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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.
Professional Branding Strategies: 3 Simple Steps to Brand Building
Building a brand to enhance your professional reputation and further your career goals is not a modern fad. It is a growing trend that can yield big dividends when done properly. Professional branding is a way to differentiate yourself from your competition and carve a niche that will have others flocking to you as an…
Résumé Help - Senior User Experience Engineer
Today we are going to focus on a portion of a résumé written by a senior user experience engineer. The résumé is not providing Tim with a polished image. He has numerous grammatical errors and the visual appeal is lacking. As someone involved in user experience, Tim’s résumé should reflect his ability to create an…
New Job Search in a New Town
Dear Deb, Q. My husband and I recently relocated to the Northeast from California and I had to leave my job so he could get a promotion. I don’t have many contacts in this area and I have been submitting my résumé via the job boards; but I am having no luck. Do you have…
Résumé Help - Rising Corporate Strategist
Today’s Résumé Help focuses on the résumé of an up and coming corporate strategy professional. It is difficult to tell exactly where the candidate, James, wants to take his career because he has not provided any branding information to let readers know his direction. In order to accommodate a headline, branding statement, summary, and list…
Job Seekers Face Rampant Discrimination
If you are old, overweight, female, and unemployed, look out in today’s job market. While racial discrimination lawsuits are still the number one type of case seen by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), other types of discrimination are on the rise. Since 1964, the federal government has legislated numerous laws intended to protect…
Careers Done Write Partners with the American Marketing Association
I am pleased to announce that I am now a featured provider of career related information to the American Marketing Association (AMA). I would like to share some recent Q&A posts that appeared in August on the AMA website http://www.marketingpower.com. (See below) The AMA website can be a great resource if you are in the…
Graphics to Enhance Your Personal Brand
When it comes to promoting your personal brand, a picture is worth a thousand words. We recently created an infographic at Careers Done Write depicting the results of a survey we completed. It doubles as an awesome branding tool to let job seekers know, not only what we are about, but what other professionals have…
Résumé Help – Commercial Insurance Professional
We hope you are enjoying our Résumé Help blog which appears every Monday on the Careers Done Write website. Today we are reviewing the résumé of an expert in the Property & Casualty space. Mark is experienced in a variety of key areas within the insurance industry. He has been a high level consultant, but…
Job Title Holding You Back?
Dear Deb, Q. If I am currently holding a manager title, but want to become a director or VP, how can I effectively convey this on my résumé? I work for a mid-size firm and many of my responsibilities are quite senior level. Unfortunately my title has stayed the same. - TJ, Texas A. I…
Résumé Help – Senior Oracle Consultant
The résumé we are reviewing today is that of a technical consultant rather than a full time employee. Contractors can often have a difficult time putting together a meaningful résumé because of the many jobs they have held. The use of a career highlights section, which can be modified depending upon the role the candidate…