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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.
Millennials and Gen Z are Changing the Culture of the Workplace
In the bygone era, prior to the late 1980s, life in corporate America was good. It was comfortable. Predictable. Secure. All you had to do was go to college (or not), get a job, work your way up, and then, 40 years later, retire with a full pension. By 1988, “downsizing” had come into favor…
How to deal with sycophants at work
In Hans Christian Andersen’s tale, The Emperor’s New Clothes, two swindlers convince a vain emperor they could weave the most elegant clothes so uncommonly fine, only those with the highest refinement, good taste, and exceptional intelligence would be able to see them. The ambitious emperor heartily agrees, thinking it would help him to distinguish the…
Illegal? Shady? Both? Neither?
Each year the EEOC closes more than 100,000 cases. However, only 18% of complaints ever resolve in either financial reward or a change in work conditions. Part of the reason for this is due to the indisputable reality that workplace harassment is notoriously difficult to prove, and that the burden of proof rests entirely on…
Why Women Shouldn’t Earn More Than Men: A Mansplanation
News host Tucker Carlson is afraid. Very afraid. And his feelings are hurt. Why? Because women are empowered. Scary. You see, sometimes women are in high-earning positions. And when they are, according to Mr. Carlson, makes them less desirable to men looking for partners. In Mr. Carlson’s version of reality, the biggest problem in the…
The backlash of #MeToo
Those of us who are old enough will remember that in 1991, Clarence Thomas was confirmed and appointed to the Supreme Court, despite the compelling and riveting testimony of Anita Hill. The all-male Senate Judiciary Committee confirmed him, in the face of credible evidence that he had sexually harassed Ms. Hill. The backlash from this…
Is career advice a form of gaslighting?
I came across an article recently that had a unique take on the kinds of career advice that is typically given to women. The main concept of the article is that women are being sold on the idea that it is up to them to change workplace culture and to make the workplace more encouraging…
Why are you looking to leave your current role?
This can be a sticky, tough question for a lot of job seekers. On the one hand, you don’t want to give away too many details as to why you’re looking for a new role. On the other, you don’t want to come off as wishy-washy with a non-answer. How do you best effectively answer…
You’re not imagining it. Pregnancy discrimination is real.
Sometimes, a firmly held belief I have is validated by an outside source. And usually, this makes me feel vindicated and relieved. But on occasion, a closely held belief is proven to be true, and the result is that I am angry and disgusted. Such was the case when I read this article in the…
Bro Culture in the Workplace
Women presently represent 50% of the workforce. Yet in spite of this, top positions in most companies tend to be dominated by men. And when a woman does hold a C-level position, she’s seen as a novelty, and is often trotted out and put on display in the name of “diversity.” Think Sheryl Sandberg, Meg…
Technology can help with your personal goals
There are countless articles out there that vilify the pervasiveness of technology in our lives. Modern technologies, it seems, has succeeded in eroding the barrier between work and personal life. Contemporary workers are always “on,” attached by wireless umbilical cords to their various devices. You can respond to your boss’s email via your car’s voice…