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Doing these things got me the job offer after 2 job submissions

7/1/2022

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Doing these things got me the job offer after 2 job submissions

This past month on June 10, 2022 I had done the things I'm about to share with you when submitting for 2 freelance writing positions and had to turn down one of the offers (the only way they paid was through a specific payment system only that had tech. glitches, not great customer service based on my personal experience thus far, their one payment system wasn't rated that great through my own research, & there was a part of their "Terms & Conditions" that could basically screw you out of payment), but that's beside the point. My point is I was offered a job offer after doing these 2 things after applying for ONLY 2 freelance writing jobs so I would say 50% is a pretty good success rate, wouldn't you? Even though individual results may vary, surely it's gotta be worth a try if you've been submitting job after job for an extended period of time & getting no result, RIGHT?

Here are 3 things you can do to at least called in for an interview for the job (or receive a job offer like I did):


Thing #1): In addition to following the directions precisely for the job application process, if you have an email address that's provided for the job did you have letters of recommendation sent from others to that email address? In this day and age (even before Covid competition, getting the job interview was difficult) now it's even worse specifically for those remote and/or freelance positions that involve working from home. It's a given that many got used to staying and working at home (since Covid) that they don't want to ever return to the office. I even saw a woman post that she never wanted to return to the office on LinkedIn. 

And in case you don't know how fierce the competition is, within 8 hours of a freelance writer position being posted on LinkedIn there were already 234 applicants.

How are you going to stand out amongst over 234 applicants (by the time you apply that number can be many more)?

I asked myself, "What worked in the past?" Sometimes what worked "back in the day" still works today. I remembered how I got all the scholarships I got in college: The Herbert Goodman highest GPA scholarship 2 consecutive years in a row at my community college, a scholarship my summer quarter at my community college, and the Milgard Tribute scholarship the first year at my University's business school. My tuition and books (thousands of dollars per quarter) weren't just paid because of my great grades, leadership and extra-curricular activities, my awesome essays or applications it was also because of the letters of recommendation that I had written.

​A letter of recommendation is a letter that talks about why you're an awesome candidate & what you're currently doing and did in the past. 
You'd want to have someone who can vouch for you whether it's a current or former professor, someone you worked/work with, etc. It's approximately a page to a page and a quarter. Here's a sample one that a client wrote for me that is tailored to the specific position:

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Mary Lee Oliva, business owner, and client of mine

I am writing to highly recommend Carly Calabrese for your Content Writer position through your [Name of Department if applicable]. I hired Carly the first May of Covid to write a marketing letter for my business. She wrote a detailed 2-page letter that shared a little history about my skincare business (Rodan + Fields), and my dream of wanting to help women with their self-confidence by consulting with them about their hairstyle, clothing, or cosmetics. In her marketing letter, Carly also included an interesting fact about skincare and used a catchy tagline of, “Let’s ‘face it’ you want to put your best face forward” along with my contact information and a scripture from the Bible “Love your neighbor as yourself, I am the Lord.” –Leviticus 19:18 that I felt resonated with me since I was planning on distributing those letters to my neighbors. 

Although I didn’t end up using Carly’s awesome marketing letter because of my new business, I still wanted to discuss my project with Carly as she wrote a professional and engaging letter that I know would’ve grabbed the reader’s attention. That’s why I wanted to write this letter of recommendation for Carly as I know you are seeking skilled creative writers & wordsmith artists for marketing materials. 

I know that Carly would be the perfect fit for your Content Writer position as she has over 15 years of marketing experience. That combined with her over 12 years of direct writing experience (positions which required heavy writing) & the same amount of time (over 12 years) successfully working in a freelance/remote capacity, I feel that she would make a great addition for your company. 

Carly’s critical thinking skills are utilized daily as a business owner & marketer that founded and implemented Work Solutions, where she performs career coaching/career prep assistance, business marketing, writing, editing, and LinkedIn services for individuals and freelance opportunities. I met her when she led her 2 networking groups concurrently for job seekers and business professionals. At one of her networking groups, she used to put on a different career or marketing related seminar monthly using PowerPoint presentations that she created & taught us about in a classroom setting. She also helped us hone our 2-minute “commercials” also referred to as “elevator pitches.” 

Carly routinely writes newsletter copy for her business & also puts it on her social media accounts. I’ve always found her content to be very interesting, informative, engaging (unique and attractive images & videos), and even inspiring (her latest newsletter shared a recent Joel Osteen sermon about telling yourself the right story and having the right mindset and attitude). 

With Carly’s excellent organizational, multi-tasking, and high quality work including being published in various publications: Woman’s World Magazine (TWICE), Eatonville Dispatch Newspaper 6 months, SouthSoundTalk.com for over 3 years, Tacoma.com over 3 years, the Tacoma Art Group for 1 year, and have also written for contract projects for: the Federal Way Mirror, South Sound Magazine, Showcase Media Magazine, the Business Examiner, & the Puyallup Herald, I don’t see why you would look any further for a Content Writer for your organization. 

If you want an experienced, knowledgeable, fast-learner, and go-getter who will go the extra mile, Carly Calabrese is the one. 


Sincerely,

Mary Lee Oliva

Brand Partner Savvi Lifestyle Co.

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Thing #2): Are you sending a follow up letter within a week of submitting for the position? This means you do the research to find out how you can send this letter to the hiring manager or recruiter for the position by finding them on LinkedIn so that you can send it to them as a message or to an email address that you can locate (with the hiring manager or recruiter's name if possible).

A follow up letter has an introduction about the details of the position you applied for & date submitted along with why you're interested in the position and how you're a perfect fit. You should also list what you like about the position (outside of why you're a perfect fit) and then mention how your resume is attached and include it. Conclude the letter with thanking them, showing gratitude, and conclude.

​To view a sample follow up letter, click this link which will link you to my actual newsletter of this same information & scroll to the same section as you are here once you click on the link & click on the 
"Click here to view a sample follow up letter" which is highlighted in yellow: https://conta.cc/3a9saXm

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Thing #3):  Are you sending thank you letters NOT just when you receive an interview, but when you receive a rejection letter? This means you do the research to find out how you can send this letter to the hiring manager or recruiter for the position (if it's not obvious in the letter that you receive) by finding them on LinkedIn so that you can send it to them as a message or to an email address that you can locate (with the hiring manager or recruiter's name if possible).

It's really a thing now. Here are screenshots of the article on LinkedIn as recent ast May 12, 2022:

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To view a sample thank you letter after you receive a rejection letter from the company, click this link which will link you to my actual newsletter of this same information & scroll to the same section as you are here once you click on the link & click on the "Click here to view a sample thank you letter after you receive the rejection letter from the company" which is highlighted in yellow: https://conta.cc/3a9saXm

3 Featured business services available for purchase through my newsletter THRU THIS TUES. (7/5/22) BEFORE 11:55 PM PST

Want to ensure the above 3 letters are written powerfully, professionally, & obtain prospect? Then consider the services below:
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Service #1: Letter of Recommendation for your job

You know the perfect person/people who can vouch for your skills, experience, character, and more but they may not have the time, interest, or skill to write an impactful and truthful letter. That's where I come in. I can ask the right questions to capture the right details that need to be included in your letter at a remote interview session where we'd meet on the computer, phone, or tablet and hear & see each other as if we were sitting across the table from one another. I would ask you the questions that you would've already received so that you can prepare before we meet remotely. I will then listen back to our recorded remote meeting and write your first draft and provide to you for any applicable edits. I make any applicable edits and then provide to you the final formatted draft (defined as font type, font size, bolds, italicizes, highlights, links where applicable) via email along with a subject title for your email so that you can forward to that person who will send your letter of recommendation for the job you're applying on your behalf.

You also may need another person to send a letter of recommendation on your behalf (you should aim for at least 3 per job that you can send them, too if an email address is present). I could write one on your behalf as another reference to you being the perfect fit for the position. (This would be available if it made sense. If I know you and feel comfortable doing).

These letters of recommendation need to be submitted as soon as possible after you've applied for the position, as it's more material the hiring manager/recruiter will have a chance to review besides your application materials.

A letter of recommendation that's approximately a page to a page and a quarter are ideal, along with the interview to write your letter of recommendation along with the one set of edits (if applicable), and pre-formatted finalized draft via email (defined as the: font type, font size, bolds, italicizes, highlights, links where applicable) to you (or sent from me on behalf of you if I'm the one recommending you) is all for $264.30 which includes the fee I'm charged to process your debit/credit card so I can net my $250 rate. 
**If you want to pay without a debit/credit card, contact me ASAP as the same deadline applies.**$250 is the non-debit/credit card rate.**
TO VIEW THE TERMS & CONDITIONS & PURCHASE, CLICK THIS LINK TO MY ACTUAL NEWSLETTER OF THIS SAME INFORMATION, SCROLL DOWN TO THIS SAME SECTION & CLICK THE PURPLE "BUY NOW" BUTTON (YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO CLOSE OUT BEFORE PROCEEDING TO PURCHASE): https://conta.cc/3a9saXm

Service #2: Follow up letter approximately a week after you submit for the position 


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You're too busy looking for jobs in your field, preparing & submitting your applications for those jobs, writing, editing, and/or facilitating the process to get letters of recommendation for the jobs you're applying for that can send them for, etc. that's when you'd have me write your follow up letter for the positions you've applied for (approximately a week from when you've submitted them).

