi Don, 100,000 thank you's for the seminar on mentoring. It will be most helpful and I am most grateful. Thanks for your kindness." - Maureen Hess, Lorain County Community College, Ohio

"Thanks, Don. I'm excited to see what parts of your program I can integrate into our office." - Vanessa Hayward, University of Pittsburgh

"Hi Don, Just a quick note to let you know how glad I am to be participating in the mentorship program. Rueben is a great guy and has already given me a lot of valuable advice and help." - M. Wehrle 

"Hi Don - thanks for the helpful pep-talk so early on a Monday morning...the mentor thing really is saving my sanity; Pat is great at helping me keep things in perspective and good about giving me reality checks. I can't thank you enough for hooking us up. - M. Turner

"Thanks again for your assistance with this major undertaking." - School District #61, Victoria

"Hi Don - Just wanted to say that I think the mentor/protege program is a great idea and it worked extremely well from my point of view.... The program also provided me with an excellent opportunity to look back on what I learned from my experience and evaluate my own success and progress." - R. Bronee

D.F. Bailey writes with "unusual power ... and obvious talent." He is "becoming a player in the international arena." - Quill & Quire Magazine

Since 1987 Don has been the focus of newspaper, television and radio profiles including CBC's "Arts Tonight" with Sheila Rogers, Toronto; CJRT, "On the Arts" with Tom Fulton, Toronto; CBC, with Paul Grant, Vancouver; The Festival of the Written Arts, Sechelt, B.C.; CHEZ-FM, with Ken Rockburn, Ottawa; CHVO, with Bob Gougeon, Ottawa; Ottawa Citizen, with Phil Jenkins, arts columnist; CIUT, with Randi Spires, Toronto; Q101-FM, with Craig Steenburg, Ottawa.

To reach us via email send a note to: rossbay@shaw.ca