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What is stopping the YES in your job search?

By Julie Walraven
What is stopping the YES in your job search?

Frustrating job search? Consider this: You applied for 50 jobs, you interviewed with 7, and you were a finalist in 3 positions. One company canceled the position. In the 2 other jobs, you lost out to someone else. This is frustrating, depressing, and makes you think you are never going to find a job. What…

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How to show confidence even when you are running scared

By Julie Walraven
How to show confidence even when you are running scared

How do you show confidence when you don’t feel it? Confidence is a mindset. You focus on the positive even when facing what scares you. Whether it is the economy, uncertainty of the future, or a job interview, focus your mind on the positive. Easier said than done, right? Show confidence in your skills, talents, and…

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Jobsearch 101: How to use voicemail more effectively

By Julie Walraven

Why should you use voicemail in job search? There are multiple options to communicate today but don’t ignore voicemail. Today many young people use text for messages but this only works when you are communicating with cell phones. HINT: Everyone doesn’t text and not everyone uses it regularly so if you try to text when…

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How to follow up after a tough interview

By Julie Walraven

You interviewed and you are really worried. It was a tough interview and you think maybe you blew it. Will they pick me after that tough interview? Thoughts are whirling around in your head and you keep replaying the sound bites over and over. Did you really say the wrong thing? Even if you think…

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How to improve success in online meetings

By Julie Walraven

Are your online meetings successful? Is your concentration slipping? Today’s world provides many distractions that can cause you to lose focus or concentration. Many articles have been written about the electronic technology that disrupts normal conversation. Do you lose focus in online meetings? My business model is a live and interactive process for writing and coaching…

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Social cues: The key to improving networking success

By Julie Walraven

Social cues are key to career success, networking success, and job search success but it isn’t a topic many people think about or act on when in the midst of trying to find that success. What are social cues? Social cues are the signals that people send through body language and expressions. Many people understand…

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How to improve your speaking skills to win interviews

By Julie Walraven

Did you know that the majority of interview processes begin with a phone interview? When these phone interviews first started many people didn’t take them seriously. It seemed like a preliminary process that didn’t need as much preparation or planning as the follow up interviews. Today, if you don’t pay attention to phone interviews, you…

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How to resolve a personality clash at work

By Julie Walraven
How to resolve a personality clash at work

Sadly, many of the people I have worked with over the years ended up leaving a job or getting terminated because of a personality clash at work. We coach around how to answer the inevitable “why did you leave ABC company?” as we work on the resume and in specific interview coaching sessions but this…

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Are your annoying habits driving the interviewer crazy?

By Julie Walraven

When you go to an interview, you have much on your mind: You wonder if you will be able to answer their questions. You wonder what they will ask. You wonder if you will make a good first impression. You wonder if you will be a good fit. You wonder what they will pay. You…

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How to plan what to wear to the job interview

By Julie Walraven

If you are wondering what to wear to the job interview, you probably would be overdressed in a tux like my little penguin on the right. What to wear to the interview is a very popular question. How do you plan what to wear to the job interview? Learn the company culture from an insider so…

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