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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.
Tips for Job Search Success
Today’s Blog is part of the Career Collective. Once a month, our group of career professionals blog on a subject topical and timely for a job seeker. If you are like many, it is tempting to think that you can do an online search for a job, submit your résumé and poof, get hired! While…
Resume Help - International VP
I received a CV from a potential client who requested a free critique and I must say that this is one for the record books. I have changed the information to protect her identity, and am going to do this particular critique a bit differently than some of my others because her résumé is so…
Is Writing Results Oriented Resumes Obsolete?
Hi Deb, Q. I wanted to ask a quick question. I came across an article that was posted via LinkedIn, which contradicted some of the things you recently taught us at a webinar I attended. The author of the article said to keep the font size no smaller than 11 pt and also mentioned that…
Resume Help - Format and Layout
Today’s résumé critique is an interesting one because the candidate worked at the same firm for many years, but in very diverse roles. This résumé belongs to a woman we will call Joan. Joan began working for a firm that we will fictitiously call Munchinson Inc. in 1998 and left in 2010. She provides almost…
Job Interviews but No Job Offers
Dear Deb, Q. Ever since your team revised my résumé and LinkedIn profile I have to say I have been getting much more activity. Here is the problem: I still have not received a job offer. For some reason I keep getting passed up when it comes to the actual offers. They aren’t even calling…
Professional Blogging for Personal Brands
To blog or not to blog? That is the question! You are a busy executive with lots of daily responsibilities. So why on earth would you want to blog in addition to all of your regular duties? I get it, believe me! As a professional in the career industry who is committed to providing my…
Resume Help - CPA job transition
Today’s résumé critique is for a candidate who was in the financial investments sector and wants to transition. He has just completed training to become a full fledged accountant and is CPA eligible. We will call him Jim. Jim has 8 years of solid work experience, but he has made the mistake of positioning himself…
Interview Preparation to Highlight Success
Dear Deb, I am a fairly modest person and I was wondering how much information I should give interviewers about my successes when I meet with them. Sometimes I feel uncomfortable, sort of like I am bragging, when I talk about the great job I did; but my recruiter says I should do all I…
Resume Help - Sales Executive
Below is the first half of a résumé written by a sales candidate. We will call him John. John’s résumé is substantially sub standard. It is unlikely that John will be able to secure the right types of interviews despite the fact that he is well educated and has a fairly good track record of…
US Department of Labor Employment Report
December's unemployment number shows improvement with the nominal rate dropping from 9.8% to 9.4%, but those numbers might be misleading for a variety of reasons. In order to see why they might not be the great news some of our more ebullient analysts might make you believe, some basic discussion of how the rate is…