Top 3 Ailing Comments I Hear from Job Seekers in Clarksville That A Good Resume Would Cure
Clarksville, Tennessee, is one the fastest growing cities in the nation and every single day, I see job seekers on Facebook in many groups asking the dumbest questions about their job interests that a good resume would solve. Consider these comments:
“Who is hiring? Preferably not fast food”.
“ISO any places in Clarksville hiring for $14 an hour or higher”.
“Who is hiring in Clarksville? No food places please and it had to be flexible with school”. (Poor grammar left intentionally as these are actual real comments from job seekers)
Honorable Mention:
“Any jobs hiring that you can start ASAP”?
When you have a great resume, and inquire about jobs, you speak as a knowledgeable, skills laden person ready to help companies in a specified industry as you know that companies want workers who want to be there. There are well over 1000 different types of jobs to have in any one city. I want to encourage each job seeker to understand how to seek specific jobs based on their interest, aptitude, and values.
For those who need to learn about various jobs, let’s sit down and have a coaching session.
Debra Ann Matthews, Forbes Coaches Council, M.A., JCTC, JCDC, NRWA, Career Thought Leaders
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Let Me Write It For You offers coaching and writing services to motivated career changers and small businesses. Debra Ann Matthews, a Forbes Coaches Council, Career Thought Leaders, and National Resume Writers Association (Past Board) member, loves to cheer on and champion women, girls, teens, and youth to put their best talents forward in writing. She has trained, taught, and presented to various audiences nationwide, facilitating enthusiastically that YES, we can help you to achieve that goal—be it land an interview, a job, join a membership, or solicit services or fundraising. She is delighted to have written over 100 articles on resumes, job search, career communications, professional development, English/Grammar/Technical Writing, and Public Speaking. Her feature articles include MODERNIZE YOUR JOB SEARCH LETTERS: Get Noticed … Get Hired, Nashville/Clarksville Career Examiner, Local Job Network, Ezine Articles, Black Career Women’s Network, Career Builder, Canada’s Calgary Sun, Channel 5 NBC Chicago, Jennings Wire: The World of Success, 3 Ladies on the Radio, Monster Working, Money Mix, Liberty Voice, Online College.org, and Monster dot com Latina.
Mr. Adolph Agbeko Yao Dagan and his wife Kafui wanted to open up an international market after his military career in 2009. Dagan, as he is called by his fellow veterans, hails from Daganhoé in Togo, West Africa, a name that means Dagantown. Dagan African Market celebrates its first year in operation on July 20, 2020, the day of his birth. Looking back over the year long journey, the family celebrate and acknowledge their long hard journey to offer their 1000 square foot facility to customers who have traveled more than 500 miles from as far as Alabama, Kentucky, and all parts Missouri and Illinois to frequent their establishment offering authentic foods, clothing, beauty products, artwork, and other great finds from the people of the Caribbean, Africa, and other international favorites.
Trained as a high school French teacher, the family saved thousands of dollars from 2009 to 2019 to start a business in the heart of a thriving community populated with active duty military and their families as well as retired Veterans. Dagan and his family worked hard in order to prepare to take ownership of a premier African market that fulfilled the needs and expectations for the community of more than 250,000 resident in the Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Clarksville, Tennessee community. And all of the struggle turned out to be worth it as his company,Dagan African Market, became the first African market in the city. One of the challenges in a military town is that many can open businesses, not many can maintain a revenue generating establishment.
Located on Fort Campbell Boulevard in Clarksville, Tennessee, Dagan Market offers online delivery.
Truthfully, as Dagan continues to climb up the ladder of success, he and his family fully expect to become millionaires within 10 years. As they plan to open up a restaurant and increase their inventory. He and his wife and their children are also looking to incorporate an online store and even a direct custom order service for drums, wood pieces, and other original organic African artifacts.
With the families good reputation and dedication to customer service, Dagan and his family caught the attention of people who said, “These are a good family“. The family hopes to become the largest African and International Store in the Tennessee and Kentucky area. They are passionate about serving patrons and veterans from the islands, Africa, the Caribbean, Spanish and European nations. Dagan says if you want to succeed, you have to work very hard.
As a poor citizen of Togo, West Africa, Kafui and Adolph treasure their homeland and support a church and school in their village of Dagan and Togo. They also collect school supplies, medical supplies, and clothes to send back to Africa and plan to establish a hospital and additional schools once their business hits the one-million-dollar revenue mark.
To get the best African artifacts around connect with Dagan African Market at www.dagaafricanmarket.com.
