Tag Archive: blogs

Are you invisible in your jobsearch?

I’ve been in business as Design Resumes for a long time. I’ve lived in Wausau, Wisconsin even longer. But until Sunday, for many people in Wausau, I was invisible. Now for those of you who read this blog regularly or know me from Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or the many blogs I visit and comment on,…

Light at the end of the tunnel!

Yesterday Gee Backhouse made a comment about finding that my posts apply to her life in many ways even though she is not looking for a job or planning to change careers. She has already done that. Gee is, as she says, a goldsmith and adventurer in France who moved from the UK and a…

Why do you see search boxes on blogs?

I would guess that there are some people who just don’t know why a blogger would put a search engine on their own blog, isn’t Google good enough? Look over there on the right. See my search button? Just in case you missed it, it looks like this: This might shock you but I actually…

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…

Changing your Focus

Job Stickiness #3 a series to help you keep jobs or tips to make you sticky in the next one. For anyone who really pays attention, there was a different blog post here this morning. But after reflection, I decided I didn’t like the post enough to keep it. I’ve never done that before, annihilated a…

Moving On…

This is the first blog post I had to get permission to write… from my son! Anyone who has been following me for a bit on this blog will know that I made a huge decision in December to resign as Operations Manager of Wausau Whitewater. This means many changes including sending off all of…

Dream within a dream

Did you ever have one of those dreams where it felt like an endless cycle and you felt like you were wide awake even moving forward on tasks you would do and then realize that you are still asleep? I was having one of those dreams this morning and I was literally up writing a…

Julie Interviewed by Mohammed Altaee's Brand Conversations

I met Mohammed Altaee on the career industry e-lists and watched him quickly grow in knowledge and open doors to new opportunities. He says on his blog, “Drawing on my deep experience in technology and business. I bring professionals and business owners information and perspective that can drive true value in their careers and lives.”…

Mind Spinning!

Here’s Teddy and his favorite washcloth… which reminds me of my title, mind spinning… He looks like a Ninja. I start my day very early, often at 5am, spend time reading blogs, checking links from friends on Facebook and Twitter and reevaluating my focus, not just for the day but for the future. It can…

Christmas Presents for your Favorite Bloggers

Just in case, you’ve all been out shopping and racking your brains for just the right present for your favorite bloggers, I thought I would give you some pointers! Visit their blogs often. Bloggers love building community and having conversation so you coming back often makes them feel good. Comment. If you ever hesitated because…