Get to know other resume writers in our community with our “10 Questions” series! Our ninth profile focuses on Anne Barnwell, owner of Texas-based The Write Resumes. 

Barnwell is a Nationally Certified Resume Writer with the National Resume Writers’ Association and a Certified Professional Resume Writer through the Professional Association of Resume Writers (PARW/CC). She is currently pursuing a certification in federal government resumes. 

Barnwell says the best career advice she received came from her parents, who immigrated to the United States: "Work hard and don’t complain. And if work isn’t going well, work even harder.” 

>> Click Here to Read the Full “10 Questions With Anne Barnwell” Feature on the Resume Writers’ Digest Blog! 

What’s stopping you from reaching that $100,000 revenue mark? (Or $200,000?) Do you have a plan in place to reach your financial goal, or are you just “winging it”? Do you spend your time on money-making tasks every day, or busy work? Do you have your marketing tasks clearly outlined — or are you skipping around, hoping whatever you try will be successful? If you want to make the most of your time (and earn more money), this 38-page Special Report is for you. The report covers how to create and plan your promotional window, how to design your programs for a whole year, and how to create strategic promotions that maximize your earnings. Includes exercises to help you get the most out of it.

Check out the Resume Writer’s 12-Month Marketing Plan Special Report in our online store. 

Are you looking for a script you can give to clients to help guide them through common job search situations? This first installment in the “How to Say It: Job Search Scripts” series covers three situations: a script to follow up after sending the resume, a script to follow up after an interview if the client hasn’t heard back, and a script to ask for an informational interview. 

The How to Say It: Job Search Scripts #1 Pass-Along Materials Content is included with a BeAResumeWriter.com Bronze Membership — in the Paid Member Resources Section — until Feb. 28, 2021. 

Get to know other resume writers in our community with our “10 Questions” series! Our eighth profile is of Florida-based Brianna Watts of Brianna Watts Consulting and Services. 

Prior to becoming a full-time resume writer and business owner, Watts worked in higher education and student affairs. “I always had a knack for career services,” says Watts. 

>> Click Here to Read the Full “10 Questions With Brianna Watts” Feature on the Resume Writers’ Digest Blog! 

Our new mini-course offers strategies to help fill up your appointment book. 

It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been in business, there is a universal truth all entrepreneurs must deal with: The need to identify, attract, and convert prospects into paying clients. Without clients, you don’t have a business. 

If you’ve been struggling in “feast or famine” mode — or, in recent months, if it’s been more “famine” than “feasting” — this course can be your springboard to an incredible start to 2021. 

It can be hard to figure out what marketing you SHOULD be doing. Should you advertise? Post on social media? Write articles or start a blog? Work on networking? Cultivate new referral sources? Start a podcast? Do videos on YouTube?

As C.J. Hayden says, “It doesn’t matter so much WHAT you do as THAT you do.” 

The 5 Simple Strategies for Securing More Sales Mini-Course will give you information to build a steady supply of motivated clients who want to work with you. 

Because it’s a mini-course, you can get through it quickly. It’s also designed to help you get results right away. 

The course includes handouts and a 25-minute video. 

To learn more and enroll in the 5 Simple Strategies for Securing More Sales mini-course, visit our course page. 

(The 5 Simple Strategies for Securing More Sales mini-course is part of our Resume Writer's University course catalog on Teachable). 

This 34-page special report is filled with assessments and exercises to help your business grow stronger. Self-examination is a key component of business success. It is important to assess your performance, the performance of your subcontractors and staff, your business assets, customers and customer service. You also need to analyze the financial health of your business, the market and competitors, marketing strategies, sales strategies, vendors, and your website and/or blog. The report also includes some essential end-of-year activities. 

Check out the Assess Your Business Health Special Report in our online store. 

Get to know other resume writers in our community with our “10 Questions” series! Our seventh profile is of New Jersey-based Laura Slawson of The Creative Advantage, LLC. 

Slawson has been writing resumes since 2009, and has been featured on CNBC, Stewart, Cooper & Coon, and WTBQ radio. 

>> Click Here to Read the Full “10 Questions With Laura Slawson” Feature on the Resume Writers’ Digest Blog! 

Looking for a lead magnet to draw in prospects? Want to reward your customers with a great, useful gift? This 74-page journal is an ideal tool for prospects and clients. It includes a daily prompt with room to write. Put your own cover on it with your name and logo. Publish as a PDF or have it printed at your local copy shop or online printing company. (Choose a heavy weight paper and you can have it printed on both sides.) Or take the accomplishment prompts and excerpt them for your own use. (You can add them into the 21-Day Accomplishments Challenge guide, for example.) 

The Accomplishments Journal With Prompts Pass-Along Materials Content is included with a BeAResumeWriter.com Bronze Membership — in the Paid Member Resources section. 

For the first time ever, the NRWA held a virtual conference in 2020. This 99-page special report contains excerpts from some of the sessions. 

Sessions included are:

• Keynote: Using Your Super Powers To Help Others Win (Melva Tate)
• Unintentional Bias in Resume Writing: It’s Real and It Matters (Dr. Cheryl Minnick)
• Q&A With Marie Plett: Get Your Questions to Graphic Resumes Answered
• The Skinny: How to Keep Your Cover Letters Slim and Trim (Ashley Watkins)
• The New Age Job Search — How to Dominate (Lakrisha Davis and DeAnnah Stinson Reese)
• Top Add-on Services & Profits for Your Resume Writing Business (Jan Melnik) 
• 10 Ways to Confidently Market Your Resume Writing Business (Heather Rothbauer-Wanish) 
• Fresh Strategies for Goal Setting and Goal Achievement! (Kimberly Schneiderman) 
• Stop Asking “How Are You?” and Really Connect (Ellen Steverson)
• Exit Strategies for the Solopreneur (Dawn Rasmussen) 
• How to Grow Your Business With Quality Referrals (Laura Bashore)
• Creating the Life You Want in the Balance You Desire (Shannon Rollins) 
• The “Other” Career Documents > Bios, Thank You Notes > Reference Lists & Career Pitch Books (Tom Powner) 
• Land Your Target Client With LinkedIn Sales Navigator & Social Selling (Tom Powner) 
• Facilitating Conversations on Cultural Sensitivity (Brandi Munoz) 

Get to know other resume writers in our community with our “10 Questions” series! Our sixth profile is of New York-based Evelyn Salvador with Creative Image Builders. 

Ad agency bred, Evelyn is a certified resume writer and career coach, a personal branding pioneer, and author. 

>> Click Here to Read the Full “10 Questions With Evelyn Salvador” Feature on the Resume Writers’ Digest Blog!