She’s a Career Consultant/Resume Writer/Entrepreneur/Social Media Strategist/Blogger, helping people advance their careers through defining and communicating their personal brands effectively for over 4 years now with JobJenny, all while running her firm, the Oregon-based Ladder Recruiting Group which specializes in the robotics/automation and manufacturing sectors.
She’s also a regular columnist on theMuse.com, knows a lot about robots, and makes a mean margarita!
Jenny Foss quit climbing the corporate ladder in her marketing career to take a “leap of faith” and join a friend’s recruiting firm. She understands both “sides” of the hiring equation, working with both recruiters and jobseekers.
Jenny says the key to selling yourself is BEING yourself and to remember that “you’ll NEVER bore anyone into buying from you!”
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
- The importance of researching what a “day in the life” of someone in your dream career is actually like,
- How to “explore and pursue” your career options of interest without “diluting your efforts”
- How to define the requirements of the jobs you want so that you can position yourself as the IDEAL candidate
- How leveraging relationships can make you stand out from the pack!
RELEVANT LINKS AND RESOURCES
HTYC FREE 8 Day Course: Figure out what business and career YOU want with our Work You Love: OneStop Intro Course
GET IN TOUCH WITH JENNY!
Website: Job Jenny
Twitter: @jobjenny
Facebook: Job Jenny
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April 17, 2017
174: Add Value, Grow Your Career with Michael Bigelow
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