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Previous Guest Experts

Career Rocketeer would like to give special thanks to all of the following guest experts for their invaluable contributions to our blog.

April 2010

• "Green Business Jobs: Top 10 Job Search Resources" - Katie Cross
• "FIRED? The Interview Solution - PART 1" - Judi Perkins
• "7 Ways Your Resume is Just as Boring as Everyone Else's" - Jessica Holbrook
• "Career Change: 2 Strategies for Getting Off Your 'Buts'" - Dorothy Tannahill-Moran

March 2010

• "How to Deal with a Bad Interviewer" - Judi Perkins
• "10 Tips to Fast Track Your Career" - Jen Kushell
• "Help Your College Graduate" - Kathleen Conners
• "Stop Boring the Hiring Manager with Your Resume" - Jessica Holbrook
• "4 Things That Will Derail Your Job Search Before You Even Get Started" - Dorothy Tannahill-Moran
• "Never Having to Say No" - Lynn Mattoon
• "Do What You Know, Love What You Do and Be Who You Are" - Keith Lipke
• "Brand-Yourself.com Launches Online Reputation Management Platform for Professionals" - Pete Kistler

February 2010

• "Everything I Needed to Know About Job Hunting I Learned from The Godfather" - Katheryn Rivas
• "Look at Your Brand as an Ongoing Project" - Mohammed Al-Taee
• "Job Search Stalled? Increase Your “Impressions” with a Networking Journal" - Matthew Levy
• "5 Resume Basics We Bet You’ve Overlooked!" - Jessica Holbrook
• "The Job Search After Illness" - Lynn Mattoon

January 2010

• "How the Royal Wave Can Lead to a Job Offer" - Matthew Levy
• "Google Me: Exclusive Interview with the Founder of Vizibility" - Ian Levine
• "Want to Get Hired? Don’t Make These LinkedIn Profile Errors!" - Laura Smith-Proulx
• "10 Ways to Jumpstart Your Job Search Using Facebook" - Phil Rosenberg
• "Do I need an objective statement on my resume?" - Jessica Holbrook
• "5 Characteristics That Help You Find the Right Career" - Adrienne Carlson
• "Social Media: It Is What It Is" - Kay Stout
• "What is Your Career Strategy for 2010?" - Emily Bennington

December 2009

• "Overcoming Discouragement: From Fired to Inspired to Hired" - Linda Rolie
• "Who Actually Hires?" - Kathleen Conners
• "Where are all the jobs?" - Ian Levine
• "The 3 Things to Bring to the Negotiating Table" - Jeri Hird Dutcher
• "The Best LinkedIn Invitations" - Jessica Holbrook
• "Don’t put…in your Cover Letters!" - Jerome Young

November 2009

• "When It Comes to Resumes, One Size Does Not Fit All" - Sherry Mirshahi
• "It’s Thanksgiving: Count Your Career Blessings" - Christy Seawall
• "How Can Stay-at-Home Parents Return to Careers in Today’s Job Market?" - Lynn Mattoon
• "7 Tips to Get Your Resume the Attention It Deserves" - Caitrin O’Sullivan
• "How to Sustain Passion for Your Job" - Donna Mitchell
• "Six Best People Connections" - Kathleen Conners
• "Why You Don’t Stand Out from the Crowd: Here’s a Tip, It’s Your Resume" - Jessica Holbrook

October 2009

• "4 Tips for a Successful Job Interview" - Carol Tuttle
• "Resume Writing 101" - Billie Sucher
• "The Resume is Dead! Again?" - Ian Levine
• "How to Stand Out in the Crowd in a Tough Job Market" - Debra Wheatman
• "Getting Interviews: Personal Contact vs. The Black Hole of Resumes" - Jerome Young
• "10 Interview Questions for You to Ask That Scream, 'I Get the Big Picture!'" - Mary Lee Gannon
• "Negotiating the Inevitable Salary Questions" - Angela Swarts
• "Getting the Part" - Eric Frankel
• "8 Hot Tips to Build Personal Branding Into Your Executive Resume 2.0" - Meg Guiseppi
• "Ready, Aim, On Fire!" - Sandra Podesta
• "Give Your Career a Regular Tune-Up" - Caroline Ceniza-Levine
• "Sunsetters Can Look at Work Differently" - Karen Kodzik
• "Escaping the Online Job Search Trap" - Liz Layton
• "No Phone Calls, Please!" - Kathleen Conners

