by NRWA President | Jul 12, 2023 | Career Goal Setting, Career Planning & Focus, Career Tips, Job Searching, LinkedIn Profile Writing, Personal Branding
QUESTION: How do I set a LinkedIn vanity URL? Why is it important? v Cathy Lanzalaco, Inspire Careers Click the ‘Me’ icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage. Click ‘View profile. Click ‘Edit public profile & URL’ on the...
by NRWA President | Jun 5, 2023 | Career Planning & Focus, Career Tips, Interview Tips, Job Searching, Personal Branding, Resume Writing
QUESTION: What do I write on my resume if I don’t have any experience in the job field I’m applying to? v Nancy Grant, Regional Career & Employment Services Easy. Focus on your transferable skills. Make sure you know what skills are important for...
by NRWA President | Jun 1, 2023 | Career Planning & Focus, Career Tips, Interview Tips, Job Searching, Personal Branding, Resume Writing
QUESTION: Can I trust ChatGPT to write my resume? Will it work to land interviews? v Mary Jo King, Alliance Résumé & Writing Service From ChatGPT: “As an AI language model, I am capable of generating text that can be used to create a resume. However, it...
by NRWA President | Apr 15, 2023 | Career Planning & Focus, Career Tips, Interview Tips, Job Searching, Personal Branding, Resume Writing
QUESTION: I’m targeting multiple roles; how should I create my LinkedIn profile to attract recruiters? v Jennifer Gruwald, University of Connecticut Use keywords that overlap for each of the roles you are targeting. Ensure that you tell a story in your...
by NRWA President | Mar 6, 2023 | Career Planning & Focus, Career Tips, Interview Tips, Job Searching, Personal Branding, Resume Writing
QUESTION: After 10 years in my industry, I am ready for a management role. How do I “sell” myself as manager-capable on my resume without the experience? v Stacie Fehrm, Stacie Writes Resumes Concisely describe your leadership skills in the profile summary....
by NRWA President | Jul 11, 2022 | Career Goal Setting, Career Planning & Focus, Career Tips, Job Searching, Letters, Bios & Other Career Tools, Personal Branding, Resume Writing
QUESTION: I am an older worker recently laid off (can you believe it in this job market?!). Do you have some tips to overcome ageism? v Meg McCormick Your resume doesn’t have to outline every job you’ve ever held. For jobs you held 15+ years ago, use an...