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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.
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Workplace Stress: Top Tips for Career Survival
And the survey says, “We’re stressed!” Study after study concludes that workplace stress is a common problem that has serious consequences. Whether you are an administrative assistant or a senior level executive with global corporate responsibilities, chances are your job is stressful; this may be affecting you – and not in a good way! According…
Need a Job? Try Tech!
Can you configure a router? Can you build a Windows PC? Do you know what IP v6 is? Do you know how many layers are in the OSI stack? Do you even know what the OSI stack is? Do you care? Maybe you should – while the economy is slowly, and I mean slowly beginning…
US Department of Labor Employment Report
December's unemployment number shows improvement with the nominal rate dropping from 9.8% to 9.4%, but those numbers might be misleading for a variety of reasons. In order to see why they might not be the great news some of our more ebullient analysts might make you believe, some basic discussion of how the rate is…
Demonstrate Employee Value in a Bad Economy
The current downturn in the economy has been tough on those who have been laid off, but employees who haven’t received pink slips are also suffering; they have been left behind to juggle the workload of 2 and sometimes 3 people at a time. Not fun! In addition to living in a constant state of…
No Job During Holidays
If you are among the nearly 2 million Americans for whom unemployment benefits will end in a few days, the quickly approaching holiday season is probably anxiety ridden, rather than being a time of cheer. According to a recent article on msnbc.com, unless Congress has a change of heart, the benefits that have helped…
Online CV help with Job Changes
I recently read an article in the NY Times by Jon Picoult, an executive, speaker and author from NYC, known for helping businesses inspire their employees. He mentioned that as the economy allows it, many workers will be looking to change jobs. As a résumé writer and career strategist, I see this happening daily. More…
Latest US Department of Labor Statistics Bleary
The Labor department released its monthly report the other day and things don't look very good. The overall unemployment numbers are pretty flat at 9.6%. But the bad news is that private sector hiring did litle to offset more government job losses. September showed a net loss of 95,000 jobs - maybe not such a…
Reasons to Leave Your Resume to Professional Resume Writers
If you had a broken air conditioner, would you start fiddling with it without basic HVAC expertise? That is what many job candidates do when they decide to modify their résumés. While it may be tempting to save money on the expense of using a professional writer, it can be, as the saying goes, penny…
Summer economic recovery ends on sour note
A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (Spring 2010 / Washington, DC) we were told by the powers that ran the empire that summer would be a time of redemption, of recovery, of advancement from the doldrums. But the new unemployment numbers do not speak of recovery; instead they lead me…