Experience

A military resume should translate the military experience into terms that civilians can understand and apply to a job, so problem-solving and decision-making skills should be emphasized. Write a resume for a civilian job after being in the military with help from an experienced career coach in this free video on resume writing.

Expert: Jess Dods
Bio: Jess Dods, the founder of Right Choice Careers LLC, is a career coach with 13 years of experience working with clients around the globe to find the right job.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Duration : 0:3:38

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/23/Firoozeh_Dumas_Laughing_Without_An_Accent

Author Firoozeh Dumas describes the difficulty of translating her best-selling book “Funny in Farsi” from English into Farsi, so that Iranian censors could clear it for distribution in Iran.

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Often lost in the rhetoric of debate about the United States’ immigration policy is this: although each immigrant’s country of origin and reason for leaving are widely diverse, the experience of being an immigrant in the United States crosses all cultural divides.

For the past five years, Firoozeh Dumas has traveled the country reminding us that our commonalities far outweigh our differences … and doing so with humor.

In 2001, with no prior writing experience, Firoozeh Dumas decided to write down her family stories as a gift for her two children. Those stories became the book Funny in Farsi, a San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times bestseller and a finalist for the PEN/USA award and for an Audie Award for best audio book (She lost to Bob Dylan).

She was also a finalist for the prestigious Thurber Prize for American Humor (she lost to Jon Stewart), and is the first Middle Eastern woman ever to be considered for this honor.

Dumas’s latest book, entitled Laughing Without an Accent, was published in May 2008 – Grace Cathedral

Duration : 0:3:48

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This is the music video for “Write Well”, a song summarizing the Writing Capstone experience to the tune of Flo Rida’s “Right Round”. IU Southeast Instructor: Michael Abernethy

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A resume should always have contact information, educational experience, additional training and work history. Learn about including technical skills that are relevant to the position when writing a resume with help from a resume writer and interview skills coach in this free video on resumes.

Expert: Shannon Terry
Contact: www.ResumeConfidence.com
Bio: Shannon Terry is a resume writer and interview skills coach with 14 years of training and teaching experience.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Duration : 0:1:57

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Learn the structure and format of the CPA Exam with Roger Philipp, CPA. The CPA Exam is divided into four parts: AUD, BEC, FAR and REG. Each part contains scenarios or simulations which include multiple choice, written communication and/or fill in the blank style questions. Follow along as Roger gives tips on effective time management, writing, and the overall exam experience. Roger Philipp, CPA is the #1 CPA Exam review instructor in the USA. Find out more or enroll in a course by visiting http://www.rogercpareview.com

Duration : 0:7:47

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When filling out a job application with no work experience, it’s important to be as thorough as possible, and to avoid leaving any section blank. Discover the importance of including relevant skills in a job application with help from a resume writer and interview skills coach in this free video on job applications.

Expert: Shannon Terry
Contact: www.ResumeConfidence.com
Bio: Shannon Terry is a resume writer and interview skills coach with 14 years of training and teaching experience.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Duration : 0:2:45

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Operation Homecoming Writing the Wartime Experience. Trailer

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Some very informal reflections on how to write, especially Ph.D. dissertations and other theses and also books.
For more about the author, please see www.alanmacfarlane.com

Duration : 0:59:12

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Good resume writing handles diverse work experience by playing to different jobs’ requirements in separate, targeted resumes that all derive from the curriculum vitae. Land a good job by writing a resume that focuses work experience with advice from a writing specialist in this free video on resume writing.

Expert: Laura Turner
Bio: Laura Turner received her B.A. in English from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., graduating magna laude with honors. Her plays have been seen and heard from Alaska to Tennessee.
Filmmaker: Todd Green

Duration : 0:1:46

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/10/On_Writing_Amy_Tan_in_Conversation_with_Roger_Rosenblatt

Bestselling author Amy Tan discusses the importance of drawing on personal experiences when creating fictional stories and characters, and explains how her own family experiences have influenced her writing.

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Amy Tan speaks as a part of “Roger Rosenblatt and Friends: On Writing” during the 2008 Chautauqua Institution morning lecture series.

Amy Tan is the author of The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God’s Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetter’s Daughter, The Opposite of Fate, and Saving Fish from Drowning. She has also written two children’s books, The Moon Lady and The Chinese Siamese Cat. The latter became a children’s television series for PBS called “Sagwa.” Amy is a member of the literary garage band, The Rock Bottom Remainders, for which she sings the Nancy Sinatra classic, “These Boots Are Made for Walking” to raise money for after-school literacy programs for inner city kids. Tan’s rendition of the pop culture classic can be heard on the CD Stranger than Fiction, which benefits the PEN Writers Fund.

Duration : 0:4:55

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