Tag Archive: Resumes

You will find me at JibberJobber today!

Jason Alba asked me to help me with a topic today so I can be found over on his blog, with the topic: Resume Objective Statements: Objecting to Objective Statements on Résumés Here's the first part: Jason: What is the objective statement? Julie: From my ...

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4 Mistakes Jobseekers Make During #HireFriday

I want the best for job seekers, those who use my career marketing services, those who use my colleagues' services, and those who choose to go it alone. And as you already know, I love Margo Rose's #HireFriday concept. Margo has opened the door for so many job seekers to get ...

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Are you Deadline-Driven?

Think in resume-speak Perhaps after 20+ years in the resume writing and career industry, I have come to think in resume-speak more often than not. I make my to-do lists using action verbs: create, write, prepare, or ...

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The littlest blue jay

One day last week, this little blue jay flew over to my window and perched for a few minutes on my screen. I've never seen a baby blue jay before. I believe he was in the middle of flying lessons from his parents and made ...

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Not a Magician!

My potential clients differ vastly in needs and desires. Sometimes prospective clients know exactly what they are looking for and realize that they are at a point in their life where they need my help. I want to invest in ...

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Does the Image Matter?

In my last post, I talked about growing weeds or flowers, today I would like to stay on the gardening topic and focus your attention on the two seed packets at the left. One of my favorite places to buy plants and seeds is Red's ...

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Keep on when life gets tough

In 1992, we knew a home office was part of the plan when we bought this house. I met with clients upstairs while my husband built the office downstairs in the room off the driveway. Then I moved down to a convenient and well-equipped office ...

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Getting in the door: Using LinkedIn

Business professionals, job seekers, and my own resumes clients respond differently when I ask if they are using LinkedIn. "What's That?" Some never heard of LinkedIn at all. There ...

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