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Get The Work You Deserve: Create Your "Best" Professional Profile

Calling all Job Seekers and Solopreneurs wanting MORE and BETTER Work! Got No Work? Convinced Nobody’s Hiring? Burn the Resume. It’s time for a Professional Profile© 

When was the last time you updated your Resume or CV, or as we call it, your Professional Profile©?

Does your professional history and profile online (@Biznik, LinkedIn, Facebook and other Social Networks) and on your website:

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--showcase your accomplishments or simply a client list?

--illustrate your success stories or simply list and describe your skills and services?

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--reflect your core values?

--give a sense of what your idea position is?

Does your “elevator speech” reflect who you are or what you do?

Does your presence online and on paper paint a vivid picture of who you are and what you have created for present and prior clients? If it does, you are making yourself that much easier for a prospective partner, client or referral to identify you. If not, you may be passed over as one of the pack of professionals that does what so many do. Your online presence can open doors for you and make it easier for people to refer and recommend you to those they know.

If your “Online Resume” doesn’t fully paint a picture of who you are, what transferrable skills you have, what successes you’ve created, and what is ideal work for you, there is a solution:

Creating a Professional Profile© is not a simple task, and there is a methodology / blueprint to follow.

What others are saying:

Graphic Designer/Illustrator/Author,  Susan Straub Martin of Strauberry Studios Design:

I was offered a copy of the book Resumes That Resume Careers, if I agreed to take it home and do the work. I accepted.

Initially, I was a bit angry (honestly). “I didn't have any accomplishments, or so I thought, what skills do I really have? Why won't anyone hire me?" So as coached, I started with a list and I began to fill in this list and whittle it down to its essence, I found accomplishments and skills that I didn't know I had. Moreover, I found out that I didn't want a job. I wanted a solo-career!

Going through the steps of this book and listening to the coaching I came away with a clearer sense of self. All the things we have done, jobs that we have had, people we have helped are part of who we have become. I NOW use the bank of accomplishments and skills in talking to new clients, and for marketing of my company.

Even if you don't think you want a new job, take on this process for yourself. You will be amazed at the you, you will find.

My confidence about who I am and what I have to offer, has gotten me more work, lead to meet more influential people, and increased my productivity and creativity."

Solopreneur/Small Biz Coach,  Gerald Grinter of The Twelfth Power Consulting:

"I must say when I was given a copy of Resumes that Resume Careers and challenged to create my Professional Profile, I thought “Wow” this is something that all business owners should do as well. How else will my clients know to pick me over everyone else out there?

I realized as I read and followed the process of unfolding myself that WHAT is required to really create a professional bio (one that creates the results I want and expect) is MORE than just words on a page. There are things I’ve forgotten about ME that make me better than I think I am—worth sharing as part of my professional face in the world.

This activity is a “must do” for any and everyone who is in business. This can change your world and your business."

Who should attend: solopreneurs, small business owners, job seekers, and those working for themselves plus part-time for others seeking to attract ideal work assignments

Are you a Coach or Consultant working with solopreneurs, small businesses or sales persons? Want to learn how to use this "tool" with your clients?

Attendees can expect to...

  • have an interactive experience
  • network with new and known peers
  • learn why a current Professional Profile is your best secret weapon for your job search
  • learn how to repurpose your ProfProf content for the web, your blog, and your online profiles at job sites so that you stand out to hiring managers!!!

Top reasons you should attend...

Gain an understanding of the full value of a Professional Profile© that grows and evolves with you!

“It’s worth the effort to take an inventory of you. You will uncover things you forgot about yourself that will set you apart from the herd.”

Don Burrows is a Career CoachRésumé Strategist and author ofRésumés That Resume Careers - 3 Steps to Getting Back to Work Using Functional Résumés He facilitates on-line teleseminars, telecourses and in-person presentations to teach job seekers and solopreneurs how to create and use Professional Profiles(c) to STAND OUT. Visit www.ResumesThatResumeCareers.com for more information.

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