September 2009

• "Resume Readability" - Elizabeth Johnson
• "Why You've Gone on a Dozen Interviews and Were Not Hired" - Crystal Cotton
• "Establish Your Personal Brand through Consistent Color" - Marsha Hallet
• "How to Prepare for the Interview" - Lisa Rangel
• "How to Successfully Work a Job Fair" - Tracee Ali
• "5 Best Ways to Land Your Resume in the Trash" - Jessica Holbrook
• "Real Resumes for Real People" - Mark Greenspahn
• "Make Your Age a Non-Issue" - Rita Ashley
• "Job Hunting in a Social Media World" - Holly Green
• "Why Shouldn't I Write My Own Resume?" - Angela Jones
• "Personal Branding Power" - Marshal Backlar
• "How to Avoid Identity Theft in Your Job Search" - Jeremy Miller
• "Brand It, Sell It, and Win It - What Makes You Different?" - Jessica Holbrook

August 2009

• "Career Changer" - Joyce Harold
• "Job Sites Gone Wild!" - Kathleen Conners
• "Get Work by Getting to Work" - Lilli Cloud
• "From the Other Side of the Desk" - Susan Kennedy
• "The Pocket-Resume Mentality Will Get You Employed" - Jorge Lazaro Diaz
• "Choose Your Words Carefully" - Kay Stout
• "The Self-Recruiter® INTERVIEW CHECKLIST" - John Crant
• "Women in Leadership: A Shift in Mindset?" - Joan Runnheim Olson
• "How to Find the Perfect Summer Internship" - Reena Jadhav & Kevin Adler

July 2009

• "Can People Be Branded?" - Brenda Bence
• "How Recruiters Hunt Qualified Candidates" - Kathleen Conners
• "What a Background Check Can Uncover During Your Job Search" - Jennifer Carpenter
• "Am I Depressed about My Job Search?" - Joe Chandler
• "Get the Inside Scoop" - Andrea Howard
• "Personality and Corporate Culture - Where's a Person to Fit?" - Meghan M. Biro
• "Today's Job Market Has Some Challenges for the Job Seeker and Employer" - Lauren Brill
• "If You Can't Be With the One You Love..." - Paul Tieger
• "10 Steps to Defining Your Authentic Personal Brand" - Meg Guiseppi

June 2009

• "How to Promote Yourself in Today's Tight Job Market" - Allison Cheston
• "Get a Job" - Brad Federman
• "When Does Tailoring a Resume Become Falsification?" - Dorothy Dalton
• "Apprehension...is Holding the Economy Hostage" - Dirk Spencer
• "11 Keys to Successful Job Search Networking" - Tim Tyrell-Smith
• "First Step in Creating a Powerful Network: Create a Lunch List" - Boni Candelario
• "Managing Your Online Presence" - Volker Ballueder
• "Call Advertised Jobs" - Kathleen Conners

May 2009

• "5 Reasons Why College Grads Should Consider a Career in Financial Advisory" - Kirsten Lewis
• "What’s A Personal Brand Anyway?" - Susan Peppercorn
• "Maybe there are just too many twits tweeting … or maybe not enough" - Deborah Johnstone
• "Making a Career Plan (and Then Sticking to It)" - Patricia Van Haste
• "Stay Up! Or how Kanye's ego has saved this Executive Recruiter" - Christopher McCann
• "Finding a Clean Tech Job" - Frank Marquardt
• "Outplacement Doesn’t Always Happen to Someone Else" - Judy Jerrild
• "How to Find a Job in Any Economy" - Andy Klee
• "Knowing Your Personality Type: The Secret to Finding a Truly Satisfying Career" - Paul Tieger
• "Job Search Strategies: Stay Focused for Best Results" - Kris Plantrich
• "Job Search Distractions" - Stephen Van Vreede