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Dr. Vince Patton, Director Community Outreach, Military Advantage/Monster Worldwide and Retired Career Coast Guardsman, brings the knowledge and experience of a 30-year military career and multiple advanced degrees to the subject of employing Veterans. Honoring Veterans Day, the show is dedicated to helping Vets and employers connect. Dr. Patton addresses: Issues facing transitioning service members; The value of career fairs for employers and job seekers; How to help disabled veterans get jobs; Job opportunities in government; Transferable skills from military to civilian jobs; Educational options for military personnel; How to attract vets to work for your company. The show informs and encourages listeners to achieve their career goals by featuring experts and business leaders on job search and career advancement. Show hosts Ken and Sheryl Dawson are principals of Total Career Success & authors of Job Search: The Total System,3rd edition. For more visit totalcareersuccess.com.

Darlene O’Brien’s company BLIND AMBITION captures her determination as a blind person to open opportunities for the 54 million disabled in the US to work and achieve their own ambitions. A career counselor she assists applicants and employers in the recruitment process. Offering Disability Etiquette Training Darlene helps organizations improve access to opportunities for the disabled and increase awareness of this vast talent pool of qualified workers. Learn how to achieve independence after becoming disabled; adapt to a disability for independence and marketability; assess work options; and improve understanding of and interaction with disabled candidates and employees. The show informs and encourages listeners to achieve their career goals by featuring experts and business leaders on job search and career advancement. Show hosts are Ken and Sheryl Dawson, principals of Total Career Success, Inc. and authors of Job Search: The Total System. 7 free videos: www.betterjobbetterlife.com

Bob Alexander, President of The Alexander Resource Group, is former teacher, coach and high school administrator, who has personally conducted thousands of keynote addresses, workshops, and student assemblies worldwide on success principles and career advancement. Bob is passionate about teaching the Ziglar I CAN values and attitudes that enable children to succeed. The Ziglar mantra of encouragement and hope is one that resonates with everyone, including our children…especially children! He shares: The challenge of education; ABC’s of Life…Attitude, Behavior and Character; The Stair Steps to Success; The I CAN success story; Keys to Cultural Transformation. The show informs and encourages listeners to achieve their career goals by featuring experts and business leaders on job search and career advancement. Show hosts are Ken and Sheryl Dawson, principals of Total Career Success, Inc. and authors of Job Search: The Total System. For 7 free videos go to www.betterjobbetterlife.com

Ken & Sheryl Dawson present proven techniques to secure a better job, better pay and a better life. In an economic downturn, people of all backgrounds and most industries are finding job search very challenging. The Dawsons share their secrets to beating your competition: Adopt the Cycle of Success including positive attitude, linkage of all steps, and building psychological leverage; Research the market for niche opportunities, being open to contingency options; Assess your strengths, passion, accomplishments in light of market realities; Draft an A+ resume that differentiates you; Network online and face-to-face; Prepare to interview using linkage of your resume, research, references, and review of the tough questions; Negotiate your value! The show informs and encourages listeners to achieve their career goals. Show hosts Ken and Sheryl Dawson are principals of Total Career Success, Inc. and authors of Job Search: The Total System. For 7 free videos go to www.betterjobbetterlife.com

Raymond Larson has 30 years in business and ministry. He combines vision and practical application to produce results for success. He shares his perspective on how business touches all other areas of the culture – government, education, family, religion, arts and entertainment, and media. Through a unique educational program for entrepreneurs, 7 Degrees offers a hands-on team approach to developing business acumen, networking and mentoring. Not only does the program develop entrepreneurs, but it impacts the culture through integrity, creative ideas, energy, research, and the right team. Larson discusses specific strategies to succeed in spite of a tough economy. The show informs and encourages listeners to achieve their career goals by featuring experts and business leaders on job search and career advancement. Show hosts are Ken and Sheryl Dawson, principals of Total Career Success, Inc. and authors of Job Search: The Total System. For 7 free videos go to www.betterjobbetterlife.com

Melinda Doolittle, American Idol star, recording artist and author of Beyond Me, sky rocked to fame since her rise on American Idol. She shares her secrets to finding one’s way to the next level: Invest in others; Work hard to realize your dream; Listen to the wisdom of others; Be prepared; Be open to criticism and release offenses; Face your fears and do it anyway. Tone deaf as a child, her love of singing drove her to enter a talent show in the 7th grade and miraculously, she stunned the audience with her spot-on vocals and beautiful voice. Melinda is an excellent model of how success is achieved - by faith and hard work. Be inspired to attain your next level. The show informs and encourages listeners to achieve their career goals by featuring experts and business leaders on job search and career advancement. Show hosts are Ken and Sheryl Dawson, principals of Total Career Success, Inc. and authors of Job Search: The Total System. For 7 free videos go to www.betterjobbetterlife.com

