Career joke
Dead in the water
An executive was interviewing a young man for a position in her company. After asking the candidate the standard questions about his experience, she decided she wanted to find out a little more about his personality. The executive then asked him, "If you could have a conversation with someone, living or dead, who would it be?" Without hesitation, the young man responded, "The living one."
The joke (above) is courtesy of Woman's World Magazine 6/24/24 issue.
The joke (above) is courtesy of Woman's World Magazine 6/24/24 issue.
Some interesting facts & stats
- 77% of recruiters see grammatical mistakes and typos as dealbreakers.
- Roughly 40% of people lie on their resumes.
- 9.92% of companies use social media platforms to look up candidates.
- Millennials have the highest rates of unemployment and underemployment. (Definition of a millennial are people born between 1981 and 1995). Millennials who have a Ph.D. report being underemployed, while 30% of millennials with an M.D. have said the same. Millennials are also considered the most educated, with almost 79% holding at least a Bachelor's degree.
The facts & stats provided above are courtesy of "30-Mind-Blowing Interview Statistics to Get You Going in 2023" article written by Marija Lazic and last updated May 20, 2023.
Phone consultations are available for purchase thru Mon. 9/30/24 BEFORE 11:30 pm PST
Consultation option #1: 30-minute career & resume consultation (I will have you fill out a 9-question form PRIOR to the call so I can get a better idea of your career goals & needs & will be something I can discuss along with my recommendations on improving your resume [I will look at your resume on my own time PRIOR to the call] as well as tailored to you service recommendations & pricing details at the phone call as well). The ability for us to ask/answer any questions we may have during this timeframe as well. NOTE: You don't have to have a resume to do this consultation. All of this is for $95.52 (which includes my newsletter's debit/credit card processing fees so that I can net my $90 rate). If you want to pay outside of my newsletter, read the details about how that'd work below these consultation options.
The above consultation is great for those who aren't ready to commit to a brand-new resume creation by me/may just want to get recommendations for improving their resume if they want to implement themselves. The consultation is also great to get an idea of what your career goals/needs are (i.e. if you don't know what career services to purchase) & what you need to do if you want to work with me (i.e. if you need a brand-new resume creation, brand-new cover letter creation, & an interview practice session you can determine how/when you'd fund them if you're not doing all at once). These are just some examples, I offer many other services. 😊
Consultation option #2: 30-minute LinkedIn consultation & LinkedIn profile review (I will have you fill out a 4-question form PRIOR to the call so that I can get a better idea of your LinkedIn needs & goals so that I can provide tailored to you LinkedIn service/(s) & pricing I offer at the call as well as discuss my recommendations on improving your LinkedIn profile) [as I would have looked at it PRIOR to the call on my own time]. The ability for us to ask/answer any questions we may have during this timeframe as well. NOTE: You don't have to have a LinkedIn profile to do this consultation. All of this is for $95.52 (which includes my newsletter's debit/credit card processing fees so that I can net my $90 rate). If you want to pay outside of my newsletter, read the details about how that'd work below these consultation options.
The above consultation is great for those who aren't ready to commit to a brand-new LinkedIn creation/revamp by me/may just want to get recommendations for improving their LinkedIn profile if they want to implement themselves. The consultation is also great to get an idea of what your LinkedIn goals/needs are & what you need to do if you want to work with me (i.e. if you need a LinkedIn profile revamp, LinkedIn marketing package, & a LinkedIn training session you can determine how/when you'd fund them if you're not doing all at once). These are just some examples, I offer many other services. 😊
Consultation option #3: 30-minute Writing, Editing, or Marketing project consultation & project review (I will have you fill out an 11-question form to fill out PRIOR to our call where I'll get a better idea of your writing, editing, marketing needs) as well as review your project [if applicable] beforehand (i.e. your website if you want to rewrite copy on it, your essay/assignment for school, your book, etc.) At the call, I will discuss my findings/recommendations with how I can help with your project (including pricing) &/or anything else you may have filled out in that form. The ability for us to ask/answer any questions we may have during this timeframe as well. NOTE: You don't have to have a project for me to review to do this consultation. All of this is for $95.52 (which includes my newsletter's debit/credit card processing fees so that I can net my $90 rate). If you want to pay outside of my newsletter, read the details about how that'd work below these consultation options.
