Posts by Julie Walraven
My 3 Words for 2022
This is an annual exercise: determining my three words for the year. The concept started in 2006 with Chris Brogan, Chief of Staff, speaker, author, strategic advisor, storyteller. This is his definition of his concept of My 3 Words from his latest 2022 article: What is My 3 Words About? The My Three Words idea…
Read MoreIdentify your strengths for your job target
One of the critical jobs as a job seeker is to identify your strengths for the role you target. My role as your resume writer is to help you find those stories that support your strengths for this specific job. Craft your stories to help you land the role of your dreams. How do you…
Read More5 critical strategies to grow a solid network in a virtual world
The world has transformed since 2020. The movement to become more of a virtual world began at least 10 years before the global pandemic with the advent of social media. However, the global pandemic accelerated strategies and tools to grow virtually as well as the necessity to network virtually. The transition to networking in a…
Read MoreHow to increase visibility on LinkedIn
Are you hiding on LinkedIn? Some of you may be confused. How do you increase visibility on LinkedIn? The entire goal of LinkedIn is to improve your visibility, open new networks, and seize potential opportunities. If you are hiding, that would defeat the purpose, right? Yet, every day, I see profiles that hide the profile…
Read More4 Ways to sabotage your LinkedIn profile
As I work with clients, we talk about the best ways to present yourself on LinkedIn. Tip #1: How you sabotage your LinkedIn profile by copying others The temptation is to look at other people — some will want to check out colleagues or even C-Suite leaders in their companies to see how their LinkedIn…
Read MoreDid the Hidden Job Market Disappear?
I read an inquiry on a career industry forum requesting evidence-based statistics for the hidden job market. One of the responses cited this article, The Biggest Job Search Myth, Debunked. Is the Hidden Job Market real? The gist of the article was that the 80-85% statistic widely quoted by career professionals for years stems from…
Read MoreWhat is asynchronous communication and how does it affect you?
Until recently, I never heard of asynchronous communication. However, I might be the only one. The term has headlined many major publications: Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, and BBC. What is Asynchronous Communication? Yesterday, I answered a survey from Todoist. It asked questions about how I work and how I prefer asynchronous communication. I…
Read MoreWhy Compelling Personal Branding Can Lead to your Dream Job
Why would we be talking about personal branding in your job search? Isn’t personal branding just for famous people or maybe entrepreneurs? Identify your Personal Branding Target Your job search must be targeted. You need to know where you want to go. “I want to work in finance” is way too broad. From that statement,…
Read MoreWhat inspires Career Change or Career Reinvention?
Many people come to me to find the best role fitting their heart’s desire. This may not be their current occupation, career path, or direction. What inspires career change? A quick glimpse of some of the clients I am currently working with: A Real Estate Development | Finance leader in Chicago who likes to fix…
Read MoreHot Topic: Work from Home or the Office?
Discussion on LinkedIn about the options for work from home or remote work continues to grow. The pandemic definitely impacted the growth of work from home but remote work was growing even before Covid19 changed our workplaces. I answered Sean Eggert’s poll with this comment: 80% of my clients are specifying remote when I ask…
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