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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.
Decoding the Job Ads
If you’ve spent any significant amount of time reading through job ads, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that many of them are rife with buzzwords and jargon. When these words are used over and over, they meld together and become meaningless. Reading through a job description can be an exercise in both futility and confusion. Here are…
Six Secrets of Successful Job Seekers
There are many factors that affect your job search, such as demand for your talent, how you execute your search, how you brand yourself, and the amount of effort you dedicate to the search. Some of these factors are beyond your control. Today we’ll share six secrets of successful job seekers. These are things you…
An Insider’s Job Search Tips: Get in the Back Door for an Interview
It’s time to face facts. Submitting your resume online with hundreds of other candidates is not the best way to get in the door for an interview. In a competitive market, you can get lost in a sea of resumes. You need to access the back door to increase your chance of getting an interview.…
Working the Passive Job Search Campaign
You probably have heard that employers would rather recruit an employed candidate than an unemployed job seeker. This may be true. A working candidate is more attractive because they are without a shadow of why they left their last job. The longer a candidate is unemployed, the greater the potential for a stigma. That is…
InfoGraphic - The Most Important Words in Networking
What is networking? CRITICAL Who needs to network? YOU Where do you need to network? EVERYWHERE When do you need to network? ALWAYS How do you network? LIKE THIS Why do you need to network? BECAUSE
Ask Deb: Looking for a Job Out of Town
Dear Deb: How can I go about finding a job in a different state when I don't have the money to frequently travel for interviews & I financially support a family Looking to Relocate Dear Looking: Thanks for writing. You should try to set up a number of interviews so you maximize your travel time.…
Looking for a New Job This Year? Three Things You Should Do Today
Happy New Year! We hope that you all had a wonderful holiday season and are rested, re-charged, and ready to start 2014 off right. If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to finally find your next great job, here are three things you have to do today to put yourself in a great position…
How Searching for an IT Job is Different than Searching for Any Other Job - Guest Post
Careers Done Write is pleased to have a partnership with a well respected IT recruitment firm. As part of this partnership, AVID has written a blog post for us to share with the CDW readers. I hope you find their post informative. Are you making a change and moving into the IT job market, or…
The Value of an Expert
Is it worth the investment to hire a genuine expert? In many cases, hiring an expert represents long-term value. How many DIY home projects have you seen gone awry at your home or for one of your friends? My favorite is a friend who saved $50 on the connection of a new refrigerator only to…
A New Job for the New Year? The Time to Start is Now!
In January, we will see many blog posts, newsstories, and talk shows discussing “new jobs for the new year.” Why wait and get lost in the crowd? Now is the time to get started! The job market varies significantly based on your geographic location, industry, and occupation. However, in general we know this is a…