OR maybe you're not too busy 
to write your follow up letters, you just want the help, want the expertise, whatever your reason I'm here to do it!

A follow up letter that's approximately a page to no more than a page & a half are ideal, along with the quick interview to write your follow up letter along with the one set of edits (if applicable), and pre-formatted finalized draft via email (defined as the: font type, font size, bolds, italicizes, highlights, links where applicable) to you along with a subject title for your email so that you can forward from your own email account OR copy to a LinkedIn message is all for $211.60 which includes the fee I'm charged to process your debit/credit card so I can net my $200 rate. **If you want to pay without a debit/credit card, contact me ASAP as the same deadline applies.**$200 is the non-debit/credit card rate.**

TO VIEW THE TERMS & CONDITIONS & PURCHASE, CLICK THIS LINK TO MY ACTUAL NEWSLETTER OF THIS SAME INFORMATION, SCROLL DOWN TO THIS SAME SECTION & CLICK THE PURPLE "BUY NOW" BUTTON (YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO CLOSE OUT BEFORE PROCEEDING TO PURCHASE): 
https://conta.cc/3a9saXm

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Service #3: Thank you letter for the rejection note/letter that you received after applying for a job


Don't want another letter to have to send? Don't think you'd write a good enough one? Want to make your life easier by delegating, but still being in control of it? That's where I come in.

I can write your thank you for the rejection letter, letter that's approximately a page to a page & a half are ideal to communicate back to your potential employer as they made the effort to communicate to you that they weren't moving forward with you for the position. I will thank them for providing you an update on the status of your application that you applied for including details of the position and when. I will include sincere gratitude and credit for them communicating to you the status of your application when they could've been like the many companies out there that don't but in your words! I will include a few bullet points on why you really liked the position (a quick interview to get something interesting & not just how you'd be great at the position other substantial relevant details where applicable such as perhaps you recently attended a financial seminar related to the financial position you're applying, why you're in the field/trying to get into the field, etc.) you were just rejected for, wish them the best in whoever they do hire while also letting them know you'd like to be considered for the opportunity should it not work out with who they choose and/or if another position becomes available. I will include in the letter that you'd like to keep in touch and propose how you'd do so (if you're a business owner who has an email newsletter you can discuss the purpose of your newsletter & why they'd want to be on it and ask for their email address OR you can let them know you'd like to keep in touch and how they'd propose doing so (some people like to message on LinkedIn or via phone or email). I will be sure to add a light line (that sounds like you as well) along the lines of, "Either way, have an awesome rest of your week!" before concluding. You'll be able to have one set of edits prior to the finished product. All for $211.60 which includes the fee I'm charged to process your debit/credit card so I can net my $200 rate. **If you want to pay without a debit/credit card, contact me ASAP as the same deadline applies.**$200 is the non-debit/credit card rate.**

TO VIEW THE TERMS & CONDITIONS & PURCHASE, CLICK THIS LINK TO MY ACTUAL NEWSLETTER OF THIS SAME INFORMATION, SCROLL DOWN TO THIS SAME SECTION & CLICK THE PURPLE "BUY NOW" BUTTON (YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO CLOSE OUT BEFORE PROCEEDING TO PURCHASE): https://conta.cc/3a9saXm

Thank you,

Carly Calabrese

​Career Coach/Business Marketing Consultant/Writer/Editor/LinkedIn Consultant

Email me:
 info@worksolutionstoday.com

​Work Solutions - "Providing career assistance/coaching/prep, business marketing, writing, editing, and LinkedIn services for individuals and freelance opportunities."

“Independence is happiness.”—Susan B. Anthony
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3 reasons that you can control on why you're NOT getting the job

6/2/2022

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Mark Cuban couldn't have said it better, "There is only one thing in life you can control: your own effort." Here are 3 reasons why you're not getting at least called in for an interview for the job:

Reason #1): In addition to following the directions precisely for the job application process, if you have an email address that's provided for the job did you have letters of recommendation sent from others to that email address? In this day and age (even before Covid competition, getting the job interview was difficult) now it's even worse specifically for those remote and/or freelance positions that involve working from home. It's a given that many got used to staying and working at home (since Covid) that they don't want to ever return to the office. I even saw a woman post that she never wanted to return to the office on LinkedIn. 

And in case you don't know how fierce the competition is, within 8 hours of a freelance writer position being posted on LinkedIn there were already 234 applicants.


How are you going to stand out amongst over 234 applicants (by the time you apply that number can be many more)?

I asked myself, "What worked in the past?" Sometimes what worked "back in the day" still works today. I remembered how I got all the scholarships I got in college: The Herbert Goodman highest GPA scholarship 2 consecutive years in a row at my community college, a scholarship my summer quarter at my community college, and the Milgard Tribute scholarship the first year at my University's business school. My tuition and books (thousands of dollars per quarter) weren't just paid because of my great grades, leadership and extra-curricular activities, my awesome essays or applications it was also because of the letters of recommendation that I had written.

A letter of recommendation is a letter that talks about why you're an awesome candidate & what you're currently doing and did in the past. You'd want to have someone who can vouch for you whether it's a current or former professor, someone you worked/work with, etc. It's approximately a page to a page and a quarter. Here's a sample one that a client wrote for me that is tailored to the specific position:

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Mary Zennett, Doctor, business owner, and client of mine

I am writing to highly endorse Carly Calabrese for the content writer (Homes-Freelance) position.

It will be 5 years (this November) since I’ve known Carly. I met Carly through Puyallup Referral Masters Networking group for business professionals which Carly created and led. Since then, I hired Carly for a one-year project writing 2 articles a month on various health & wellness topics. Some of the topics included: 6 fitness classes that will make you want to go to the gym, 5 benefits of exercise, what congestive heart failure is & how to prevent it, how to read food labels to prevent heart disease, ways to prevent a heart attack, solutions to sore knees, 5 ways to improve your mental health, what chronic fatigue is, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, autism, the difference between a panic attack & an anxiety attack, the difference between a cold & a flu, 5 ways to prevent getting sick, what is broken heart syndrome?, & daddy issues. Carly attracted positive reader feedback and her articles were a welcome addition to my newsletter. 

Another project that I feel would be relevant in discussing that I've hired Carly for was writing a biography that summed up who I am and what I do as a professional that I used for marketing myself and my business on my website, etc. 

Carly is proficient with Microsoft Word, has reliable internet & is a very responsible worker and collaborator. She has excellent communication skills, has over 11 years of direct writing experience (defined as positions which required heavy writing), has written for & been published in various publications: Woman’s World Magazine (TWICE), Eatonville Dispatch Newspaper 6 months, SouthSoundTalk.com for over 3 years, Tacoma.com over 3 years, the Tacoma Art Group for 1 year, and has also written for contract projects for: the Federal Way Mirror, South Sound Magazine, Showcase Media Magazine, the Business Examiner, & the Puyallup Herald. 

Carly goes above and beyond and has exceptional work ethic. She is detailed, thorough, and produces her finished product on time or early. When she wrote her first article for me, my website editor for uploading her article was not user friendly at all. Carly went above and beyond by making edits at least 9 times because of the mistakes caused by the website editor, spending 90 minutes in person on her own time to assist with the website editor’s technical issues to ensure the job was done well. 

I highly recommend Carly Calabrese for your content writer (Homes-Freelance) position as she has experience writing marketing material for career seekers, business owners, businesses, and individuals in general. She is a wordsmith wizard who shows not just tells the reader which is an essential skill for marketing and storytelling (in general). She has been in business performing this type of work for 9 years outside of successfully helping individuals find employment & marketing themselves to do so for over 13 years. These added skillsets are just bonuses to her extensive writing experience. 
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Best Regards,

Dr. Mary Zennett

Movement For Global Health

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Reason #2): Are you sending a follow up letter within a week of submitting for the position? This means you do the research to find out how you can send this letter to the hiring manager or recruiter for the position by finding them on LinkedIn so that you can send it to them as a message or to an email address that you can locate (with the hiring manager or recruiter's name if possible).

A follow up letter has an introduction about the details of the position you applied for & date submitted along with why you're interested in the position and how you're a perfect fit. You should also list what you like about the position (outside of why you're a perfect fit) and then mention how your resume is attached and include it. Conclude the letter with thanking them, showing gratitude, and conclude.