Let Me Write It For You Selected by Global Giving As Red Backpack Fund Recipient, Receives $5,000 Grant From The Spanx by Sara Blakely Foundation To Combat COVID-19 Crisis
July 7, 2020 — Global Giving announced today that Let Me Write It For You has been selected to receive a $5,000 COVID-19 relief and recovery grant from The Red Backpack Fund, an opportunity for small businesses and nonprofits made possible by The Spanx by Sara Blakely Foundation.
“My hope is that this gift will help alleviate some of the pressures caused by this horrible pandemic. Twenty years ago, I started Spanx with $5,000 in savings, and I see this as a time to pay it forward. Small business is the backbone of our culture. I know what it’s like to be a small business owner, and I want to provide some relief to these entrepreneurs during this time,” said Spanx Founder Sara Blakely.
The Spanx by Sara Blakely Foundation donated $5 million to support female entrepreneurs in the wake of COVID-19 and teamed up with Global Giving to establish The Red Backpack Fund.
Thousands of business owners and nonprofit founders from across the United States and its territories applied to receive a grant from The Red Backpack Fund to combat economic hardship caused by COVID-19. Let Me Write It For You was selected for the grant based on its outstanding application, its urgent need for COVID-19 relief, and its demonstrated capacity to overcome COVID-19 setbacks.
GlobalGiving, a 501(c)(3) organization with nearly two decades of grantmaking experience, will award grants to at least 1,000 women entrepreneurs from now through September 2020 through The Red Backpack Fund. GlobalGiving has assembled a 100% women-led team to lead the grantee selection process. The team includes grant specialists, social workers, female entrepreneurs, analysts, and monitoring and evaluation experts.
“We’re proud to announce the grantees of The Red Backpack Fund. They have successfully undergone GlobalGiving’s rigorous vetting process, and we believe this grant will help them continue to thrive, despite the shifting economic circumstances brought on by this crisis,” said GlobalGiving CEO Alix Guerrier. “The world needs more women-led organizations who are a key force in overcoming COVID-19 and establishing a better normal.”
About Let Me Write It For You Let Me Write It For You offers coaching and writing services to motivated career changers and small businesses. Debra Ann Matthews, a Forbes Coaches Council, Career Thought Leaders, and National Resume Writers Association (Past Board) member absolutely loves to cheer on and champion women, girls, teens, and youth to put their best talents forward in writing. She has trained, taught, and presented to various audiences nationwide facilitating enthusiastically that YES, we can help you to achieve that goal—be it land an interview, a job, join a membership, or solicit services or fundraise. She is delighted to have written over 100 articles on resumes, job search, career communications, professional development, English/Grammar/Technical Writing, and Public Speaking. Her feature articles include MODERNIZE YOUR JOB SEARCH LETTERS: Get Noticed … Get Hired, Nashville/Clarksville Career Examiner, Local Job Network, Ezine Articles, Black Career Women’s Network, Career Builder, Canada’s Calgary Sun, Channel 5 NBC Chicago, Jennings Wire: The World of Success, 3 Ladies on the Radio, Monster Working, Money Mix, Liberty Voice, Online College.org, and Monster dot come Latina.
Linda Jones Malonson serves as the Chief Financial Advisor, and consults also advises Let Me Write it For You in all phases of business structure, bookkeeping, and professional image and branding.
About The Spanx by Sara Blakely Foundation Since its inception in 2006, the Spanx by Sara Blakely Foundation has donated millions to charities around the world, focusing on charities that empower underserved women and girls. In 2013, Sara Blakely became the first self-made, female billionaire to sign the Giving Pledge, created by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett, promising to give at least half her wealth to charity. In 2020, Sara and the Spanx by Sara Blakely Foundation launched the Red Backpack Fund in partnership with GlobalGiving. Back by Sara Blakely, the $5 million fund supports the recovery and revitalization of female-owned businesses in the U.S. impacted by the coronavirus crisis. While many of the world’s resources are being depleted, one is waiting to be unleashed: Women. The Spanx by Sara Blakely Foundation is on a mission to support women and help them SOAR through education, entrepreneurship and the arts. Learn more at www.spanxfoundation.com.
About GlobalGiving GlobalGiving is a 501(c)(3) registered nonprofit that makes it safe and easy to support important causes around the world. When a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic strikes, GlobalGiving quickly delivers funds to vetted organizations that are best-suited to lead immediate and long-term relief and recovery. As part of its mission to accelerate community-led change, GlobalGiving provides tools, training, and support to help nonprofits, donors, and companies increase their impact and make the world a better place. Learn more at www.globalgiving.org.