Dr. Mark Taylor, Columbia University, is author of Crisis on Campus: A Bold Plan for Reforming Our Colleges and Universities. Taylor characterizes American higher education as expensive, wasteful, and archaic. He calls for reforms such as: Eliminating tenure; Restructuring departments for interdepartmental cooperation; Emphasizing teaching rather than rarified research; Creating global networks; Developing partnerships among institutions, private and public, for profit and nonprofit. As a nation, we fail to make such necessary and sweeping changes at our peril. Like other bubbles that have burst, this one will devastate our economy and global competitiveness. The show informs and encourages listeners to achieve their career goals by featuring experts and business leaders on job search and career advancement. Show hosts are Ken and Sheryl Dawson, principals of Total Career Success, Inc. and authors of Job Search: The Total System. For 7 free videos www.betterjobbetterlife.com

Tom Ziglar, CEO of Ziglar, Inc. and son of the inspirational Zig Ziglar, carries the torch to continue the vision of personal and career success that has transformed the lives of millions through the life and work of his father. He will share: Personal lessons on achieving one’s potential; Zig’s Greatest Accomplishment; The 7 components of success; The secret of sustained success; Web 2 Technology and success. Through social media like blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Tom corresponds with people from all walks of life around the world. His goal is to help both individuals and organizations succeed by giving them Pure and Simple answers to their toughest questions. The show informs and encourages listeners to achieve their career goals by featuring experts and business leaders on job search and career advancement. Show hosts are Ken and Sheryl Dawson, principals of Total Career Success, Inc. and authors of Job Search: The Total System. For 7 free videos go to www.betterjobbetterlife.com

Hank Kohlbrand, retired Global R&D Director, Process & Manufacturing Technology R&D for Dow Chemical Company and President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), will share: Key business trends that will shape chemical engineers professional future; Megatrends that define opportunities; Important skills, beyond technical skills, needed for future success; Embracing change as opportunity; Association resources for members and others to advance their careers and the industry. AIChE is a professional society of more than 40,000 chemical engineers in 92 countries. Learn the inside story of how chemicals change lives and society. The show informs and encourages listeners to achieve their career goals by featuring experts and business leaders on job search and career advancement. Show hosts are Ken and Sheryl Dawson, principals of Total Career Success, Inc. and authors of Job Search: The Total System. For 7 free videos go to www.betterjobbetterlife.com

Cody Farzad is a pre-employment background investigator with Employerschoiceonline.com. Cody shares his expertise in surveillance, security and background investigations. Companies have increased their security vigilance due to rising incidents of fraud, violence and misrepresentation in the job market and workplace. With the prevalence of online information, job boards, blogs and social networking, companies have access to information on candidates they never before dreamed of accessing. Gain interesting insight into the world of background checks and how you can increase the security of information about your background and social networking brand. The show informs and encourages listeners to achieve their career goals by featuring experts and business leaders on job search and career advancement. Show hosts are Ken and Sheryl Dawson, principals of Total Career Success, Inc. and authors of Job Search: The Total System. For 7 free videos go to www.betterjobbetterlife.com

Lynn O’Shaughnessy is author of Shrinking the Cost of College, college contributor for US News & World Report, and blogger for TheCollegeSolutionBlog. College tuition has been increasing faster than inflation for years with the most expensive colleges costing $50,000 annually. Learn how to get cash for yourself or your college bound child: Save tens of thousands of dollars by identifying the financial fingerprint of colleges; Discover 60 colleges that offer the best financial aid packages; Attend out-of-state public universities for in-state prices; Discover why expensive schools can be cheaper than your home state universities; Tap into the biggest source of scholarship cash. The show informs and encourages listeners to achieve their career goals by featuring experts and business leaders on job search and career advancement. Show hosts are Ken and Sheryl Dawson, principals of Total Career Success, Inc. and authors of Job Search: The Total System. For 7 free videos go to www.betterjobbetterlife.com

Paula Caligiuri, work psychologist, professor of human resource management and author of Get a Life, Not a Job, is a leading expert in global career development. Paula shares strategies for career fulfillment including: Spending more time on enjoyable work; Identifying long term career choices to match one’s skills and passion; Transforming your current job; Becoming “lay-off” proof; Defining wealth-building activities; Building an inspiring and financially secure career. By continually developing yourself for activities you personally desire, you achieve a freedom to pursue multiple career options simultaneously. Redesign your career for real financial freedom. The show informs and encourages listeners to achieve their career goals by featuring experts and business leaders on job search and career advancement. Show hosts are Ken and Sheryl Dawson, principals of Total Career Success, Inc. and authors of Job Search: The Total System. For 7 free videos go to www.betterjobbetterlife.com