Click at the image below to view a sample follow up letter: 
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Reason #3): Are you sending thank you letters NOT just when you receive an interview, but when you receive a rejection letter? This means you do the research to find out how you can send this letter to the hiring manager or recruiter for the position (if it's not obvious in the letter that you receive) by finding them on LinkedIn so that you can send it to them as a message or to an email address that you can locate (with the hiring manager or recruiter's name if possible).

It's really a thing now. Here are screenshots of the article on LinkedIn as recent ast May 12, 2022:​
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Click on the image below to view a sample thank you letter after you receive the rejection letter from the company:

sample_-rejection.pdf
File Size: 68 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

3 Featured business services available for purchase through my newsletter THRU THIS FRI. (6/3/22) BEFORE 11:55 PM PST

Want to ensure the above 3 letters are written powerfully, professionally, & obtain prospect? Then consider the services below:
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Service #1: Letter of Recommendation for your job

You know the perfect person/people who can vouch for your skills, experience, character, and more but they may not have the time, interest, or skill to write an impactful and truthful letter. That's where I come in. I can ask the right questions to capture the right details that need to be included in your letter at a remote interview session where we'd meet on the computer, phone, or tablet and hear & see each other as if we were sitting across the table from one another. I would ask you the questions that you would've already received so that you can prepare before we meet remotely. I will then listen back to our recorded remote meeting and write your first draft and provide to you for any applicable edits. I make any applicable edits and then provide to you the final formatted draft (defined as font type, font size, bolds, italicizes, highlights, links where applicable) via email along with a subject title for your email so that you can forward to that person who will send your letter of recommendation for the job you're applying on your behalf.

You also may need another person to send a letter of recommendation on your behalf (you should aim for at least 3 per job that you can send them, too if an email address is present). I could write one on your behalf as another reference to you being the perfect fit for the position. (This would be available if it made sense. If I know you and feel comfortable doing).

These letters of recommendation need to be submitted as soon as possible after you've applied for the position, as it's more material the hiring manager/recruiter will have a chance to review besides your application materials.


A letter of recommendation that's approximately a page to a page and a quarter are ideal, along with the interview to write your letter of recommendation along with the one set of edits (if applicable), and pre-formatted finalized draft via email (defined as the: font type, font size, bolds, italicizes, highlights, links where applicable) to you (or sent from me on behalf of you if I'm the one recommending you) is all for $264.30 which includes the fee I'm charged to process your debit/credit card so I can net my $250 rate. **If you want to pay without a debit/credit card, contact me ASAP as the same deadline applies.**$250 is the non-debit/credit card rate.

TO GET MORE INFO. & TO BUY, VISIT THIS LINK TO MY ACTUAL NEWSLETTER OF THIS SAME INFO. & SCROLL TO THE SAME SECTION & CLICK THE PURPLE "BUY NOW" BUTTON (You'll have the opportunity to close out after reading the terms & conditions if you don't want to proceed with a purchase): https://conta.cc/3925gR9

​Service #2: Follow up letter approximately a week after you submit for the position 

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You're too busy looking for jobs in your field, preparing & submitting your applications for those jobs, writing, editing, and/or facilitating the process to get letters of recommendation for the jobs you're applying for that can send them for, etc. that's when you'd have me write your follow up letter for the positions you've applied for (approximately a week from when you've submitted them).

OR maybe you're not too busy to write your follow up letters, you just want the help, want the expertise, whatever your reason I'm here to do it!
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A follow up letter that's approximately a page to no more than a page & a half are ideal, along with the quick interview to write your follow up letter along with the one set of edits (if applicable), and pre-formatted finalized draft via email (defined as the: font type, font size, bolds, italicizes, highlights, links where applicable) to you along with a subject title for your email so that you can forward from your own email account OR copy to a LinkedIn message is all for $211.60 which includes the fee I'm charged to process your debit/credit card so I can net my $200 rate. **If you want to pay without a debit/credit card, contact me ASAP as the same deadline applies.**$200 is the non-debit/credit card rate.

TO GET MORE INFO. & TO BUY, VISIT THIS LINK TO MY ACTUAL NEWSLETTER OF THIS SAME INFO. & SCROLL TO THE SAME SECTION & CLICK THE PURPLE "BUY NOW" BUTTON (You'll have the opportunity to close out after reading the terms & conditions if you don't want to proceed with a purchase): https://conta.cc/3925gR9

​Service #3: Thank you letter for the rejection note/letter that you received after applying for a job

Don't want another letter to have to send? Don't think you'd write a good enough one? Want to make your life easier by delegating, but still being in control of it? That's where I come in.

I can write your thank you for the rejection letter, letter that's approximately a page to a page & a half are ideal to communicate back to your potential employer as they made the effort to communicate to you that they weren't moving forward with you for the position. I will thank them for providing you an update on the status of your application that you applied for including details of the position and when. I will include sincere gratitude and credit for them communicating to you the status of your application when they could've been like the many companies out there that don't but in your words! I will include a few bullet points on why you really liked the position (a quick interview to get something interesting & not just how you'd be great at the position other substantial relevant details where applicable such as perhaps you recently attended a financial seminar related to the financial position you're applying, why you're in the field/trying to get into the field, etc.) you were just rejected for, wish them the best in whoever they do hire while also letting them know you'd like to be considered for the opportunity should it not work out with who they choose and/or if another position becomes available. I will include in the letter that you'd like to keep in touch and propose how you'd do so (if you're a business owner who has an email newsletter you can discuss the purpose of your newsletter & why they'd want to be on it and ask for their email address OR you can let them know you'd like to keep in touch and how they'd propose doing so (some people like to message on LinkedIn or via phone or email). I will be sure to add a light line (that sounds like you as well) along the lines of, "Either way, have an awesome rest of your week!" before concluding. You'll be able to have one set of edits prior to the finished product. All for $211.60 which includes the fee I'm charged to process your debit/credit card so I can net my $200 rate. **If you want to pay without a debit/credit card, contact me ASAP as the same deadline applies.**$200 is the non-debit/credit card rate.

​TO GET MORE INFO. & TO BUY, VISIT THIS LINK TO MY ACTUAL NEWSLETTER OF THIS SAME INFO. & SCROLL TO THE SAME SECTION & CLICK THE PURPLE "BUY NOW" BUTTON (You'll have the opportunity to close out after reading the terms & conditions if you don't want to proceed with a purchase): 
https://conta.cc/3925gR9

Thank you,

Carly Calabrese

​Career Coach/Business Marketing Consultant/Writer/Editor/LinkedIn Consultant

Email me: info@worksolutionstoday.com

Work Solutions - "Providing career assistance/coaching/prep, business marketing, writing, editing, and LinkedIn services for individuals and freelance opportunities."

“Independence is happiness.”—Susan B. Anthony
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What is your single message when talking to decision makers?

5/19/2022

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Greetings!

I read this awesome article on "Fast Company" called: "Every job seeker should have a message. What's yours?"

Here's the link to the article: https://www.fastcompany.com/90741311/every-job-seeker-should-have-a-message-whats-yours

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Great tips from the article: 


When searching for a job, you need this compelling idea that carries you through every conversation, every interview. If you don't have one, you'll be stuck switching up your message every time you see a new job--and doing this won't allow you to sound centered or authentic.

This message should be inspiring—and grounded in your particular strengths. Nobody will care about you if you say, “I am purpose-driven,” or “I am a self-starter” or “I like to work on my own.”

To create your message, sit down with a recording device and pretend you're answering the question, "Tell me about yourself." A marketing professional might have this as a first cut: "I have a passion for marketing, and have grown market share in three succesive firms. I did this by having a keen strategic sense of every market we entered. Now I am ready for a CMO role!"

I help you answer this question in my interview practice session that's featured this month & you can snag it by THIS Sat. (4/30/22) BEFORE 11:55 pm PST securely & privately through my "BUY NOW" link below (section below my latest testimonial which is below).

Latest Testimonial

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Shree (Jariwala) Pitzer, Senior UX Designer & Strategist posted on my LinkedIn profile as of 4/9/22.

​I’m a senior-level UX Designer looking for a comparable role at a start up company. I needed to hire a professional for a job interview practice session for feedback & assistance on communicating in a less harsh, but still straight forward professional manner.

I chose Carly over the other LinkedIn professionals because of her clear proposal and we really connected at her free, no obligation call. Carly was advising me at the call the importance of dressing one-level up where you’re interviewing when I had mentioned how my industry didn’t dress up.
I appreciated how she was able to get her point across by sharing about “Common Knowledge” (an educational TV game show that asks common knowledge questions in various categories & contestants in teams of 3 can win up to $10,000). Carly shared how one of the questions asked how you should dress for a job interview in a casual environment & that the correct answer is one-level up from casual.

At the remote job interview practice session with Carly, she went over 10 of the toughest, yet common interview questions employers ask that she compiled & asked me. After letting me answer each question, she provided feedback & a sample response. Carly also provided recommendations on my dress attire & appearance. Since we worked efficiently & effectively together, I was even able to squeeze in 2 other interview questions that weren’t included since we were ahead of schedule. I much appreciate Carly answering them on the fly; & her feedback, examples, & sample responses really helped.

