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People often ask me the back story behind how Design Resumes was formed. The business and even the name of the business was a fluke in the beginning. I started writing resumes in 1983 as a response to a little ad we placed to gain some additional income. We had purchased a very basic computer…
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Category Archives: Business
Are you limiting your network?
Where do you think your network is and where do you think it could be? If you would have asked me that question two or three years ago, I would have pretty much told you Wisconsin or even central Wisconsin. My business has changed exponentially in the last year in many ways but the largest…
9 doable action steps to plan for the unexpected
When you are in the middle of a job search, it is hard to read advice about what you should have done differently. But since self-employment often parallels the way a job seeker feels, I understand the struggles you may be going through. Can I have a “Do-Over”? All of us would love to have…
Where IS the economy going?
Christine Livingston asked me where I thought the economy was going the other day. How long was it taking for people to get jobs? I tweeted her question out to HireFriday and then used LinkedIn Answers to ask this question and targeted it to many of my career pro colleagues and friends: Jobseeker / CareerPro…
AN Extra from Kimba Green – a Job Mob Contest Post
I told Kimba Green and some other job seekers about Jacob Share’s contest on Job Mob. I encouraged her to write a post for the competition. Now you need to go read her post, it might make you cry. It made me have even more respect for Kimba who has become a friend when I…
4 tools to connect blog posts to readers
Every day I read outstanding, inspiring blogs by talented bloggers who leave no easy options to share their posts. Part of the magic of blogging is the ability to share what you read with others in your network. When a post is too hard to share or you didn’t see it come by in Twitter…
The wrong kind of helping
Jim Connolly’s post today, Avoiding the No-Win Scenario, talks about issues I struggle with at times. He says: One of the reasons people often make bad decisions, is that they put themselves into no-win scenarios. Jim said that this is often due to worry. Though I will confess that I am not immune to worry,…
Should a Jobseeker Blog?
Today’s career management is ramped up from what was the norm only a few short years ago. Not only do current job seekers have to think about new tools but future-thinking career professionals should realize that no job is forever. You need to have many tools in your arsenal. 1. → The well-written, keyword-infused, accomplishment-focused…
7 Resources for Bloggers
I already posted today but I have been noticing things on my wanderings on the web. If you are a blogger or a wanna-be blogger, there are lots of resources on the web for great advice. This post is just my personal advice list and a bit of a rant. I know some really great…
Unleash the power of home office marketability in your resume
Home offices are more the norm than not but many people try to hide their home office experience on their resume as if it makes them less marketable. As a career marketing expert, I work with insurance and industrial sales representatives, sales managers, industrial engineers, accountants, court reporters, lawyers, general contractors, and real estate brokers…