In keeping with the ‘New Year, New You’ January theme and my goal to be more transparent in all aspects of business and life, I thought I would share the plans and goals I have for Resume Lezlie in 2019.
As I mentioned, one of my goals for 2019 is to be more transparent, so I’ll share a little bit of my background. I never set out to be an entrepreneur. I grew up believing in the traditional American Dream (you know: school, college, job, retirement…). Life, however, had different plans.
Thankfully, I also grew up with an HR genius parent (thanks mom!), so even after dropping out of college my first go-round (we’re all young once, right?), I still had strong support on my side and some great know-how to find my way in the career world.
I stumbled through a variety of jobs in restaurants, healthcare, telemarketing, retail, and radio ad sales, but nothing felt like a fit. It didn’t take long to realize that what I really wanted was to get back to helping people.
That’s when I found college Career Services, which combined my home-grown HR knowledge, sales and customer service skills, and my passion for helping others. When my campus closed in 2014, it pushed me to become what I like to affectionately call an ‘accidental entrepreneur’.
Through my…let’s call it non-linear…career path and now more than 6 years’ experience as a Professional Resume Writer, I have developed insights into job searching and career advancement across all levels and nearly all industries.
Mission, Vision, & Core Values
I developed these for ResumeLezlie.com to serve as a guide for any and all service/business decisions, and to ensure clients receive the greatest possible benefit I can offer. I’ve listed them below to share exactly how I’ll be providing top-notch service and results.
Mission:
- Making Career Advancement Easier.
Vision:
- To support job seekers by creating stellar career docs, demystifying the job search process, offering expert insights, and facilitating career victories large and small.
Core Values:
- Support client success.
- Cultivate trust through honesty, integrity, transparency, empathy, and respect.
- Remain curious and learn by listening.
- Seek opportunities for perpetual learning and continuous improvement.
- Build engaging, unique stories through courage, truth to self, and a strong sense of adventure.
New Service Offerings
Not only is there a new set of guiding principles for ResumeLezlie.com, there are also all-new service offerings to serve and even more broad range of clients at all career levels.
Professionals across different career levels have different needs when it comes to all career documents – not just the resume. For this reason, I’ve developed a service for Entry-to-Mid-Level professionals and one for Senior & Executive Level professionals.
Each service provides a cover letter that is custom-built to demonstrate your unique qualifications, in a proven-effective format using current trends and best-practices for your career level, fully editable for functional use with a variety of job applications.
At the Senior and Executive levels, your career history is more established and you’ll likely have a few (if not more!) unique qualifications and accomplishments to include, so that service has a more collaborative approach to craft an effective, engaging document that showcases your unique skills and expertise, and professional branding in your own distinctive ‘voice’.
These are a relatively new service being offered. Biographies (or bios) consolidate the most important aspects of your career path down into a 1-page professional marketing piece with a headshot. These documents are typically best for networking and initial feelers, and are ideal for mid-to-upper-level personnel, all-level Managers, and all-level Executives.
LinkedIn continues to be the leader in professional social media and a huge player in corporate recruitment strategies across the country for companies of all sizes. Adapting to current LinkedIn trends and preferences, as well as growing client needs, I’ve developed 2 new Add-On offerings that serve to enhance the LinkedIn service (also now split into 2 services, Professional and Executive Level).
- LinkedIn Banner Image: Choose from 10 custom images, and with added custom keywords unique to you and your LinkedIn content
- One-on-One Profile Review: Ask any questions you have and get the quick-and-dirty review of how to use LinkedIn to your advantage.
Professional Headshots (Dallas area only – for now!)
For professional headshots and business photos in the Dallas / Fort Worth area, please contact Lee Ann Baker, Certified Professional Photographer and owner of LABphotography.
Lee Ann is a professional portrait photographer specializing in business headshots – and she seriously loves taking photos! It’s not only her work, but also her passion. She is constantly seeking new ways to continue learning, stay on top of the latest trends, and provide you with striking professional photographs that represent the very best of you!
Career Coaching – Coming Soon!
Professional and Executive Level career coaching will be available through 2 fantastic sources! The details aren’t quite finalized yet, but check back soon!
Sharing Expert Insights
One thing I haven’t yet mentioned about myself is that I’m a full-time nomad. And a rather unlikely one, considering that as a kid I couldn’t fathom going more than 48 hours without a flushing toilet, access to 100 cable channels, and at least enough electricity to power a microwave, TV, and hair-dyer. While I’m still a stickler for the flushing toilet, I’ve become much less attached to the rest.
Which is why, in 2017, I set out with Andy (my partner in business and in life) and our dog Jax (Action Jaxon) to travel the U.S. in a 5th wheel travel trailer. We document our travels at UnknownNormal.com, if you’d like to follow along.
While traveling, we’re also connecting with employers across the country to learn valuable insights into current hiring practices, recruitment trends, and employment innovations (like the increasing shift toward remote work positions).
Join the Resume Lezlie network (below) to keep up with all the expert information we collect and share. Future plans include video content, blogs, and even online courses to bring you vital information for confidently advancing your career!
Want to have a say in what we’re developing? Give us your feedback. (While you’re there, have some fun with our new ‘What’s Your Job Search Worth?’ calculator!)
Join the Resume Lezlie network to keep up with all the exciting
new developments and resources we’re bringing you this year!
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