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Yes. I tweet. And I’m proud of it.

It’s early New Year’s Eve, the last day of 2009. I just tweeted this: “One of my favorite things about 2009 … all my Twitter friends. You guys gave me more than you’ll ever know. Thank you! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!” And it’s true. I can trace a good bit of the wonderfulness of 2009 back […]

Could that sound really be opportunity? During the Holidays?

Career Collective post: Once a month, a group of career professionals blog on a subject topical and timely for a job seeker. We’ll post our thoughts on our own blog and link to the post of our colleagues on the same topic. This month’s topic: What are some specific tips to help job seekers really […]

Credentials

  Certified Master Resume Writer Master Resume Writer – MRW (One of only 27 worldwide) Certified Professional Resume Writer – CPRW Bachelor Of Science – Business Management Blog contributor through various career collectives across the Internet Published in: Resumes for the Rest of Us: Secrets from the Pros for Job Seekers with Unconventional Career Paths; […]

Your network IS your net worth

This month the collective posts to coincide with Quintessential Careers Job Action Day on November 2, 2009. Career Collective post: Once a month, a group of career professionals blog on a subject topical and timely for a job seeker. We’ll post our thoughts on our own blog and link to the post of our colleagues […]

Is your job search "cookie-cutter" or "hand-dropped"?

I’ve been honored by my career colleagues with an invitation to participate in The Career Collective. Once a month, a group of career professionals will blog on a subject topical and timely for a job seeker. We’ll post our thoughts on our own blog and link to the post of our colleagues on the same […]

Do as I say, not as I do.

When I first took a teleseminar on blogging, one thing the instructor said was if you disappear from your blog for a while, don’t call attention to it. Start again like you posted yesterday. Sooooo, here I am calling attention to the fact it’s almost been two months since I’ve pontificated … to help make […]

Guest Post on Careerealism

Between Daylight Saving Time and the events of this past weekend, I’ve been remiss in tooting my own horn about my contribution to an article on resume writing for Careerealism. (As I tell my rez clients. If you don’t toot your own horn, who will???) And yes gang, this is another Twitter-generated opportunity. Stop rolling […]

Web 2.0 – Business in a fishbowl

I recently read Gayle Howard’s blog post about how Web 2.0 is affecting company communications and in the long run, operations. (Gayle’s an Australian resume writer and fellow PARW member.)   It ties in nicely with what I’ve discovered about this whole cyber-networking thing. Building on her post, there’s another side to Web 2.0. From a […]

Volunteer to network

I had the best day yesterday. I volunteer with a canine rescue group – Monty’s Home. I spent the day at the Dog Club of Wilmington’s Second Annual Holiday Party. There was food, live music, pictures with Santa, dogs – ranging in size from a teacup Chihuahua to a 130-pound Great Dane – and vendors, selling […]

About Dawn

My business, The Write Solution grew from seeds planted more than twenty years ago when I volunteered for The Woman’s Center of Wake County as a career adviser. After completing a twelve-week training course, I assisted clients in crafting interview-landing resumes and coached them through the search process. I spent twenty-five years holding positions in manufacturing, inventory control […]