I’d definitely recommend Carly Calabrese for preparing for your next job interview. She listened carefully to my answers & questions, was organized, & a knowledgeable professional.

Interview practice session geared to entry & mid-level clients
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FEATURED SERVICE THIS MONTH available for purchase until THIS Saturday, 4/30/22 BEFORE 11:55 pm Pacific Standard Time

A 90-minute remote interview practice session geared to entry-level (0-2.5 years' experience positions) & mid-level (3-14.5 years' experience positions):

I will provide & ask "10 of the toughest, yet common interview questions employers ask" that I researched & compiled. Feedback & a sample response for each question will take place. Plenty of time for the client to take notes during this session. The client would also come dressed to this practice interview session as they would for their actual job interview so that I can critique your dress attire/appearance and provide dress/appearance recommendations (if applicable). This up to 90-minute interview practice session is $211.60 which also includes the debit/credit card processing fee in my newsletter that I'm charged to process your card so that I can net my actual rate of $200. Available for use 1-year from purchase date. 
**TO BUY & VIEW THE TERMS & CONDITIONS PRIOR TO PURCHASING (YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO CLOSE OUT BEFORE PROCEEDING TO PURCHASE AFTER VIEWING TERMS & CONDITIONS), VISIT THIS LINK TO MY ACTUAL NEWSLETTER WHICH WILL BRING YOU TO THIS SAME INFORMATION & SCROLL TO THE SAME SECTION & CLICK THE PURPLE "BUY NOW" BUTTON: https://conta.cc/3vHlwhW **


Thank you,


Carly Calabrese

Career Coach/Business Marketing Consultant/Writer/Editor/LinkedIn Consultant

Email me: info@worksolutionstoday.com

Work Solutions - "Providing career assistance/coaching/prep, business marketing, writing, editing, and LinkedIn services for individuals and freelance opportunities."

“Independence is happiness.”—Susan B. Anthony
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What story are you telling yourself?

5/19/2022

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Greetings!

I hope you had a great Easter this past Sunday. I had a nice & productive one. I watched a Joel Osteen sermon "Tell yourself a new story", took a walk outside, did 2-10 minute 3 pound weight sculpting Pilates DVD's, got a lot of things done at the house, watched 2 movies, and read more of my latest book.

I'll share some of Joel's half hour sermon "Tell yourself a new story" which I feel can help you in your life & career:

When you get your story in line with what God says, you'll be able to do things you'd never be able to make happen. Your gifts, talents, & experience can't come out the way they should because of the story you're telling yourself.

Don't let the wrong story hold you from your greatness. God has already written all the days of our lives. Could it be the wrong story is holding you from rising higher? Victory starts in your mind. The scripture says, "Be careful how you think because your thoughts run your life." Keep the right story playing in your mind. The story you tell yourself will come to pass.

You may have a good reason to have a negative story. But, you have to dig down deep and delete that negative story and believe things will change.

You need to tell yourself, "I will get well, I will lend & not borrow, I will break this addiction, I will accomplish my dreams."

Give God something to work with. You can't see your new story when you got the negative story playing. Sometimes we have a false sense of humility; everyone else is great, smarter, prettier, or more talented. You can't keep discounting yourself. God put gifts in us. You need to tell yourself, "I am valuable, I am favored, people love being around me."

We have enough people that are against us. Don't be against yourself as well.

Don't deny your problems or weaknesses, tell yourself a new story.



DIRECT LINK TO THE SERMON ABOVE:
https://youtu.be/W9W0rXSsEe4
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​Shree (Jariwala) Pitzer, Senior UX Designer & Strategist posted on my LinkedIn profile as of 4/9/22.

I’m a senior-level UX Designer looking for a comparable role at a start up company. I needed to hire a professional for a job interview practice session for feedback & assistance on communicating in a less harsh, but still straight forward professional manner.
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​I chose Carly over the other LinkedIn professionals because of her clear proposal and we really connected at her free, no obligation call. Carly was advising me at the call the importance of dressing one-level up where you’re interviewing when I had mentioned how my industry didn’t dress up.
I appreciated how she was able to get her point across by sharing about “Common Knowledge” (an educational TV game show that asks common knowledge questions in various categories & contestants in teams of 3 can win up to $10,000). Carly shared how one of the questions asked how you should dress for a job interview in a casual environment & that the correct answer is one-level up from casual.

At the remote job interview practice session with Carly, she went over 10 of the toughest, yet common interview questions employers ask that she compiled & asked me. After letting me answer each question, she provided feedback & a sample response. Carly also provided recommendations on my dress attire & appearance. Since we worked efficiently & effectively together, I was even able to squeeze in 2 other interview questions that weren’t included since we were ahead of schedule. I much appreciate Carly answering them on the fly; & her feedback, examples, & sample responses really helped.

I’d definitely recommend Carly Calabrese for preparing for your next job interview. She listened carefully to my answers & questions, was organized, & a knowledgeable professional.

Interview practice session geared to entry & mid-level clients

FEATURED SERVICE THIS MONTH available for purchase until Saturday, 4/30/22 BEFORE 11:55 pm Pacific Standard Time (if you want to make arrangements to pay NOT through my newsletter, you'll have to contact me ASAP & no later than Tues. 4/26/22 to make snail mail arrangements with me): A 90-minute remote interview practice session geared to entry-level (0-2.5 years' experience positions) & mid-level (3-14.5 years' experience positions):

I will provide & ask "10 of the toughest, yet common interview questions employers ask" that I researched & compiled. Feedback & a sample response for each question will take place. Plenty of time for the client to take notes during this session. The client would also come dressed to this practice interview session as they would for their actual job interview so that I can critique your dress attire/appearance and provide dress/appearance recommendations (if applicable). This up to 90-minute interview practice session is $211.60 which also includes the debit/credit card processing fee in my newsletter that I'm charged to process your card so that I can net my actual rate of $200. Available for use 1-year from purchase date.

**TO BUY & VIEW THE TERMS & CONDITIONS PRIOR TO PURCHASING (YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO CLOSE OUT BEFORE PROCEEDING TO PURCHASE AFTER VIEWING TERMS & CONDITIONS), VISIT THIS LINK TO MY ACTUAL NEWSLETTER WHICH WILL BRING YOU TO THIS SAME INFORMATION & SCROLL TO THE SAME SECTION & CLICK THE PURPLE "BUY NOW" BUTTON: 
https://conta.cc/3wD3IVx​ **

Thank you,

Carly Calabrese

Career Coach/Business Marketing Consultant/Writer/Editor/LinkedIn Consultant

Email me: info@worksolutionstoday.com

Work Solutions - "Providing career assistance/coaching/prep, business marketing, writing, editing, and LinkedIn services for individuals and freelance opportunities."

“Independence is happiness.”—Susan B. Anthony
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Women who work in Seattle are rising to manager level at 80% above the national average rate for females

5/19/2022

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Greetings!

When I mentioned Seattle broke another record, I was referring to the first record it broke when it had its record breaking hot temperatures this past summer. :)

There was a great article read on LinkedIn news on International Women's Day (March 8, 2022) about out of all of the major cities in the country, Seattle is doing their best job at bridging the gender gap of women being promoted at manager levels at far lower rates than men. Women who work in Seattle are rising to manager level at 80% above the national average rate for females. 

It's believed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, it helped Seattle and its women because of its rapid shift to remote work. Pre-pandemic, choosing to work at a regional outpost of a multinational with headquarters in New York, L.A., or San Francisco might have been considered a career risk. According to this article, that may not be the case any longer.

Below is a graph that shows the top 10 cities in the U.S. of regions and industries that are leading the way for women looking to manage:
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LINK TO ARTICLE: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/pandemic-growth-cities-like-seattle-working-women-faster-fairchild/

Senior-level & Executive-level resumes $10 off because of Women's International Day


​It just felt fitting to feature my senior-level & executive-level resumes to further support women in the Seattle area to stay/be promoted into management. As a result of it just being International Women's Day on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, I'd like to offer $10 off any senior-level or executive-level resume purchased now through THIS Friday, March 11, 2022 BEFORE 11:55 pm Pacific Standard Time.

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Regardless of what experience level you are (senior-level or executive-level) 2 sets of edits are also included in the price as well as a brand-new 2-page resume would be created either for a specific job the client is applying for, a career field, or just an updated resume in general. 2 sets of edits are defined as the client looking at the first draft and if there are any edit(s) that they'd like made, I would make them as long as it doesn't involve me developing a brand-new resume. Then a revised draft would be provided with the first set of edit(s) (if applicable) and the second set of edit(s) (if applicable) would take place and I would make them as long as it's not developing another resume.