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Hi, I’m Debra Ann. I spend most of my time learning. Some of my favorite days were spent on the hill at UT, that’s the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, (that is for my Texas supporters) siting in English Literature classes, dissecting and divulging the meanings of words, concepts; justifying my own interpretation of famous and not-so-famous literary artists including… Oh I can’t remember those old folks names now, but I loved learning about Malcolm X, Paula Giddens, Alex Hailey, and of course Nikki Giovonni and other local Tennessee writers and artists. I later learned the value of all of those speech, communications, rhetoric classes is just what I am able to do right now= Read, Research, and Write Resumes. I absolutely love taking my clients experiences and showing them how I can help them target them in a way that hiring managers and recruiters can see their value.
Send me a message with any resume questions to be answered in class on my National Resume Writers Association link @ https://bit.ly/2Y669yH
I invite you join me in my first Live training. You are invited. Come get a powerpack 7 Minutes of Resume Best. Not only will you get 7 of the Best resume tips to transform your dull resume and give it life, you will get to take part in a BONUS live one on one session with me, finalizing your updated resume and cover letter. DM me so that I can let you know when my 1st Master RESUME Class will happen and you can sign up. This will be the best 7 Minutes of Your life! Gauranteed~
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Debra Ann uses her extroverted personality to help reach her clients who feel passionate about their jobs and careers but can’t express the difference they make. Ms. Matthews has extensive experience with not for profit community service projects including President Clinton’s AmeriCorps, Up With People, and Job Corps. She combines her love for service and her passion for sharing knowledge with job seekers and career changers by offering to train (adjunct college professor or public speaker) or participate in interviews. She has served as the New Business Owner Representative/Military Group for the National Resume Writers Association Board. She is also a member of Forbes Coaches Council, and is a Career Affiliate with Career Thought Leaders. She has trained with Richard Knowdell of the Career Development Network, earning her certifications as a Job and Career Transition Coach and Job and Career Development Coach. Send your email to register for What’s Right With Your Resume course at https://bit.ly/2Y669yH.
Debra Ann Matthews (www.letmewriteitforyou.org) attended The National Résumé Writers’ Conference to learn leading-edge methods to better position job seekers for gaining a competitive advantage in today’s tumultuous employment environment.
Debra Ann Matthews, M.A., JCTC, JCDC, NWDP, CWDP from Clarksville, Tennessee, received advanced training and learned about the latest trends, issues, and technologies impacting the careers services industry from leading career industry presenters at The National Résumé Writers’ Association 2017 conference in Lombard, Illinois. The conference, which is held annually, caters to professional résumé writers, career coaches, and educational institutions placement professionals.
Matthews garnered expert knowledge in:
· Effective job seeker branding techniques to provide added value in résumé and career-related documents.
· How to design and compose résumés for a variety of individuals, including career-change, executive, 20-something, and military-transition clients.
· Techniques to prepare clients to answer difficult interview questions.
· The latest trends in social media and their impact on job seekers.
“Keeping current with trends in the career services industry helps me to better assist my clients with job search,” stated Matthews. “Clients benefit from my continued training efforts on cutting-edge techniques in the resume writing and job search process because I can provide them with exceptional career documents and information that could shorten their job search and ensure their success.”
Debra Ann Matthews’ business services has helped many job seekers and small businesses in her Middle Tennessee small business since 2009. Her enthusiastic manner of serving many military veterans and their families help shape their resume, cover letter, LinkedIn profile, and resume distribution services. She is proud to serve and help them more than anything to understand the process of job search and talent acquisition in the new workforce. She lives in one of the fastest growing cities in Tennessee with companies like Google, Hankook, and LG Electronics joining the ranks as neighbors.
She has been asked to help with several corporate projects as well including working with Deloitte Open Talent (DOT) Executive Transition Assistance Coach, American Psychological Association Conference Trainee, CCA of America, and Obama Health Care of Memphis, she is delighted to champion small businesses and help them obtain subcontract opportunities with her new book and training series called, Getting Grant Ready. As the newest contributor in the Modernize Your Job Search Letters: Get Noticed… Get Hired and a member of Forbes Coaches Council, she is ecstatic to continue to serve her motivating job seekers and career changers.
