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…
As I work with job seekers, I find that some of them are still stuck on the myths of job search taught in school by educators who didn’t expand their research beyond tired old business or English manuals. Fortunately, my clients know that all they have to do is ask me and I will find…
As a blogger who loves to write, I keep my eyes open for opportunities. When Laura DeCarlo, Executive Director of Career Directors International (CDI) advised us to help her make the topic of Resume Writing a permanent topic at Business Week’s Business Exchange, I went over and contributed some of my posts to the site….
Teaching job seekers and career changers to use social media as one strategy in their job search is a component of my Design Resume career packages. In both Career Thought Leaders Conference and Career Management Alliance Conference this year, we were taught new strategies and encouraged to bring our clients into the full use of…
Teaching job seekers and career changers to use social media as one strategy in their job search is a component of my Design Resume career packages. In both Career Thought Leaders and Career Management Alliance Conferences, we were taught new strategies and encouraged to bring our clients into the full use of Twitter, LinkedIn, blogging,…
My trip to New Orleans for the CMA Strong Connections, Strong Careers (Career Management Alliance) conference was filled with multiple social media presentations. Our conference was heavily attended by civilian personnel from the various branches of the military whose skepticism of social media in general and Twitter in particular was clearly evident in the sessions…
Private or public? Social media created all kinds of new questions. Clients regularly wonder if they should be enter the world of social media or if they are already there, they wonder if they are going to be in trouble. Q: “Should I be on LinkedIn? What if my employer sees me there?” My answer:…
Career Thought Leader Conference TakeAways After spending my week at the Career Thought Leaders Conference in Baltimore, I have so many take-aways and experiences that I could write posts for months. Several of my Twitter friends are anxious to find out what I learned. I am a very experienced resume writer with way more than…
Sunday was the beginning of my journey in Baltimore for Career Thought Leaders Conference. Lest anyone doubt that online friendships can’t convert to real life encounters, Sunday’s reception and the warm hugs was proof to me that you can get to know people online and grow business and personal connections. I am so excited to…
2010 is a year of changes, doing things different for me. When I decided to resign from Wausau Whitewater as the Operations Manager, I had many reasons. But one was primary. My friend and the President of Wausau Whitewater at the time, Michael Schroeder, understood completely when I told him this: “With the history of…