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 A senior-level resume is for any individual who's either pursuing/staying in ANY manager position that's not higher level management (higher level management defined as any C-level position (i.e., CEO, CMIO, etc.) OR Director role). A senior-level resume is also for individuals who have 15 year's experience in the career field/job they're staying in/pursuing and doesn't have to be a manager role. This 2-page resume would be emailed to you in Microsoft Word & 2 sets of edits are included in the price (refer to above for definition of "2 sets of edits"). This resume is normally $338.08 with the debit/credit card fee I'm charged to process your card, but with the $10 off discount & with the debit/credit card fee the price would be $327.54 so I can net my $320 rate. Available for use 1-year from purchase date. **TO BUY & VIEW THE TERMS & CONDITIONS PRIOR TO PURCHASING (YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO CLOSE OUT BEFORE PROCEEDING TO PURCHASE AFTER VIEWING TERMS & CONDITIONS), VISIT THIS LINK TO MY ACTUAL NEWSLETTER WHICH WILL BRING YOU TO THIS SAME INFORMATION & SCROLL TO THE SAME SECTION & CLICK THE PURPLE "BUY NOW" BUTTON: https://conta.cc/3MDrF6r **
An executive-level resume is for individuals pursuing/staying in any C-level (i.e., CEO, CMIO, etc.) position, Director role, OR any individual who's staying/pursuing a job or career field in which they have over 15 years' experience in. This 2-page resume would be emailed to you in Microsoft Word & 2 sets of edits are included in the price (refer to above for definition of "2 sets of edits"). This resume is normally $401.32 with the debit/credit card fee I'm charged to process your card, but with the $10 off discount & with the debit/credit card fee the price would be $390.78 so I can net my $380 rate. Available for use 1-year from purchase date. **TO BUY & VIEW THE TERMS & CONDITIONS PRIOR TO PURCHASING (YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO CLOSE OUT BEFORE PROCEEDING TO PURCHASE AFTER VIEWING TERMS & CONDITIONS), VISIT THIS LINK TO MY ACTUAL NEWSLETTER WHICH WILL BRING YOU TO THIS SAME INFORMATION & SCROLL TO THE SAME SECTION & CLICK THE PURPLE "BUY NOW" BUTTON: https://conta.cc/3MDrF6r **

*OPTIONAL* add-on interview practice session with any senior or executive level resume purchase
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A list of 11 interview questions geared to senior & executive level cients (refer to definitions above) would be asked to the client at an up to 2-hour remote online interview practice session with me. Feedback & a sample response for each question would take place. Plenty of time for the client to take notes during this session. The client would also come dressed to this practice interview session as they would for their actual job interview so that I can critique their dress attire/appearance and provide dress/appearance recommendations (if applicable). This up to 2-hour interview practice session is $290.65 which also includes the debit/credit card processing fee I'm charged to process your card so that I can net my actual rate of $275. Available for use 1-year from purchase date. **TO BUY & VIEW THE TERMS & CONDITIONS PRIOR TO PURCHASING (YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO CLOSE OUT BEFORE PROCEEDING TO PURCHASE AFTER VIEWING TERMS & CONDITIONS), VISIT THIS LINK TO MY ACTUAL NEWSLETTER WHICH WILL BRING YOU TO THIS SAME INFORMATION & SCROLL TO THE SAME SECTION & CLICK THE PURPLE "BUY NOW" BUTTON: https://conta.cc/3MDrF6r **
$25 OFF YOUR TAX PREPARATION AT H&R BLOCK & $20 FOR ME
I went to H&R Block last year for my taxes & plan to go again this year. (As you may know, there are many H&R Block locations in various cities & locations, so you should have no problems finding a location near you), here's some interesting information about the company:

Their tax professionals have an average of 10 year's experience, so they can handle even the most complicated tax returns. (My tax professional has retired twice and has (I believe 27 years' experience in this field).

You can request to work with the same tax professional every year they're still working there.

You can get your taxes done in person, via drop off, or virtually.

Get your maximum refund or get your money back - guaranteed.

If you'd like to try out a new tax place, get $25 off (if you haven't prepared your taxes with them in 2020), while getting me $20 after you meet this criteria and present the coupon I would give you to use which expires April 10, 2022, then contact me. I should be able to scan the hard copy coupon to you or snail mail it to you. Don't worry if you're nowhere near being ready to do your taxes at least you'll have a legitimiate and reliable place to go at a cheaper rate when you are ready while helping me earn up to $300 (max referrals I can do).

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Thank you,


Carly Calabrese

Career Coach/Business Marketing Consultant/Writer/Editor/LinkedIn Consultant

Email me: info@worksolutionstoday.com

Work Solutions - "Providing career assistance/coaching/prep, business marketing, writing, editing, and LinkedIn services for individuals and freelance opportunities."

“Independence is happiness.”—Susan B. Anthony
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CATCHING YOUR SECOND CAREER WIND

5/19/2022

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A great SHORT read in LinkedIn news:

Catching your second career wind

By Felicia Hou, Editor at LinkedIn News

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​We often associate success with hard work and patient dedication to a specific discipline. But when things aren’t working in your favor, sometimes success calls for career reinvention, according to author Arthur Brooks. How can we make the jump to a new profession less daunting? To start, accept when you see your competence or motivation at work declining, Brooks advises. Then you can identify the steps you need to take to pivot, instead of just hoping that things will change for the better.
 
Learn more of the new skills you need to help you grow your career in minutes, with advice and fresh perspectives curated by our editors and featured on LinkedIn Learning.


Roberta Matuson, Strategic Advisor on Talent | Global Executive Coach | Public Speaker I HBR Contributor I Helping organizations attract & retain the best people.


It's never too late to catch your second career wind.

I was having lunch with a friend today who told me about her friend who became a flight attendant after raising her two kids. At the age of 50, she made her dreams come true.

What's preventing you from achieving your dream job?

Are you buying into the mantra that at your age, no one will hire you?

Are you ready to do whatever it takes to pivot successfully?

Here are some tips to help you make a career jump feel less daunting:

1. Fully commit to making a change.

2. Be realistic in terms of how long it will take for you to land your dream position.

3. Get rid of the naysayers in your life who are telling you that you'll never be able to pivot.

4. Find a coach who can guide you through the process of successfully making a career transition.


Enjoy the journey!


LINK TO ARTICLE SHOWN ABOVE: https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/catching-your-second-career-wind-5736802/
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Are you unsure what career path to pursue?
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Have you been sticking to a certain career field or job because that's all you know but know you want to do something else but aren't sure what?

Were you recently laid off or in between jobs and need a better direction on which types of jobs would be best suited for you?

Do you think you have too many interests and aren't sure which is the better route to go?

Are you curious to know what my career proprietary career personality test would recommend for you even though you know you're on the right path?

Or did you finally just recently obtain a job to pay to the bills, but is temporary and/or something you're not going to do long-term and would like to see what other options are out there?

If you said "Yes" to any of my questions above, I've got a proprietary 64-question career personality test that can provide a detailed analysis of your personality, at least 4 recommended career fields for you, & how my test is different than others you've taken is that mine will also provide recommended training for your recommended career fields. So, for example, if "Technology" was one of your recommended career fields with my test, my test would suggest you could attend DeVry University for training.

This test is normally with sales tax & the credit/debit card fee included (recall the processing fee I'm charged to process your payment when paying with a debit/credit card so that I can net my actual rate), $149.20 but until 11:55 pm Pacific Standard Time TOMORROW, Thursday, March 3, 2022 you can get my test for 50% off which would be $75.11. 

After taking your test and looking at your results, you can *optionally* decide to debrief & consult with me by asking me any questions you may have via a phone call that we would schedule. This *optional* consulting would be available at a rate of $2 per minute plus the debit/credit card fee I described above that I'm charged to process your card & you can purchase your desired time length below:


30 minutes = $60 ($64.04 with the card fee included)

60 minutes = $120 ($127.28 with card fee included)

**TO BUY & VIEW THE TERMS & CONDITIONS PRIOR TO PURCHASING (YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO CLOSE OUT BEFORE PROCEEDING TO PURCHASE AFTER VIEWING TERMS & CONDITIONS), VISIT THIS LINK TO MY ACTUAL NEWSLETTER WHICH WILL BRING YOU TO THIS SAME INFORMATION & SCROLL TO THE SAME SECTION & CLICK THE PURPLE "BUY NOW" BUTTON: https://conta.cc/3sLvnDj **
$25 OFF YOUR TAX PREPARATION AT H&R BLOCK & $20 FOR ME
I went to H&R Block last year for my taxes & plan to go again this year. (As you may know, there are many H&R Block locations in various cities & locations, so you should have no problems finding a location near you), here's some interesting information about the company:

Their tax professionals have an average of 10 year's experience, so they can handle even the most complicated tax returns. (My tax professional has retired twice and has (I believe 27 years' experience in this field).

You can request to work with the same tax professional every year they're still working there.

You can get your taxes done in person, via drop off, or virtually.

Get your maximum refund or get your money back - guaranteed.


