During the day, I "moonlight" as an HR exec. In my free time I've published one book, many career articles, essays, book and movie reviews online, in print newspapers, trade journals and magazines. Deadline-driven and easy to work with.
Janet Garber
NYC area
Objective Freelance Writing Gigs:
Summary of Qualifications
• Have written everything: news and feature articles, profiles, essays, book & movie reviews, poetry, fiction; academic research papers
• Possess strong command of the English Language (and love of words)
• Professional at interviewing (20+ years at my day job taught me that at least), researching, editing, proofreading, translating
Education M.A., English, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
B.A., English/French, Queens College, New York
Relevant Experience
Author – I Need a Job, Now What? Silver Lining Books, New York, an imprint of Barnes & Nobles Books. Reissued as Getting a Job and on audiotape.
Magazine Contributor – Working Mother - April-May 2012
Movie Reviewer - www.seniorfilmfiles.com and www.stageandcinema.com 2006
Book reviewer - www.neworldreview.com.2008-Present
Business writer for Wall Street Journal publications such as National Business Employment Weekly and various trade journals (e.g., Journal of Career Planning and Employment ) and online ezines; essays and articles for New York Times Westchester section, Boating World, Woman’s Own, Diversity 1990-2000
Columnist – New York Post/CareerPlus
Wrote weekly business/career column; engaged in Q&A with readers. 1998-2000
Reporter – Women’s News, Jewish Week
Authored front page articles and covered a variety of writing assignments in Westchester County.
1990 -1992
Skills Word • Publisher • Powerpoint • Excel • Outlook
Fluent French; some Spanish; Translator