The above consultation is great for those who have a project for me that they need help with &/or want to see how I can help them with some marketing for their business. The consultation is also great to get ideas of some marketing, writing, editing that could be done in your business & what you need to do if you want to work with me (i.e. if you need a business plan, copy written for your website, & more marketing consults for your business, you can determine how/when you'd fund them if you're not doing all at once). These are just some examples, I offer many other services. 😊
Consultation option #4: 30-min. to discuss any questions/situations you may have in your career or business where you'd want to enlist my advice & guidance OR as a great add-on (refer to definition below in this section). I always recommend clients send me their questions/topics that they want to discuss BEFOREHAND so that I can review them & best estimate the time needed so that they can purchase the appropriate time for the consultation. Plus, it ensures we best maximize the call time & ensure something doesn't get forgotten (to discuss). This consultation would also serve as a great add-on to another consultation (i.e. if a client wants me to review another resume, a cover letter, or other writing, editing, or marketing project). All of this is for $95.52 (which includes my newsletter's debit/credit card processing fees so that I can net my $90 rate). If you want to pay outside of my newsletter, read the details about how that'd work below these consultation options.
Consultation option #5: 60-min. to discuss any questions/situations you may have in your career or business where you'd want to enlist my advice & guidance OR as a great add-on (refer to Consultation #4 above in this section the only difference is this would be 60-min. instead of 30). All of this is for $190.74 (which includes my newsletter's debit/credit card processing fees so that I can net my $180 rate). If you want to pay outside of my newsletter, read the details about how that'd work below 👇.
The above consultation is great for those who aren't ready to commit to a brand-new resume creation by me/may just want to get recommendations for improving their resume if they want to implement themselves. The consultation is also great to get an idea of what your career goals/needs are (i.e. if you don't know what career services to purchase) & what you need to do if you want to work with me (i.e. if you need a brand-new resume creation, brand-new cover letter creation, & an interview practice session you can determine how/when you'd fund them if you're not doing all at once). These are just some examples, I offer many other services. 😊
Consultation option #2: 30-minute LinkedIn consultation & LinkedIn profile review (I will have you fill out a 4-question form PRIOR to the call so that I can get a better idea of your LinkedIn needs & goals so that I can provide tailored to you LinkedIn service/(s) & pricing I offer at the call as well as discuss my recommendations on improving your LinkedIn profile) [as I would have looked at it PRIOR to the call on my own time]. The ability for us to ask/answer any questions we may have during this timeframe as well. NOTE: You don't have to have a LinkedIn profile to do this consultation. All of this is for $95.52 (which includes my newsletter's debit/credit card processing fees so that I can net my $90 rate). If you want to pay outside of my newsletter, read the details about how that'd work below these consultation options.
The above consultation is great for those who aren't ready to commit to a brand-new LinkedIn creation/revamp by me/may just want to get recommendations for improving their LinkedIn profile if they want to implement themselves. The consultation is also great to get an idea of what your LinkedIn goals/needs are & what you need to do if you want to work with me (i.e. if you need a LinkedIn profile revamp, LinkedIn marketing package, & a LinkedIn training session you can determine how/when you'd fund them if you're not doing all at once). These are just some examples, I offer many other services. 😊
Consultation option #3: 30-minute Writing, Editing, or Marketing project consultation & project review (I will have you fill out an 11-question form to fill out PRIOR to our call where I'll get a better idea of your writing, editing, marketing needs) as well as review your project [if applicable] beforehand (i.e. your website if you want to rewrite copy on it, your essay/assignment for school, your book, etc.) At the call, I will discuss my findings/recommendations with how I can help with your project (including pricing) &/or anything else you may have filled out in that form. The ability for us to ask/answer any questions we may have during this timeframe as well. NOTE: You don't have to have a project for me to review to do this consultation. All of this is for $95.52 (which includes my newsletter's debit/credit card processing fees so that I can net my $90 rate). If you want to pay outside of my newsletter, read the details about how that'd work below these consultation options.