If you'd like to try out a new tax place, get $25 off (if you haven't prepared your taxes with them in 2020), while getting me $20 after you meet this criteria and present the coupon I would give you to use which expires April 10, 2022, then contact me. I should be able to scan the hard copy coupon to you or snail mail it to you. Don't worry if you're nowhere near being ready to do your taxes at least you'll have a legitimiate and reliable place to go at a cheaper rate when you are ready while helping me earn up to $300 (max referrals I can do).

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​Thank you,


Carly Calabrese

Career Coach/Business Marketing Consultant/Writer/Editor/LinkedIn Consultant

Email me: info@worksolutionstoday.com

Work Solutions - "Providing career assistance/coaching/prep, business marketing, writing, editing, and LinkedIn services for individuals and freelance opportunities."

“Independence is happiness.”—Susan B. Anthony

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I can get you $25 off your tax prep & a $25 gift card to work solutions

1/24/2022

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Do you know an editor at a publication or know of a publication you can introduce me to that may be interested in my article?

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​Greetings!

This past August, I wrote an article on what caused the rise and decline of homicides, some interesting trends, as well as the potential causes of their decline. I included 5 sources in this well-researched topic. My goal is to get this article published. I've pitched it to the following publications: Parent Map Magazine, NW Prime Time newspaper, The Ranger newspaper, the News Tribune newspaper (just to their tips email address so if you know of a contact here that you could introduce me to I'd be most grateful), NYmag.com, and Sagepub.com.

If I saw articles or books related or similar to my topic on their website, that's how I determined the above publications would be worth pitching to. I can of course work on pitching to the below places I'm written for & am published at that may feature this type of article.

​If you know of any other publications that may find my article beneficial for them, please let me know (minimally their website if they have one) &/or a name of the person & their contact information. (Basically, as much information that can help me as possible). You can let whoever you're discussing this to know that I'm a professional writer in Puyallup, WA that's been published in Woman's World Magazine (twice), the Eatonville Dispatch (newspaper), SouthSoundTalk.com, Tacoma.com, the Tacoma Art Group, the Federal Way Mirror (newspaper), South Sound Magazine, Showcase Media Magazine, the Business Examiner, & the Puyallup Herald (newspaper). Thank you in advance.

​$25 off your tax preparation at H&R Block & $20 for me

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I went to H&R Block last year for my taxes & plan to go again this year. (As you may know, there are many H&R Block locations in various cities & locations, so you should have no problems finding a location near you), here's some interesting information about the company:

  • Their tax professionals have an average of 10 year's experience, so they can handle even the most complicated tax returns. (My tax professional has retired twice and has (I believe 27 years' experience in this field).
  • You can request to work with the same tax professional this year.
  • You can get your taxes done in person, via drop off, or virtually.
  • Get your maximum refund or get your money back - guaranteed.

​If you'd like to try out a new tax place, get $25 off (if you haven't prepared your taxes with them in 2020), while getting me $20 after you meet this criteria and present the coupon I would give you to use which expires April 10, 2022, then contact me. I should be able to scan the hard copy coupon to you or snail mail it to you. Don't worry if you're nowhere near being ready to do your taxes at least you'll have a legitimiate and reliable place to go at a cheaper rate when you are ready while helping me earn up to $300 (max referrals I can do).

Receive a $25 gift card to Work Solutions with any purchase $200 or more this month which can be used toward a service of $300 or more (the $25 gift card would expire 5:30 pm PST on Fri. 2/25/22).

January specials available for purchase through Mon. 1/31/22 before 11:55 pm PST

Buy a LinkedIn setup/revamp package (described below) by Friday, January 31, 2022 before 11:55 pm Pacific Standard Time receive $10 off a mid-level resume (a mid-level resume is defined as a person pursuing 3-14.5 year experience positions basically not entry-level which are up to $15 an hour & not manager or higher-level management positions either). To receive the $10 discount for the mid-level resume, the mid-level resume would have to be purchased no later than Monday, January 31, 2022 before 11:55 pm Pacific Standard Time. The mid-level resume with the $10 discount & debit/credit card fee included would be $264.84. What's included with a mid-level resume - a brand-new 2-page resume that would be written to a specific job description the client provides me OR (one that’s similar to one the client would apply for) OR with no job description & would still be a brand-new resume summarizing the client's experience, education, & accomplishments. 2 sets of edits are included in the price which is defined as the client looks at the first draft of the resume & if there are edits to make I will make them (as long as it's not developing a brand-new resume for another job description or in general) & then provide the revised draft to the client & would do this process again one more time before the client would have the final draft.
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If you purchase a mid-level resume, you will also receive a list of 10 interview questions that are geared to mid-level and entry-level experience level clients with any entry or mid-level resume purchase in which you can *optionally* decide to purchase an up to 90-minute interview practice session which would be held remotely with Carly. At the 90-minute practice interview session, Carly would go through each of the questions that were provided to you and provide a sample response and feedback for each with plenty of time for you to take notes during the session. You would also come dressed to this session as you would the actual interview so that Carly can critique your dress attire and provide dress recommendations (if applicable). This *optional* add-on interview session is all for $211.60 & includes the debit/credit card processing fee so that I can net my rate. You would just purchase this service through the blue "Buy Now" button that you'd click on after visiting this link which links you to my newsletter of this same information: https://conta.cc/3GUahqF & not if you don't want. This interview practice session would be good for 1-year from purchase date to use.
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The LinkedIn setup/revamp package details:

​This package is for clients who do not have a LinkedIn profile OR for clients who want to update/revamp their existing profile. This package includes me interviewing you for an hour-online (you are emailed the questions I will ask you at the interview in advance so you can prepare your answers), me listening back to our recorded interview to write the just under 500-word bio (I give the maximum word count that LinkedIn allows for that "About" section), & 2 sets of edits per the final bio (2 sets of edits means you look at the first draft of your bio & if there are edits for me to make, I make them & then provide you the revised draft & if there are still any edits to make, I make them & post the final draft on your LinkedIn profile).

I post your described above bio on your LinkedIn profile which tells more than just your work history & positions that you're seeking (in that bio), some examples about who you are as a person (i.e. 3 words to describe you as a person & why and a quote or motto that you really like/use/were taught).

I completely fill out work history, put a professional photo of you on there (if you have one that you provide to me, I do not take pictures of you), updating your “open for work” sign on LinkedIn which is the green circle around your picture (if applicable) & putting the types of jobs you're looking for (i.e. full-time, part-time, contract, temporary, etc.) attaching pics, samples of your work, attachments, awards, volunteer, causes you support, changing your LinkedIn website link to be found easier & for marketing purposes, adding your skills (LinkedIn allows you to add phrases (words) to describe your skills & I can put what you want that apply to you (i.e. copywriting, writing, editing, customer service, are all examples of skills). I fix any grammar, punctuation, & spelling throughout your whole LinkedIn profile, & write an attention-grabbing headline (for example, if someone was unemployed, I wouldn't write "unemployed" for their headline on their LinkedIn profile, here's an example of an attention-grabbing headline: "Direct sales marketer who can double your business income minimum seeking hungry small to mid-size business owners"). Of course, I'd only write an attention-grabbing headline that were true as well. 🙂

All of the above-described services for the LinkedIn setup/revamp package is for $527.80 & includes the debit/credit card processing fee I'm charged so I can net my actual rate.
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All services are good to use 1-year from purchase date.

**If you want to pay other than a debit/credit card, same terms, conditions, & deadline apply, just reach out to me ASAP to request for my mailing address so that you can snail mail your payment after replying back to an email I would send you that you would say that you understand & agree to the terms & conditions. The following prices are for the services without the debit/credit card processing fee:

for one LinkedIn review/setup package is $500, one mid-level resume is $260, & one 90-minute interview session geared to entry & mid-experience level clients is $200.**

To view the complete terms & conditions prior to purchasing OR to purchase
, click the "BUY NOW" blue button below (you have the ability to just review the terms & conditions if you click the "BUY NOW" blue button below without proceeding to purchase) by visiting this link which links you directly to my newsletter of this same information & you'd scroll to the same section: https://conta.cc/3GUahqF.

Feel free to contact me for any questions you may have by emailing me at: info@worksolutionstoday.com.


Thank you!


Carly Calabrese

Career Coach/Business Marketing Consultant/Writer/Editor/LinkedIn Consultant

Email me
: info@worksolutionstoday.com

Work Solutions - "Providing career assistance/coaching/prep, business marketing, writing, editing, and LinkedIn services for individuals and freelance opportunities."

Visit
: worksolutionstoday.com

​“Independence is happiness.”—Susan B. Anthony



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What are you doing to stand out?

1/13/2022

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Greetings!


What are you doing differently to stand out to obtain business &/or the job? Differently doesn't mean having your LinkedIn profile updated & resume updated. That's not different than what you should be doing and what everyone else is doing.

