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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.
Learn Me Right
I love Stumble Upon. It’s simply amazing the things that are available at the tip of one’s fingers! Of course, I am always looking for something interesting and informative to blog about. Well today, it did not take any hair pulling or deep introspection to come up with something that I think could…
Techies Still Rule The Heap
So we all know how important technology has become to our daily existence. Some of us are complete Luddites and others of us, well, are so savvy that we can build a computer from scratch, create the software and hook everything up to collect data from every world power. Sadly, I am not…
Load your Project Management Guns
I stumbled across this very interesting site www.eventmanagerblog.com that might be an interesting resource for you to add to your career-planning arsenal. As we all know, finding a job is a job by itself and this site provides some really unique resources that will allow you to be more productive. They do talk…
The Changes, They Are Comin'
On the day of what is arguably one of the nation’s most historic events, I thought it appropriate to write a blog about change, which is also apropos for career planning and management. As we look to the future and examine our economic condition, I am excited (like most people), but also nervous…
AN ASIDE - Show me the stuff
I just stumbled upon this blog called We Covet. The bloggers review, well, stuff. It could be anything from handbags to furniture, and cleaning products. They review all sorts of things. The interesting thing (at least for me) is that, like me, they like stuff! Having recently been invited to join the…
ACE YOUR INTERVIEW
I have been providing a lot of advice regarding résumé preparation and some things that are definite no-no’s when preparing written career materials. It’s high time for some advice regarding how to really get points during your interview. One of the most commonly asked questions is “Can you tell me a little bit…
One Part Achievement, One Part Creativity and Stir
Given that times are changing and many people are looking for work, I thought it would be timely to post a blog regarding career change. Since many folks have been laid off due to economic conditions, I am in contact daily with people who are looking for other types of positions from what they were…
Very creative or very unprofessional
Desperation leads some to creativity How much value does sending your résumé to a hiring manager on the bottom of a shoe box, or in a lipstick tube add? Creativity might be the way to land that desired interview. Especially in today’s tight economic market with jobs becoming scarce, applicants are using creative measures to…
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…
Get that Promotion
I recently had a conversation with a girl friend of mine regarding her career (shocking, I know, because I never talk about that) and how to climb the corporate ladder. It got me thinking that a good blog about this would be, well, a good idea. So, here are my thoughts regarding getting that…