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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.
Is it time to say goodbye - why it might be the right time to quit your job, even in the current economy
Is it the time? Do you really think so? Even in this economy? Quit your job. There, I said it. Many of us think about it. You think to yourself “I would love to get out of here – permanently.” How do you determine when it’s time to go? I speak to many people…
GUEST BLOG - Personal Marketing - Get Your Resume Noticed by Recruiters and Hiring Managers to Land Your Next Job
Today we have invited a guest blogger to provide some additional insight into the job search process. April M. Williams, is a career coach who brings her experience in Fortune 50 companies to help her clients get unstuck in their job search ... So, Away we go! Many people think marketing is only for…
HOW-TO: Creating a compelling cover letter
As a follow-up to my article on the importance of having a cover letter accompany your résumé, I am going to demonstrate here the mechanics of a well written cover letter. I hope that this provides some value and enables you to craft your own cover letter to generate interest on behalf of a potential…
A cover letter is NOT optional!
What’s the value of writing a cover letter? Why do you need that if you are going to submit your résumé? Does that not tell the entire story? NO WAY. Simply sending a résumé is not enough. A cover letter IS important. No cover letter with your résumé is like leaving your house with a…
What is a Leader?
What does it mean to be a leader?The greatest characteristic of a true leader is that a leader inspires. A leader inspires his/her followers to achieve greater heights. A leader does not need to order. A leader directs – usually from the front. A leader expects and gets the best from the best and can…
Continuing Education Part 3: Technical Training
In the next chapter of our series on continuing education, we focus on something for the techies out thereWell, folks, it is definitely a technical world we live in – even if you don’t work in tech, it can be helpful to have some understanding so when your help-desk guy or gal says “if you…
Making working from home, work!
So, you want to work from home? Great! Sounds awesome, right? You don’t have to go anywhere, you can just put yourself in front of a computer and there you are ready to go. Wrong. Working from home requires much more than a place to sit and crank out some work. Why? There are distractions…
Getting the most out of your annual review
It’s that time of year; it only comes once a year. Yes! It’s your annual performance review. Really, it is the one time of year that you get to pat yourself on the back and provide examples of the things you have done over the course of the past year that justify a…
E-mail Netiquette
Why is it that communicating online is such a challenge? The minute we get in front of email, we rattle off messages that are unclear, with typographical and grammatical errors. Why is writing an email different than writing a letter? (a lost art at this point) How many times have you written an…
Continuing Education PART 2: Presentation Skills
This is part 2 of a series on continuing education. Being able to present, i.e. communicate in a business environment is a critical skill for anyone. Just because you don’t get on stage in front of hundreds of people doesn’t mean you don’t present. A one-0n-one meeting is a presentation; your annual review…