The above consultation is great for those who have a project for me that they need help with &/or want to see how I can help them with some marketing for their business. The consultation is also great to get ideas of some marketing, writing, editing that could be done in your business & what you need to do if you want to work with me (i.e. if you need a business plan, copy written for your website, & more marketing consults for your business, you can determine how/when you'd fund them if you're not doing all at once). These are just some examples, I offer many other services. 😊
Consultation option #4: 30-min. to discuss any questions/situations you may have in your career or business where you'd want to enlist my advice & guidance OR as a great add-on (refer to definition below in this section). I always recommend clients send me their questions/topics that they want to discuss BEFOREHAND so that I can review them & best estimate the time needed so that they can purchase the appropriate time for the consultation. Plus, it ensures we best maximize the call time & ensure something doesn't get forgotten (to discuss). This consultation would also serve as a great add-on to another consultation (i.e. if a client wants me to review another resume, a cover letter, or other writing, editing, or marketing project). All of this is for $95.52 (which includes my newsletter's debit/credit card processing fees so that I can net my $90 rate). If you want to pay outside of my newsletter, read the details about how that'd work below these consultation options.
Consultation option #5: 60-min. to discuss any questions/situations you may have in your career or business where you'd want to enlist my advice & guidance OR as a great add-on (refer to Consultation #4 above in this section the only difference is this would be 60-min. instead of 30). All of this is for $190.74 (which includes my newsletter's debit/credit card processing fees so that I can net my $180 rate). If you want to pay outside of my newsletter, read the details about how that'd work below 👇.
(If you want to pay outside of newsletter without a debit/credit card & with U.S. cash or money order, it would be $90 for all the consultations described above that are $95.52 when paying in my newsletter & $180 for the $190.74 consultation when paying in my newsletter per consultation you wanted to purchase & read to the bottom of this section of my newsletter).
Here's the link (click on here) to the document (PDF) for the terms & conditions for the consultation purchase/(s) (I can no longer put on a landing page after you click on the "event registration form" like I could with my newsletter's old event registration system).
Here's the link to take you directly to my registration page to purchase your consultations:
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PLEASE BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE VERY EASY & QUICK INSTRUCTIONS (THEY ARE PROVIDED IN DETAIL) FOR ALMOST ANYONE TO UNDERSTAND TO SUCCESSFULLY PROCESS YOUR PAYMENT ORDER (after visiting my above registration page link). Thank you! 🙏🙂
If you want to pay outside of newsletter without a debit/credit card & with U.S. cash or money order, the deadline to purchase & terms & conditions still apply. You'd have to print off my terms & conditions document, sign & print your full name, date, & state that you understand & will abide by the terms & conditions AND then scan and email me ALL pages of the terms & conditions document NOT just your signed page. Then you'd have to visit a Harborstone Credit Union (there are locations in other cities than Puyallup, WA that may be of convenience to you) & visit them as soon as possible after submitting me your signed terms & conditions document during Harborstone's hours of operation to pay for your consultation(s) with U.S. cash with a teller to "Carly Calabrese's Work Solutions (business account)." You don't need any other information to make this deposit including my account number. You'd send an email to me at: [email protected] confirming this visit/transaction after it was completed. You can always opt to snail mail your payment to me, but I don't make my mailing address public, so you'd have to email me for it. You could then snail mail the printed off & signed terms & conditions document & include with your payment. Please ensure to budget for extra time for snail mail to arrive (even if you're local to the Puyallup, WA area) as delays can occur even during non-high volume mail times (i.e. Christmas time) & you may miss the mail pick up time when you put it in the mail meaning it wouldn't go out until the next mail pick up business day. Thank you! As mentioned before, if you've never emailed me before/got a new email address, etc. to ensure your email gets to me & NOT in my SPAM folder, you can always opt to email me through my website form since it goes directly to my inbox here: http://www.worksolutionstoday.com/contact.html Thank you! 🙏
Here's the link (click on here) to the document (PDF) for the terms & conditions for the consultation purchase/(s) (I can no longer put on a landing page after you click on the "event registration form" like I could with my newsletter's old event registration system).
