Success story

Due to the economy, I was laid off from my full-time job for an extended amount of time. My self-esteem and confidence suffered, but with Jeri's preparation, I was very confident in the proper things to say and do in interviews. I feel like the things I learned from Jeri really did help me get the job offer!


Graphic Artist,

Fergus Falls, MN

  Know your value

Jeri is interviewed on Studio One, a cable news program produced by students, faculty and staff at the University of North Dakota. This segment talks about job interview process and how you can be prepared for this important part of getting your career going in the right direction.


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The Workwrite Job Search Guide is for you if you are:

Executive: CEO, CIO, CFO, COO, President, Vice President, Partner
At the top of your profession, an accomplished leader with a vision to match, you have accomplishments begging to be quantified in ways that show your enterprise scope.
Management: Director, manager, general manager, operations manager, You are doubly blessed with management experience backed by a profession.
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Technical: Your training is highly specialized, technology oriented, and quickly evolving.
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How to change an OK job into a great career (Part 2)

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What are your feelings
and spirit telling you?

When we stopped yesterday, (See Part 1), you had made a list of your skills and preferences back over your career. You’d looked through it for connections you might not have noticed before and thought about how these strengths might combine in a way you haven’t previously considered. Make a list of these connections and the type of work

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How to change an OK job into a great career (Part 1 of 3)

We have this image of the college graduate with the career plan in hand who follows that plan to glorious success. Then, we feel like failures when it doesn’t happen that way. I’m here to say it doesn’t happen that way because our glorious success is usually beyond our sight and understanding, especially when we’re

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Self-discovery for job seekers

If you consider your job search or career change in terms of continuous improvement, you are far more empowered to be even happier than you are now. With everything we learn, every improvement we make, we are closer to the meaning and purpose for our

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Are you wresting<br>or collaborating?

Are you wrestling or collaborating?

In the career search process, when we are offered the position, our instinct is to relax. Mission accomplished. Exhale.

Not so fast with the champagne. (Well, OK, it never hurts to celebrate twice, but save a bottle. Trust me on this.)

Your new employer would like nothing better than to have you let down your guard at this point. It would likely save

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Get set for new interview style

You must prepare concrete examples with enough specifics that a hiring manager or recruiter can tell you have experienced what you claim to have

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Collaborate with resume writers

Your certified resume writer is your friend. They will go out of their way to use expert strategies to present you and your background accurately and in the best light to a tightly targeted market.

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Students worldwide seek job security first

The eclipsing of training and development by job security is temporary to the economic downturn. When the economies of the world recover – as many are starting to do already – our research indicates a return to career pathing and training being of primary

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What to do if nothing's working

Sure-fire way to change results

What if your job search seems like a big traffic jam?

You’ve tried and tried and … tried. Done the same thing so many times, you’re dreaming about it.

Still nothing. And the dreams are getting ugly.

Change one thing. Just pick one. That will help you get unstuck.

Then, analyze what you HAVE been doing. What has been effective? What hasn’t worked?

If there are

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Acing the interview

It’s more than knowing the “right” answers

I just finished writing a glowing review of a client’s mock interview performance. I feel like a proud parent.

I prepare candidates for interviews by hearing their concerns and working with them to overcome perceived obstacles. This particular client was a joy from beginning to end. He was cordial and grateful for my coaching. He acknowledged what he knew and

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>Online Job Search Tools: Salary Research

What is your work worth?

Preparing for an interview can be a daunting task in itself. Anticipating questions and preparing answers that include the best of your experience and accomplishments is likely to take a good amount of time, but it is time well spent.

One of the questions often forgotten in the preparation process is the one about your salary. Preparation is essential for this

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