Julie Walraven began writing resumes without knowing it would be her career and drive her into exploring technology, career management, and recently the world of social media. Networked with the best and brightest career minds in the world, she wants to help you succeed in your career path.

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	Jobseekers – Eight Tips for Getting Your E-mail Read by Julie Walraven - Jul, 2010 Nothing is more frustrating as a job seeker than sending an e-mail out and not getting a response or even knowing if it was received. You might be doing several thing to block you from even getting to the employer’s inbox and you could look more professional when your e-mail does arrive...
	Jobseeker, Are You Interconnected & Plugged In? by Julie Walraven - Jul, 2010 Today I spent the day in the hospital waiting while my husband, Bill, had outpatient surgery. Since I am not good at waiting, I packed plenty of work, books, my phone, and my laptop to keep me company while I waited. Interconnected I certainly wasn’t alone. The easily accessible wifi...
	Is Everyone Instinctively Competitive? by Julie Walraven - Jul, 2010 Meet Beau and Titan, the visiting Newfoundland puppies who come to be socialized with Teddy, our German Shepherd. Beau and Titan belong to Lee, a friend of my sons, and his dad. Titan is Lee’s and Beau is his dad’s puppy. At 10 weeks old, they compete to get the same toys. Even when I g...
	Change Your Perspective: Look From Another Angle by Julie Walraven - Jul, 2010 Back to the berry patch! You may have read my 4th of July reflections while raspberry picking. Well, the berries are not going away. I have been helping to pick my father-in-law’s (Bob) patch since July 3 and am barely keeping up with the crop. The patch is important to him and since at...
	Feast or Famine? Downpour or Drought? by Julie Walraven - Jul, 2010 When you are self-employed, the phrase feast or famine is common place. Since I have been self-employed longer than most people are employed, I have heard it a lot. Along with feast and famine comes downpour or drought, nothing or almost too much. For the employed, it may feel the...
	Reflecting on Career Mentoring – 4th of July Raspberry Picking by Julie Walraven - Jul, 2010 Yesterday, I picked raspberries at my father-in-law Bob’s house. The raspberries are early this year. In other years, the raspberries were at their peak during the week of the fair in early August. But spring came early and so did the raspberries. No ordinary raspberry patch Bob has ...
	The Littlest Blue Jay by Julie Walraven - Jun, 2010 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 a wrong turn. Since then, I have seen his brother (or sister) and...
	Your Phone in the Jobsearch by Julie Walraven - Jun, 2010 The telephone has always played an important role in the job search but since cell phones have changed the rules somewhat, let’s revisit how to best use your phone in the job search. Q: Should I put my cell phone number on the resume? In today’s world, you need your cell phone on the r...
	Private or Public: Quandary For Job Seekers & Business Owners by Julie Walraven - Apr, 2010 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?” M...
	Is Your HR Vetting Process Attracting or Repelling Your Best Candidates? by Julie Walraven - Apr, 2010 Hiring and training is a drain on a budget in the best economic conditions so companies want to do it right the first time. Candidates are in abundance right now so HR and management have an open field. It makes sense that there would be a vetting process to make sure a candidate is a g...
	Keep on When Life Gets Tough by Julie Walraven - Apr, 2010 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 that was always cold. In 2005, we had a wood f...
	Getting In The Door: Networking with Informational Interviewing by Julie Walraven - Apr, 2010 In the career and resume industry, career professionals have for years encouraged their clients to go for informational interviews. I have done my share of demonstrating to clients that they have a network, how to use it to find jobs and how to take the first step. I also do my own info...
	I Don’t Wanna by Julie Walraven - Mar, 2010 The commonality of lack of energy and lack of motivation strikes a cord in many professional people today. I would guess a day doesn’t go by when I don’t hear the words, “I’m overwhelmed.” Someone said that overwhelmed is the new busy. We have so many forms of stimulation coming at us f...
	Over-The-Top Customer Service! by Julie Walraven - Mar, 2010 Last week I was in Baltimore at the Career Thought Leaders Conference. The food at the conference was great and the adventure continued with more restaurants to explore at night as well as during the extra day I planned in to explore Baltimore’s Inner Harbor with my friend, Linda, who came...
	How Twitter Impacts Resumes by Julie Walraven - Mar, 2010 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 ex...
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