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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.
Continuing Education PART I: Foreign Language
In the first part of my continuing education series to help you learn new skills and apply yourself in a different way, one of the things you can do is learn a new language! Learning a new language, though not easy, will facilitate you ability to contribute in a global environment and certainly make…
Continuing Education: Don't just sit around - learn something!
If you have recently been laid off or find yourself in a transitional period, sitting around on the couch waiting for things to happen is not a good use of time or resources. Times of transition or other breaks from full-time employment should be used as an opportunity to develop new or enhance…
SALARY NEGOTIATIONS – THE DO’S AND DON’T’S
Embarking on a career search involves the ability to successfully negotiate on one’s own behalf when the opportunity presents itself. Really, anything is negotiable; with a little research, some planning, and patience – even a desired salary can be obtained. Part of the recipe requires belief in your abilities. In collaboration with my…
Time Matters
How many of you constantly complain that there is ‘simply not enough time’ to complete your daily tasks? Does this spill over to monthly or even annual reports or projects that you should obviously have enough time to complete? Do you have planners? Online calendars? Palm Pilots? Other gadgetry to help you manage your time?…
PRESENT THIS!
Recently I have been giving a lot of presentations both planned and extemporaneous speaking requiring me to deliver a message. It got me to thinking that strong presentation skills are very important; I thought I would share some insights and information with you on the topic. Why are presentation skills important? Even if…
To network or un-network
I had a very interesting experience yesterday. After receiving an unsolicited email from a networking group, I did some research and decided to attend. It was pretty close by, about a 37-minute drive from my house provided I didn’t get lost and wind up in Michigan. Any of you who know me realize…
Step Right Up, Unpaid Internship for Sale - CHEAP, or not so CHEAP
The Set UpWhat if I told you that there was a way you could guarantee your child an internship? You want to help your kid right? The job market is not looking good – and that’s quite the understatement. So, you have the power to get your child an internship. How? You’re dying…
Interviewing Tips From Behind the Desk
Since I spend a significant amount of time posting information, providing advice that helps those seeking employment, I thought in this post, I would reference some useful tips for hiring managers to help make effective decisions. Just as important as it is for an interviewee to put his or her best foot forward, so too…
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…