Dawn's Blog
Blog URL http://thewritesolution.wordpress.com/
Located Wilmington, North Carolina USA
Tags Resume, Job Search, Career Advice, Interviewing, Networking
Common sense job search advice and a blog roll full of the best career management tools on the Web.
Latest Blog Posts
- Think threatening to leave to get a raise is a good idea? Think again. on Nov 21, 2009 in Career Advice Job Performance LinkedIn Raises
Today’s Careerealism T.A.P. question #382 prompted this post. You can go read the entire question here, but the gist of it is, “I’m underpaid. Should I threaten to leave to see if I can get more money?” Since I can only answer...
- Targeted company searches on Nov 4, 2009 in Job Search Company Research Dawn Bugni Job Market LinkedIn
The Professional Association of Resume Writers had a great conversation on their elist about how to identify companies in a specific geographic areas – like San Francisco metro and in a specific industry — life medical device or biotech &...
- Your network IS your net worth on Oct 30, 2009 in Career Collective Career Advice Networking
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...
- Networking opportunities in Wilmington, NC on Oct 28, 2009 in Networking Job Search LinkedIn
I did some research on local networking opportunities a while back for a job seeker. She and I met though the Job Angels initiative originally started on Twitter. She recently graduated with an engineering degree and moved from Michigan to Wilmington...
- Would you brush a hippo’s teeth? on Oct 23, 2009 in Career Advice Attitude LinkedIn Careerealism T.A.P.
As you may already know, I ran a pet sitting service in addition to my resume writing enterprise. (October 5th I notified clients I was shutting down.) If you think working for corporate America is demanding, try caring for someone’s animals in...
- Is your job search “cookie-cutter” or “hand-dropped”? on Oct 7, 2009 in Career Collective Career Advice Chandlee Bryan Dawn Bugni Gayle Howard Job Search Laurie Berenson LinkedIn Megan Fitzgerald Miriam Salpeter Rosa Vargas Social Media Twitter
I’ve been honored by my career colleagues with an invitation to participate in The Career Collective. Once, eventually twice, a month, a group of career professionals will blog on a subject topical and timely for a job seeker. We’ll post...
- Job search tenacity through a blind dog’s eyes. on Sep 22, 2009 in Job Search Attitude Bart LinkedIn
Bart wandered in our lives on a Saturday night. Strangely enough, he appeared on the eve of the day we said good-bye to Sadie. It was almost as if he knew there’d be an opening for a dog at our house and he was Johnny-on-the-spot ready to fill it.
