Just when you think resume writers have helped the world understand that the one page resume is a myth, someone wakes it up again! Yesterday Ari Herzog sent me a link and asked if this one page resume advice was contrary to my thinking. The link he sent was this one by Alison Doyle. I…
I think I see it on Twitter the most but it is out there on every social media platform. You see someone reposting the same message over and over. What do I do? I block them. Often they are bots and it creates a problem. Other times though I see someone who seems to have…
More than one of my clients sent me the link to the Wall Street Journal article, No more resumes, some firms say… and I immediately dismissed it. Regular readers know that I believe that the resume is the foundation of the job search! But then, who am I? Julie Walraven, yes, I may be the…
If you are active on social media, you notice career professionals talking to each other all the time on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and even LinkedIn. Funny thing about that, in a global market place, we are all competitors for the most part. Shouldn’t we be cut throat and stay as far away from each other…
Notice I said join, not follow. This is another lesson that Jim Connolly taught me. You want people to JOIN you on Twitter not follow you. Follow sounds like you are setting yourself up as a magnet. Join suggests that you are open to conversation and relationship building on Twitter. What’s the goal of a…
I know I sound like a broken record but networking is absolutely key in your job search. The image above is NOT the right way. I’m going to tell you a little client story about when it does work. The majority of my clients who are hired quickly are hired because they implemented a networking…
Every once in awhile, people start wondering if they need a resume anymore. As an advocate of strategic job search, I certainly suggest that you use other strategies more effective than just blasting out resumes but you still need the resume as the foundation of your job search. The process of resume writing The process…
Using social media in your job search has been a hot topic for a long time but many times job seekers use it ineffectively and even create the wrong impression. Let’s talk specifically about Twitter. How should you use Twitter for your job search? Frequent readers of this blog and the Marketing Results blog will…
One of the most difficult things that job seekers face is being lost in the crowd. In school, often they are taught that there is only one way to create a resume and that you have to follow a specific template. Even job seekers who have been out of school for years, they still cling…
I’ve been known to panic when I face technology problems. My husband knows better than to get close to me when I am trying to fix a problem with my computer, printer, phone, or anything else related to my business. I growl and complain and sometimes even cry. Yesterday I woke up to find that…
