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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.
Delay Job Search for Job Market Recovery?
True, the economy is not at its high point, not even close; but that doesn’t mean it is all doom and gloom. It just means that perhaps it is time to dig in your heels and take a more realistic approach to your situation. It has been my experience that job seekers who take the…
Online and Offline Networking Tips to Find Jobs
Q. I have been unemployed for the past year and a half. It seems like every time I apply for a job, I never hear back. It is like my résumé gets lost in a black hole. I am at my wit’s end and don’t really know what to do next. I wait for job…
How to Interview Better Than Oprah
When it comes to job search and interviewing, I often administer a DISC assessment to my coaching clients in an effort to help me get to know them better. This exercise also helps the client understand his personality, style, and natural tendencies. The information gleaned from the assessment is particularly useful especially if you are…
Job Searches scarier than Halloween?
When you begin feeling like you have just been run over by a bunch of unruly trick-or-treaters because of a long and difficult job search, it can be challenging to maintain a happy spirit! It happens to the best of us. Sometimes, you want to put a sheet over your head and hide like a…
Resume Help - Summary Format
Welcome readers – we are happy to announce a new feature on Careers Done Write’s blog – a weekly résumé critique. Every Monday I am going to profile different sections of a client’s résumé, which will serve as a valuable guide to help people understand how a résumé should be constructed. In all instances, names…
Resume Help - Tips to Avoid Age Discrimination
Q. I'm a big fan of your website and I also follow you on twitter. I would like to ask for your thoughts on how to avoid age discrimination when updating my résumé? I am a senior level executive in the financial services sector and want to include some of my relevant early career…
Online CV help with Job Changes
I recently read an article in the NY Times by Jon Picoult, an executive, speaker and author from NYC, known for helping businesses inspire their employees. He mentioned that as the economy allows it, many workers will be looking to change jobs. As a résumé writer and career strategist, I see this happening daily. More…
Turning Mistakes into Job Success
Of course most of you are perfect and never make any mistakes - I know I don't. So this blog is directed at the one or two of you that are not the shiny bastion of perfection. So, you messed up, dropped the ball, committed a faux pas - whatever you want to call it,…
Latest US Department of Labor Statistics Bleary
The Labor department released its monthly report the other day and things don't look very good. The overall unemployment numbers are pretty flat at 9.6%. But the bad news is that private sector hiring did litle to offset more government job losses. September showed a net loss of 95,000 jobs - maybe not such a…
Avoid these Resume Mistakes
As a globally recognized expert in the area of résumé writing and career coaching, I have had the opportunity to see some of the most hilarious and outrageous mistakes on résumés and cover letters over the years. While these bloopers provide good fun, having undetected mistakes on a résumé is a very serious matter. If…