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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.

Career Strategies for the New Year
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Career Strategies for the New Year

I know that we are all bombarded with “new year, new you” messages everywhere during this final week of December. We all know that New Year's resolutions are notoriously difficult to maintain and that most of them fall by the wayside by mid-February. So I’m not going to advise you to make monumental shifts in your career management strategy. I do want to point out that you are the CEO of your own career, and as such, it’s incumbent upon you to manage your career just as you would any team or project. Here is what I suggest for 2023….

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Your New Year Career Resolution
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Your New Year Career Resolution

As we close out the first week of 2022, some of us may already be lamenting that we’ve broken our New Year’s resolutions. Plans to get healthy are sidetracked by indulgence in food and wine; decisions about keeping an organized workspace become buried under the clutter on our desks. The problem with most New Year’s resolutions is that we see them as all or nothing. Either we are 100% compliant, or we are total failures. Nothing could be farther from the truth! Making a resolution is about deciding to change a behavior, and that’s something that happens gradually over time. Here are 5 tips to making your career resolutions for 2022 stick….

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Things to do differently in 2022 to better manage your career
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Things to do differently in 2022 to better manage your career

As 2021 winds down, it is only natural that we look to 2022 with renewed optimism and hope. The New Year is always a time designated for getting out of old routines and looking toward the future. We’ve all heard the adage that doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is insanity. There is truth in that statement. As the end of the year approaches, evaluate how you’ve managed your career and what you can do differently. Change can be scary, overwhelming, and daunting. But it’s the only way to improve. If you continued to exercise your muscles by executing the same movements and lifting the same weight, your strength and endurance would never improve. Your career is like a muscle. Without exercise, you run the risk of stagnation, at best, and atrophy at worst….

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8 Things to do differently in 2022 to improve your job search and your career
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8 Things to do differently in 2022 to improve your job search and your career

The job market is hot right now. Employers, regardless of industry, are having trouble recruiting and retaining the talent they need, and candidates have more interview options than ever before. While this is an excellent environment for job seekers, it’s putting a strain on hiring companies and employees trying to execute on goals amid constant uncertainty and chaos. The pace of voluntary turnover shows no sign of slowing down, nor do the hiring needs of companies in all industries and fields. Add to this the ongoing pandemic; to say these are uncertain times is a gross understatement. Here are some things you can do to improve your focus and optimize your brand, your job search, and your current company….

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Looking forward to 2021
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Looking forward to 2021

At the end of each year, we look forward to the new one with anticipation, hope, and excitement. Those feelings have never been more apparent than this year when we close out 2020. I think I speak for everyone when I say that I am looking forward to putting 2020 in the archive and moving on, whatever “moving on” from 2020 may mean.

Here’s what I’m looking forward to in 2021….

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