Here are my examples:
  • Example #1: This month, I saw a LinkedIn post from a woman who was doing a little research on coaching for those who may want to hire a coach in 2022 & asked the question: "How does coaching help with goal setting & accountability?" & to feel free to tag coaches that you admire as some of our responses may be featured in an upcoming Reverb blog post, too.
   
I replied back to that post, 
"A good coach is able to assist you in    achieving your goal faster (or in general), keeps you motivated & on track, and will act as your advisor when you have problems/questions."


I then privately messaged 3 people I knew on LinkedIn and requested that they tag me as a coach to that post & forwarded that post to them. All 3 of them did.
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Above would be the screenshot where I normally would show the image, but this feature is still not working & is under construction still through my website company.
I then forwarded this explaining what it was (just like I did to you) to 3 other people (one was a woman on LinkedIn asking for recommendations for a resume writer for her friend, another is a potential client who I have a scheduled meeting with next month that wants to learn more about what I do to see how I can help her clients, & the other is a potential client who's going to be letting me know this Friday if he'll be hiring me for a brand-new resume & LinkedIn revamp).

Of course, if you've got a moment, I'd love to keep that post active & be continuously planting the seed through social proof that I would be an excellent option to choose should my service(s) be needed/wanted from someone now/in the future. Here's the direct link to that post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mikaelakiner_coach-coaching-goalsetting2022-activity-6884223449779326976-Kjep/ Thank you in advance!

  • Example #2: Recently, when I shared the audio debrief I created of a recent event I attended, "Finding your purpose & pursuing creativity" at the end of the debrief, I did a quick introduction on who I am, what I do, & for those interested in setting up a free, no obligation phone call with me to see if we'd be a good fit for working together & how to get in touch, but also included what 3 of my recent free calls were saying about my calls (which was positive feedback) enticing listeners.
 
  • Example #3: When a potential client messaged me on LinkedIn how she would keep me in mind for services as there are 2 other calls she's scheduled with my competitors, she likes the fact that I really read what she wrote and responded to that. I replied back that another client had hired me beause of that & Leah Trice's written recommendation on my LinkedIn profile discusses that & she could read it. I also dug through old LinkedIn posts of mine to find the one where I posted to the public about the importance of attention to detail with an example of how I mailed back a bathroom mat to the company I had ordered from because they sent me the correct mat, just not the right size and had charged me for the larger size. I had shared that post on LinkedIn as a reminder/lesson that attention to detail is important as it can cost you money. (I wanted to share the post with this potential client to reinforce the point of our discussion and it also let her to get to know me a little more). This also would be an example of relationship building.
 
  • Example #4: Starting this month when submitting price quote(s)/project proposals I'm not just offering a free, no obligation phone call, I'm also including how it's a maximized call. How is it maximized you ask? A call that involves me sending over tailored questions to the potential client PRIOR to our call so that they can think about their answers & be prepared to answer at our call is maximized wouldn't you say? We are making use of the time at the call versus just getting on the call & not having a game plan of what we'll be discussing. It not only maximizes the time, but keeps the potential client on track.

I'd love to hear what new thing(s) you're trying to be different with & stand out for obtaining jobs & business as well as well if it worked for you (i.e. either in getting you business/the job and/or spreading awareness to get business &/or the job that was favorable, etc).

Don't see a service that's a fit for you below? (For my specials this month) then be sure to email me for any questions/inquiries on how I could help you and/or your referral with career guidance, business marketing, writing, editing, &/or LinkedIn services (in general).

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January specials available for purchase through Mon. 1/31/22 before 11:55 pm Pacific Standard Time
Buy a LinkedIn setup/revamp package (described below) by Friday, January 31, 2022 before 11:55 pm Pacific Standard Time receive $10 off a mid-level resume (a mid-level resume is defined as a person pursuing 3-14.5 year experience positions basically not entry-level which are up to $15 an hour & not manager or higher-level management positions either). To receive the $10 discount for the mid-level resume, the mid-level resume would have to be purchased no later than Monday, January 31, 2022 before 11:55 pm Pacific Standard Time. The mid-level resume with the $10 discount & debit/credit card fee included would be $264.84. What's included with a mid-level resume - a brand-new 2-page resume that would be written to a specific job description the client provides me OR (one that’s similar to one the client would apply for) OR with no job description & would still be a brand-new resume summarizing the client's experience, education, & accomplishments. 2 sets of edits are included in the price which is defined as the client looks at the first draft of the resume & if there are edits to make I will make them (as long as it's not developing a brand-new resume for another job description or in general) & then provide the revised draft to the client & would do this process again one more time before the client would have the final draft.
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If you purchase a mid-level resume, you will also receive a list of 10 interview questions that are geared to mid-level and entry-level experience level clients with any entry or mid-level resume purchase in which you can *optionally* decide to purchase an up to 90-minute interview practice session which would be held remotely with Carly. At the 90-minute practice interview session, Carly would go through each of the questions that were provided to you and provide a sample response and feedback for each with plenty of time for you to take notes during the session. You would also come dressed to this session as you would the actual interview so that Carly can critique your dress attire and provide dress recommendations (if applicable). This *optional* add-on interview session is all for $211.60 & includes the debit/credit card processing fee so that I can net my rate. You would just purchase this service through the blue "Buy Now" button below & not if you don't want. This interview practice session would be good for 1-year from purchase date to use.
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The LinkedIn setup/revamp package details:

This package is for clients who do not have a LinkedIn profile OR for clients who want to update/revamp their existing profile. This package includes me interviewing you for an hour-online (you are emailed the questions I will ask you at the interview in advance so you can prepare your answers), me listening back to our recorded interview to write the just under 500-word bio (I give the maximum word count that LinkedIn allows for that "About" section), & 2 sets of edits per the final bio (2 sets of edits means you look at the first draft of your bio & if there are edits for me to make, I make them & then provide you the revised draft & if there are still any edits to make, I make them & post the final draft on your LinkedIn profile).

I post your described above bio on your LinkedIn profile which tells more than just your work history & positions that you're seeking (in that bio), some examples about who you are as a person (i.e. 3 words to describe you as a person & why and a quote or motto that you really like/use/were taught).

I completely fill out work history, put a professional photo of you on there (if you have one that you provide to me, I do not take pictures of you), updating your “open for work” sign on LinkedIn which is the green circle around your picture (if applicable) & putting the types of jobs you're looking for (i.e. full-time, part-time, contract, temporary, etc.) attaching pics, samples of your work, attachments, awards, volunteer, causes you support, changing your LinkedIn website link to be found easier & for marketing purposes, adding your skills (LinkedIn allows you to add phrases (words) to describe your skills & I can put what you want that apply to you (i.e. copywriting, writing, editing, customer service, are all examples of skills). I fix any grammar, punctuation, & spelling throughout your whole LinkedIn profile, & write an attention-grabbing headline (for example, if someone was unemployed, I wouldn't write "unemployed" for their headline on their LinkedIn profile, here's an example of an attention-grabbing headline: "Direct sales marketer who can double your business income minimum seeking hungry small to mid-size business owners"). Of course, I'd only write an attention-grabbing headline that were true as well. 🙂


All of the above-described services for the LinkedIn setup/revamp package is for $527.80 & includes the debit/credit card processing fee I'm charged so I can net my actual rate.
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All services are good to use 1-year from purchase date.
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**If you want to pay other than a debit/credit card, same terms, conditions, & deadline apply, just reach out to me ASAP to request for my mailing address so that you can snail mail your payment after replying back to an email I would send you that you would say that you understand & agree to the terms & conditions.The following prices are for the services without the debit/credit card processing fee:
for one LinkedIn review/setup package is $500, one mid-level resume is $260, & one 90-minute interview session geared to entry & mid-experience level clients is $200.**
To view the complete terms & conditions prior to purchasing OR to purchase click the "BUY NOW" blue button below (you have the ability to just review the terms & conditions if you click the "BUY NOW" blue button below without proceeding to purchase) you'd click the link which will take you to my actual newsletter of this same information & scroll to this same section: https://conta.cc/33fzq0y


Feel free to contact me for any questions you may have.



Thank you!



Carly Calabrese

Career Coach/Business Marketing Consultant/Writer/Editor/LinkedIn Consultant

Email me: info@worksolutionstoday.com

Work Solutions - "Providing career assistance/coaching/prep, business marketing, writing, editing, and LinkedIn services for individuals and freelance opportunities."

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“Independence is happiness.”—Susan B. Anthony
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Happy New Year!

1/5/2022

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Happy New Year!

Greetings!

​I hope this message finds you well & you had a productive, yet relaxing weekend. Or a productively relaxing weekend if relaxing was your intentions. :)

May 2022 be a year where you accomplish the goal(s) you didn't last year, the previous year(s), or the one(s) you set to accomplish this year. May you be blessed, fortunate, to be envied, and prosperous.

And if you're feeling like giving up because you're not getting where you want to be/need to be in your career or business or know you should no longer be putting off updating your marketing tools (i.e., resume, LinkedIn profile, yourself) for obtaining jobs & business, then consider my specials this month (it's slightly different than last month's) &/or setting up a free, no obligation phone call with me to see if we'd be a good fit for working together.