As her community continues to grow, teaching and training and networking about how to be in business is a very important tool as small business really does spur on the economy in these United States. She is proud to share and to collaborate with our countries best and brightest career professionals who are also willing to offer answers to out start-up, mid-level, and senior resume writers. There is a business to being in business. For more information or to contact Debra Ann Matthews, M.A., JCTC, JCDC, NWDP, CWDP at Let Me Write It For You, visit her website at http://www.letmewriteitforyou.org, email her @ info@jobwinningresumes.net or call 931.269.WR1T (9718).
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Debra Ann will serve as 2016-18 NRWA Dir of Industry, Workforce, Military, Community Career Services
Clarksville, TN, September 25, 2017 — Along with launching a business that supports extraordinary success with innovative yet safe products, Veteran business owner, Shavonde Chase, is committed to introducing Zija’s business options to Veterans, especially Wounded Warriors, in the Middle Tennessee community.
On Saturday, September 30th at 11:00 am, Shavonde will roll out The National Health Revolution, a month-long focus of wellness, weight loss, healing from chronic disease and military injuries, and overall best practices for everyone from children to elderly through Zija’s all-natural products, especially their essential oils at the Clarksville Entrepreneur Center, located on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard.
Shavonde, a retired SSG of the United States Army for 16 years, kicks off the month-long series of events by asking all active duty, reservist, and veterans of all branches to join her as she helps members of the community to celebrate solutions to ailments supplied by natural remedies, essential oils, and many other products championed by Zija’s products. “To mark the launch of her business, Chase will announce how Veterans can join the Zija group of wellness experts and form businesses to help deal with chronic issues such as obesity, learning disabilities, asthmas, food allergies, seizures, autism, and other chronic conditions from aging, epilepsy, ulcers, and diabetes. Everyone is invited to come on out to the festivities! Attendees can expect to learn all about Zija and participate in the following:
~Healthy Nutritious Food and Drink Samples ~ Fun Raffles ~ Dynamite Door Prizes ~
To learn more about The National Health Revolution, see us on FB @ http://bit.ly/2xx6ZbO. Sign up to follow Shavonde on her YouTube show called Chavonne’s World @ http://bit.ly/2fiHQHV. Our cutting-edge health, wellness and beauty products allow individuals to look and feel their best, be more active, and share the Natural Health Revolution.
All Veterans will receive An Extra Special Gift!
Contact person: Shavonde Chase, Veteran Business Owner
_____ Do you know the old versus the necessary parts of a job-winning resume?
_____Is your resume crafted in a way that showcases relevant problem-solving and pain-killing strategies that you have mastered to be helpful to the employer?
_____ Does your present resume give more than a career history or job description?
_____ Has your resume maximized your visual appeal for the civilian job market?
_____ Is your federal resume based on your past skills and experience-laden?
_____ Does your resume present data that is trim, lean, mean, and succinct?
_____ Does it display an upwardly mobile, relevant, and social media conscious job seeker?
____ Is it tailored for the job/career that you want?
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#2 – Youth Organization Supports Healthy Lifestyle and Development in Clarksville, TN http://www.leaporg.net
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LEAP stands to help youth from ages 11 to 18 balance their lives in a productive, helpful, hopeful manner. They work to build good, healthy character, motivating associations and share career and skills with young people with work place tours, travels around the United States and encouragement to seek training beyond high school.
LEAP seeks benefactors to invest in our future and to help make LEAP Plaza a permanent home and sustainable source of revenue for our youth development programs. Our goal is to raise $2,000,000 over the next five years to retire two mortgages and to stabilize our operations through 2021. LEAP has a business plan to operate primarily through earned revenue from rent and service fees yielded through business incubation partnerships. The direct impact of these investments is greater/increased service to youth who are at-risk in our communities. The implementation of this plan is already underway and will be fully operational by the end of this campaign. Earned income from the business incubator will sustain LEAP’s youth development programs. We currently serve 200 youth per year. By 2021, we project serving 425.
Let’s help LEAP with donations in any amount to secure a permanent place for youth and young adults to thrive!!
The Success Rate includes helping over 1,000 students since it’s inception in 2007. Of 532 tested for controlled substances 433 (81%) have ben discontinued using. Of 290 students with criminal/delinquent backgrounds, 204 (70%) refrained from committing additional offences.
We hope that you enjoy supporting great ventures in the community. Know that we contribute monthly and we continue to offer support to all good things to help youth and to encourage business dynamics. You are invited to tour LEAP Plaza, attend our 1st season Music City basketball.
Let me know if you need more information about either organization.
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