Donald J. Strankowski is founder and President of Ascend Career and Life Strategies, LLC, a career training and professional development firm for businesses, professionals, and executives. Since 2001, Ascend has helped hundreds of people land a better job, improve their level of performance, change careers or start their own business. Donald is the author of Get Hired! 10 Simple Steps for Winning the Job You Desire in Any Economy,New Strategies for a New Job Market, the forthcoming book Take ... more