Here's the link to take you directly to my registration page to purchase your consultations:
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/n6paz7n
PLEASE BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE VERY EASY & QUICK INSTRUCTIONS (THEY ARE PROVIDED IN DETAIL) FOR ALMOST ANYONE TO UNDERSTAND TO SUCCESSFULLY PROCESS YOUR PAYMENT ORDER (after visiting my above registration page link). Thank you! 🙏🙂
If you want to pay outside of newsletter without a debit/credit card & with U.S. cash or money order, the deadline to purchase & terms & conditions still apply. You'd have to print off my terms & conditions document, sign & print your full name, date, & state that you understand & will abide by the terms & conditions AND then scan and email me ALL pages of the terms & conditions document NOT just your signed page. Then you'd have to visit a Harborstone Credit Union (there are locations in other cities than Puyallup, WA that may be of convenience to you) & visit them as soon as possible after submitting me your signed terms & conditions document during Harborstone's hours of operation to pay for your consultation(s) with U.S. cash with a teller to "Carly Calabrese's Work Solutions (business account)." You don't need any other information to make this deposit including my account number. You'd send an email to me at: [email protected] confirming this visit/transaction after it was completed. You can always opt to snail mail your payment to me, but I don't make my mailing address public, so you'd have to email me for it. You could then snail mail the printed off & signed terms & conditions document & include with your payment. Please ensure to budget for extra time for snail mail to arrive (even if you're local to the Puyallup, WA area) as delays can occur even during non-high volume mail times (i.e. Christmas time) & you may miss the mail pick up time when you put it in the mail meaning it wouldn't go out until the next mail pick up business day. Thank you! As mentioned before, if you've never emailed me before/got a new email address, etc. to ensure your email gets to me & NOT in my SPAM folder, you can always opt to email me through my website form since it goes directly to my inbox here: http://www.worksolutionstoday.com/contact.html Thank you! 🙏
My latest Covid support & awareness blog post:
To read the rest of my blog post (above), you'd have to visit this link: https://corona-virus-awarenessandsupport.blogspot.com/2024/08/back-to-school-drive-at-fred-meyer-in.html
Visit the (above)👆 link for my recent post and click the left arrow button (only arrow next to the header at the top of my page discussing the blog's purpose) OR visit: https://corona-virus-awarenessandsupport.blogspot.com/ and see them all.
Once there, don't forget to click the "READ MORE" blue text in the bottom right-hand corner of each blog post when you visit the above link to see my whole post.
Visit the (above)👆 link for my recent post and click the left arrow button (only arrow next to the header at the top of my page discussing the blog's purpose) OR visit: https://corona-virus-awarenessandsupport.blogspot.com/ and see them all.
Once there, don't forget to click the "READ MORE" blue text in the bottom right-hand corner of each blog post when you visit the above link to see my whole post.
Another recent Covid blog post:
Below is just a screenshot of what it looks like at my blog NOT a direct link to it so clicking on the image below will NOT take you there. 👇
To read the rest of my blog post (above), you'd have to visit this link: https://corona-virus-awarenessandsupport.blogspot.com/2024/08/reminder-that-washing-hands-can-prevent.html
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1. Sign into Blogger.com (it's free to create/have a blogger.com account).
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I'd also love it if you would make productive & appropriate comments to my posts at this blog. To post comments, you would click the "Post a comment" button right below my post OR clicking in the "Enter a comment" box which is also at the bottom of my post. I've enabled it so that even those who don't have Google accounts can post comments. 🙂
When you are at my blog, you can share my posts (individually if you want to share a specific one) to someone else by clicking the sideways triangle with circles at the end in the upper-right hand corner of the post. I've provided a screenshot below with a red circle around the "Share" button that I'm referring to. Once you click on that button, it gives you options to get the link to my post, or share the post via Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or email it directly to someone.
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Thank you,
Carly Calabrese
I help unhappy/unchallenged professionals land their dream career (whether it's starting a business or otherwise)
Email me: [email protected]
Work Solutions - "Providing career assistance/coaching/prep, business marketing, writing, editing, and LinkedIn services for individuals and freelance opportunities."
“Never let the fear of striking out stop you from playing the game."--Babe Ruth
Carly Calabrese
I help unhappy/unchallenged professionals land their dream career (whether it's starting a business or otherwise)
Email me: [email protected]
Work Solutions - "Providing career assistance/coaching/prep, business marketing, writing, editing, and LinkedIn services for individuals and freelance opportunities."
“Never let the fear of striking out stop you from playing the game."--Babe Ruth
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