Summary: In this How I Got My Job interview (mp3, 37:12, 34.1 MB), once again we flash back many years ago as Ruth Shapiro shares how she got a job as an Advertising Promotions Coordinator through sending a prospecting letter to a company she had targeted. If you have a job-hunting success story you'd like to share, please e-mail your contact information to successstories AT howigotmyjob DOT com, and we'll get in touch to set up an interview. Find other job-hunting success stories at http://howigotmyjob.com More job-hunting and career development information at http://getthatjobonline.com Please share this episode with someone else who is looking for a job, and tell others about the show. They will thank you for it. Thanks! About Ruth Ruth Shapiro, M.A., LMHC is a professional Career Management Counselor, Coach and NY State Licensed Mental Health Counselor. For over 30 years she has helped clients plan satisfying career changes and job searches in publishing, marketing, retailing, financial services, health care, the arts and the non-profit world. Clients range from recent college grads to middle managers. professionals and CEO’s. Her workbook, HOW TO WRITE JOB SEARCH LETTERS THAT LEAD TO INTERVIEWS has been bought by clients and colleagues alike. Her job search approaches were featured in McCall’s, The Christian Science Monitor, Working Woman, Dow-Jones’ The National Business Employment Weekly, the New York Post and the New York Daily News. Ruth is a founding member and Vice-President of the Career Counselors Consortium and a founding member of the Career Development Specialists Network. Prior to her own career change she earned a Master’s Degree in Career Counseling from New York University. Former corporate careers include Copywriter, Advertising Promotion Manager and Public Relations Director. She enjoys acting in community theatre, singing in cabaret shows, reading, and performing in improv comedy classes. Connect with Ruth Shapiro on LinkedIn Did you like this post? If so, please consider subscribing for free! Get this and other job-hunting success stories from the source at www.howigotmyjob.com how he got a job as an Educator and web-based training creator for a former employer. Never burn bridges and stay in touch with former coworkers. + Websites mentioned: ++ The eLearning Guild +++ LinkedIn group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=102144 +++ Website: http://www.elearningguild.com/ ++ eProficiency (Lectora Learning tips): http://eproficiency.com/ ++ TriVantis Corporation (Lectora Developer): http://www.trivantis.com/ ++ Health Alliance of Cincinnati: http://www.health-alliance.com/ ++ Health Alliance Jobs site: http://www.health-alliance.com/jobs/ + Kevin Imfeld is an Educator with a large health care system in the greater Cincinnati area. He trains newly hired workers the proper procedures for using its propriety patient care software. As a skilled in facilitator he has also taught introductory classes in Microsoft Office products. He is an eLearning specialist experienced in using various software packages. His software skills also include Trivantis’ Lectora software which he uses to build web based training modules. He has worked as a technical writer for several software companies. He has a Master’s degree in Education and is a licensed Middle School Language Arts and Social Studies teacher. + He also enjoys reading, writing, music, the great outdoors and spending time with his family. + Connect with Kevin on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinimfeld Possible related articles by Zemanta Hired! Aggressive networking gets the job done (money.cnn.com) Marketing Director - Marc Lawn (howigotmyjob.com) Director of Marketing and Communications - Carol Meerschaert (howigotmyjob.com)
