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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.
Workplace Stress: Top Tips for Career Survival
And the survey says, “We’re stressed!” Study after study concludes that workplace stress is a common problem that has serious consequences. Whether you are an administrative assistant or a senior level executive with global corporate responsibilities, chances are your job is stressful; this may be affecting you – and not in a good way! According…
Résumé Help - Financial Software Sales Manager
As many of my regular readers know, every Monday we feature a résumé help section that takes a look a portion of a specific résumé. Today’s sample résumé is riddled with errors. Our candidate Joshua has some very impressive results to boast about, but his document has extremely poor punctuation and grammar. This is detracting…
Creative Résumé for Event Planners
Q. Dear Deb, I am an event planner and have been having a debate with my husband about whether or not it is appropriate to use color and possibly even a few graphics on my résumé. He is a financial professional on Wall Street and thinks I should absolutely not use any color or images. …
What’s in a Career Brand?
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet is a famous line from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet that most of us are familiar with, but the truth is - had Juliet not been a Capulet - the situation between the two star-crossed lovers would have been quite different. Basically, Juliet was the wrong…
Personal Branding for Financial Career Growth
Dear Deb, Q. I am a Senior Financial Analytics Manager at a major pharmaceutical firm and keep seeing articles on the internet about personal branding and professional branding. I would like to know if there is a difference between the two. Also, can you explain how branding will help me with my career? T.H., Nutley,…
Electronic Resumes and You
Today's blog article is a guest post from Gregory Faherty, CPRW. Is your resume ready for the digital age of job hunting? You might think it is, but surveys and studies are showing that a large percentage of resumes being distributed, posted, and emailed today are not compatible with the digital storage, tracking, and search…
Resume Help - Finance Law Professional
For today’s résumé help, we are looking at an advanced graduate student who is transitioning her career from finance and investments into the legal field, while maintaining a focus on finance. We will call her Joanne. Joanne made several critical errors on her résumé that are costing her dearly. The very first problem is that…
Interview Questions for the Interviewer
Dear Deb, Q. I wanted to reach out to you and let you know that I have a job interview next week. I know that it is good to ask the interviewer questions. I was wondering if there are a few standard interview questions you recommend asking the hiring manager that would help me make…
Personal Branding to Fire Up Your Job Search
This blog post is part of the Career Collective monthly series. If you have been searching for a new and challenging career opportunity, it may be time to ignite your job search by creating and promoting a personal brand. You might be wondering what personal branding can really do for you? Think Cartier versus Timex. …
Salary Negotiating - Earn What You Are Worth
What are your compensation goals? 800K per year, 5 weeks paid vacation, 14 paid holidays, 100% medical, and a corporate Mercedes? Nice! Even if this isn’t quite the level you are targeting in terms of a compensation package, this doesn’t mean you need to settle for less than you are worth. Assuming your skills are…