January specials available for purchase through Mon. 1/31/22 before 11:55 pm Pacific Standard Time

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Buy a LinkedIn setup/revamp package (described below) by Friday, January 31, 2022 before 11:55 pm Pacific Standard Time receive $10 off a mid-level resume (a mid-level resume is defined as a person pursuing 3-14.5 year experience positions basically not entry-level which are up to $15 an hour & not manager or higher-level management positions either). To receive the $10 discount for the mid-level resume, the mid-level resume would have to be purchased no later than Monday, January 31, 2022 before 11:55 pm Pacific Standard Time. The mid-level resume with the $10 discount & debit/credit card fee included would be $264.84. What's included with a mid-level resume - a brand-new 2-page resume that would be written to a specific job description the client provides me OR (one that’s similar to one the client would apply for) OR with no job description & would still be a brand-new resume summarizing the client's experience, education, & accomplishments. 2 sets of edits are included in the price which is defined as the client looks at the first draft of the resume & if there are edits to make I will make them (as long as it's not developing a brand-new resume for another job description or in general) & then provide the revised draft to the client & would do this process again one more time before the client would have the final draft.
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f you purchase a mid-level resume, you will also receive a list of 10 interview questions that are geared to mid-level and entry-level experience level clients with any entry or mid-level resume purchase in which you can *optionally* decide to purchase an up to 90-minute interview practice session which would be held remotely with Carly. At the 90-minute practice interview session, Carly would go through each of the questions that were provided to you and provide a sample response and feedback for each with plenty of time for you to take notes during the session. You would also come dressed to this session as you would the actual interview so that Carly can critique your dress attire and provide dress recommendations (if applicable). This *optional* add-on interview session is all for $211.60 & includes the debit/credit card processing fee so that I can net my rate. You would just purchase this service through the blue "Buy Now" button below & not if you don't want. This interview practice session would be good for 1-year from purchase date to use.
The placeholder above is there until Weebly's site can get fixed with the image upload feature so that I can put a picture.

The LinkedIn setup/revamp package details:
​

This package is for clients who do not have a LinkedIn profile OR for clients who want to update/revamp their existing profile. 
This package includes me interviewing you for an hour-online (you are emailed the questions I will ask you at the interview in advance so you can prepare your answers), me listening back to our recorded interview to write the just under 500-word bio (I give the maximum word count that LinkedIn allows for that "About" section), & 2 sets of edits per the final bio (2 sets of edits means you look at the first draft of your bio & if there are edits for me to make, I make them & then provide you the revised draft & if there are still any edits to make, I make them & post the final draft on your LinkedIn profile).

I post your described above bio on your LinkedIn profile which tells more than just your work history & positions that you're seeking (in that bio), some examples about who you are as a person (i.e. 3 words to describe you as a person & why and a quote or motto that you really like/use/were taught).

I completely fill out work history, put a professional photo of you on there (if you have one that you provide to me, I do not take pictures of you), updating your “open for work” sign on LinkedIn which is the green circle around your picture (if applicable) & putting the types of jobs you're looking for (i.e. full-time, part-time, contract, temporary, etc.) attaching pics, samples of your work, attachments, awards, volunteer, causes you support, changing your LinkedIn website link to be found easier & for marketing purposes, adding your skills (LinkedIn allows you to add phrases (words) to describe your skills & I can put what you want that apply to you (i.e. copywriting, writing, editing, customer service, are all examples of skills). I fix any grammar, punctuation, & spelling throughout your whole LinkedIn profile, & write an attention-grabbing headline (for example, if someone was unemployed, I wouldn't write "unemployed" for their headline on their LinkedIn profile, here's an example of an attention-grabbing headline: "Direct sales marketer who can double your business income minimum seeking hungry small to mid-size business owners"). Of course, I'd only write an attention-grabbing headline that were true as well. 🙂

​All of the above-described services for the LinkedIn setup/revamp package is for $527.80 & includes the debit/credit card processing fee I'm charged so I can net my actual rate.
The placeholder above is there until Weebly's site can get fixed with the image upload feature so that I can put a picture.

All services are good to use 1-year from purchase date.
**If you want to pay other than a debit/credit card, same terms, conditions, & deadline apply, just reach out to me ASAP to request for my mailing address so that you can snail mail your payment after replying back to an email I would send you that you would say that you understand & agree to the terms & conditions.The following prices are for the services without the debit/credit card processing fee: for one LinkedIn review/setup package is $500, one mid-level resume is $260, & one 90-minute interview session geared to entry & mid-experience level clients is $200.**

To view the complete terms & conditions prior to purchasing OR to purchase click the "BUY NOW" blue button below (you have the ability to just review the terms & conditions if you click the "BUY NOW" blue button below without proceeding to purchase): *You'd click this link which would take you directly to my newsletter of this same information & scroll to the same section & click the "BUY NOW" blue button*:
https://conta.cc/3eU56up

​Feel free to contact me for any questions you may have by emailing me: info@worksolutionstoday.com.

Thank you!

Carly Calabrese

Career Coach/Business Marketing Consultant/Writer/Editor/LinkedIn Consultant

Work Solutions - "Providing career assistance/coaching/prep, business marketing, writing, editing, and LinkedIn services for individuals and freelance opportunities."

​“Independence is happiness.”—Susan B. Anthony


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Why you haven't heard from me (this post that couldn't be finalized in posting on 10/24/21) & latest atta girl (part of my newsletter material)

11/24/2021

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Greetings!

It's good to be able to send a newsletter again (I wasn't able to since 9/23/21 until last Mon. 10/18/21) because of issues with a new service I recently added to my email account "advanced email security" which had many technical issues such as: not being able to view emails or even click on links in an email even after I logged into my account with the service allowing email senders as a "safe sender". The biggest technical issue with the service was on 9/23/21 not being able to send a "test email" of my newsletter from my newsletter account to myself let alone be able to send a newsletter to all of you. I spent NUMEROUS hours troubleshooting with my email account company and my newsletter company. When I say NUMEROUS I mean the hours spent could have equated to a part-time job, which isn't funny. It's not funny when you spend up to a couple hours a day a few times a week calling into your email account company and getting a different person to troubleshoot with and them not getting your emails that you send them that they request you send with screenshots of your error messages & re-sending multiple times with them (including from a different email address), to their other co-worker/supervisor's email addresses, or troubleshooting my internet router (as one agent thought this was why my emails weren't going through to them) and troubleshooting and troubleshooting and getting nowhere. That doesn't count the up to 30 minute on hold times for some calls to either my newsletter or email account company. After I cancelled the "advanced email security" service (which was recommended to me from my email account company since I kept getting phishing emails to reset my password (which I knew not to click on, which I thought I added the advanced email security service successfully when I first contacted my email account company on 9/4/21, only to find out that the agent I spoke to that day & who I had troubleshooted with hadn't added the service when I had gotten another phishing email mid-September). I contacted my newsletter company this past Monday (after the emails I sent to the initial person who I dealt with at my newsletter company had suggested I "authenticate" myself (meaning emails would be sent from "me" (versus through my newsletter company from me) when I initially had issues with my newsletter account on 9/23/21, when I hadn't received a response back (it's a call center so you can't call the same person directly). I informed my newsletter company that I had cancelled advanced email security from my email account company and needed to restore my newsletter account prior to it being "authenticated" and prior to how it was before I had advanced email security. I was able to successfully be walked through the steps in my newsletter account to "un-authenticate" myself quickly and easily. I am now sending an email to you over a week later as I've been super busy (including setting up a new computer after taking my old one at the computer shop to get a full diagnostic).

I wanted to share a little bit of why you haven't heard from me. :)

Through the over 3-hour power outage (loss of electricity last Thursday evening & massive headache at the same time, my pain reliever device breaking after one session I used it during the power outage) as well as 2-nights in a row after the power outage of my internet & cable services being down all is well and working. (I did contact the company that I bought the pain reliever device from & explained what happened & yesterday I snail mailed it back to them & will be awaiting a replacement).
I wanted to share below my latest client's positive feedback via email with the cover letter that I wrote for her Digital Marketing and Brand Program Manager position last Thursday night. (2 sets of edits per the final cover letter are included with a cover letter purchase), but this client had none. You can't view the image below because my website is having technical issues with allowing images to be uploaded; so I will write what the image said below:
Hi Carly,
I finally got the chance to review the cover letter and it looks great. I have no changes. Thanks for all the highlighted sections with the tips. Thank you very much!
Thank you!


Carly Calabrese

Career Coach/Business Marketing Consultant/Writer/Editor/LinkedIn Consultant

Email me: info@worksolutionstoday.com

Work Solutions - "Providing career assistance, business marketing, writing, editing, and LinkedIn services for individuals and freelance opportunities."

​“Independence is happiness.”—Susan B. Anthony

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