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Dear Donna

Donna Cardillo, RN, well-known career guru and president of Cardillo & Associates, is a speaker, entrepreneur, humorist, and master of the career universe. She uses her expertise to help you polish your rough edges and shine in your career.

"Experience is not enough in today's fast-paced, competitive world," notes Cardillo. "You must look good, speak well, appear confident, have the ability to perform with increasing daily demands on your time, and through it all maintain a positive, upbeat attitude."

Cardillo brings more than 20 years of clinical, management, and business experience to her new role. She is the top-rated speaker at Nursing Spectrum Career Fairs and takes a down-to-earth approach to career advice. Cardillo has appeared on television and radio and written many articles on career and professional development topics. Most recently, Cardillo was a career consultant with monster.com, but she left that position to assume her exclusive Dear Donna! relationship with Nursing Spectrum/NurseWeek.

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Could the advertising for your column be reviewed?
Thursday November 13, 2008
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Question:

Dear Donna,

Over the past few months, I have seen advertisements in Nursing Spectrum for “‘Dear Donna,’ well-known career guru.” This is very upsetting to me. As a disciple of a True Guru and out of my deepest reverence and respect for my Guru Shubhranandaswami, I write to you. Using “Guru” in the manner in which people here in the west choose to use it is highly disrespectful to a True Guru and Spiritual Master. I share this with you because your visibility is potentially worldwide, and you only get one chance to make a first impression. I speak from my heart. When one loves the path and Master they follow, all one can do is hold to their highest ideal and protect that which sustains them. God knows nurses need support and camaraderie from each other. The service you provide can be of great value to many. Could the advertising for your column be reviewed?

Alice



Dear Donna replies:

Dear Alice,

Thank you for your feedback. We always appreciate hearing from readers. When using the word “guru” in this context, we are referring to the broader definition of the word as defined by Webster’s College Dictionary: “a leader in a particular field.”

My best wishes,
Donna



Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, well-known career guru, is Nursing Spectrum/NurseWeek’s “Dear Donna” and author of Your First Year as a Nurse: Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional and The ULTIMATE Career Guide for Nurses: Practical Advice for Thriving at Every Stage of Your Career. Information about the books is available at www.nurse.com/CE/7010 and www.nurse.com/CE/7250, respectively. To ask Donna your question, go to www.nurse.com/asktheexperts/deardonna. Find a “Dear Donna” seminar near you: Call (800) 866-0919 or visit http://events.nursingspectrum.com/Seminar.



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