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Debra Wheatman, President of Careers Done Write, provides expert insight to the job search process that puts your career in gear with tips for interviewing, networking, job search strategies and how to create a winning resume and cover letter.
Personality Assessment for Personal Branding
Who are you and in what type of workplace do you thrive? A personality assessment can tell you a lot about the sort of environment that might best suit your personality and work style. Will you function best at a large international organization, or at a smaller firm with satellite or home-based offices? Using Myers…
How to Interview Better Than Oprah
When it comes to job search and interviewing, I often administer a DISC assessment to my coaching clients in an effort to help me get to know them better. This exercise also helps the client understand his personality, style, and natural tendencies. The information gleaned from the assessment is particularly useful especially if you are…
ToDo: Six steps to finding the new job
Many people find it daunting to begin the process of searching for new employment. Maybe you don’t know where to begin. Maybe you haven’t looked for a new position in more than 15 years, or maybe you have just become complacent where you are and haven’t thought about looking in a really long time. Whatever…
Actors & Cheaters Need Not Apply
I stumbled upon an interesting article in the WSJ on line earlier today that brought me swiftly back to high school where classmates would clandestinely review smudged words and calculations on sweaty palms in a futile attempt to gain extra points on a test that they were ill-prepared to take. This article was about standardized…