Do you get clients who are worried about losing their job? This guide is designed to help them prepare for a layoff or firing. It's structured in two parts — if you're worried about losing your job, and when you are told you've lost your job. You can add in information about working with a professional resume writer (YOU!) and use it as a free special report to grow your mailing list, or break it into articles or blog posts to drive traffic to your website.
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Providing a resume or LinkedIn critique is a great client acquisition tool. Giving the prospective client a thorough, objective review of their career communications materials showcases your value as an expert and identifies areas where you can improve their documents. This month's Pass-Along Materials content is a Resume Critique Form (newly updated!) and a brand-new LinkedIn Critique Form. (Not available for purchase. However, it's currently available to ALL Bronze members as a bonus of membership!)

• Why does a resume cost so much? (Also expressed as, "I can have Company X write my resume for $59. Why should I pay you $500?")
  
• I showed my resume to (my friends, my co-workers, my dog) and they said (insert generic criticism here). Can you change it?
  
• Why are resumes written without pronouns? (This is also sometimes expressed as "I don't like how you left all the "I's" out of my resume.")
  
• How long should the resume be? (Or, "I heard my resume shouldn't be longer than one page.")
  
• Why do I need my resume in multiple formats? (Or "What do I do with this ASCII file?")
  
• Why does my resume look different in Microsoft Word than it does as a PDF? (Or "I opened the resume and the formatting is all messed up.")    
  

Job Search Jump-Start 30-Day Challenge 
[Originally published August 2014]
Have you ever personally done a multi-day challenge? You commit to taking daily action for a specified period of time in order to either receive a desired result or achieve significant traction towards reaching your goal. This month's content provides a guide for jobseekers to doing a 30-Day "Job Search Jump-Start" challenge, including more than 70 individual actions a jobseeker can choose from to take in their job search. There are also 31 daily questions to accompany the challenge, plus two challenge tracking worksheets — a calendar and a planner. There is also an instruction guide for you, the resume writer, to help you run an effective challenge.
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Jobseeker's Guide to a Confidential Job Search 
[Originally published September 2014]
How can we help our clients who are conducting a confidential job search not be discovered? Many times, as resume writers, we're working to help our clients get the word out far and wide that they're looking for a new opportunity … but what if the client wants to keep their job search under wraps? This guide will help. It includes three major sections: How NOT to Get Noticed on LinkedIn, Other Don'ts To Consider in a Confidential Job Search, and Here Are Some "Dos" for a Confidential Job Search.
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Positive Encouragement for Jobseekers (Tweetable Tips) 
[Originally published October 2014]
This PAM was requested by a subscriber! Includes 100 tweetable tips, plus longer (but still shareable) quotes. You can also turn them into shareable graphics by combining them with a stock graphic. (Make sure you have the rights to any graphics you use — purchasing stock photos is a sure-fire way to do this.) You can also set up an autoresponder and deliver one quote a day to clients to keep them inspired and motivated!
(Not available for purchase.)

Finding a Job During the Holidays AND
7 Things To Get Ready For Your Job Search 
[Originally published November 2014]
Many of our clients are under the (false) impression that hiring stops between Thanksgiving and New Year's. These two resources will help them end the year with a bang (not a whimper) by giving them specific strategies they can use in their job search during the holidays.
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What To Do When Your Job Search Isn't Working 
[Originally published December 2014]
This guide can be used with existing clients or to draw in prospects. It's designed to help jobseekers who are lost or stuck in their job search through self-assessment and practical tips. The report gives jobseekers a description of the five major ways to find a job and tips for conducting a more effective job search. Includes two worksheets — a self-assessment form and "Your Ideal Job" worksheet.
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What Do Jobseekers Need? 
[Originally published January 2015]
This month's Pass-Along Materials content is a bit unusual. Surveys can help you with your marketing, give you information to help you decide what additional services you may want to offer clients, and a great way to earn repeat business and referrals. These Pass-Along Materials include several simple surveys you can use to learn more about what prospects and clients need — and want — help with in their job search. I want to see at least ONE of the questions in Survey #1 from you on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn this month! Purchase here.
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When to Hire a Reference Checking Service 
[Originally published February 2015]
If your client is getting interviews — and they're going well — but then not getting job offers, his or her references might be the issue. Suggesting a paid reference checking service might help identify the source of the problem. This 5-page guide will explain why it can be helpful, how the process works, and things to consider when hiring a reference checking company. It also profiles three reference checking services and outlines what the jobseeker can do if the company uncovers references providing negative information. 
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Client Management Forms — Prospect & Client Communication 
[Originally published March 2015]
This is the second part of Client Management Forms (the first was released July 2014). The goal is to help you with client on-boarding processes. Included in this package are: Prospective Client Inquiry (Without Resume), Quote Request (Client Sent Resume), Send With Worksheet, Work Authorization, Client Strategy Worksheet, Send With Drafts, Send With Final Files, File Instructions, and a Proof Notice. 
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Why You Need a Resume 
[Originally published April 2015]
Prospective clients know they need a resume if they're looking for a job — but this 4-page document will also give them a dozen other reasons why they may need a resume. It also includes a section on "Why To Update Your Resume Now" and "Why To Keep Your Resume Updated." The content can be used in an initial email to prospects, as a blog post, online article, or can be posted on your website. (The last section can also be included in an email to clients when you send their final files.)(Not available for purchase.)

Tweetable Tips 
[Originally published May 2015]
Boost your visibility on social media by providing concise job search advice! This PAM content provides 100 tips in 140 characters or less. Some are educational; some are motivational; some are just common sense. Some are designed to be thought-proking, and others are designed to inspire engagement or interaction with you.
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Social Media Audit for Jobseekers 
[Originally published June 2015]
More than half of employers say they have rejected an applicant because of what they have found on the jobseeker's social media profiles. This guide (with worksheets) will help them assess their current social media presence using a five-step audit process.    
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The Social Job Search: Jobseeker's Guide to Developing a Social Media Plan
[Originally published July 2015]
After you've given your client the tools to audit their social media presence, this 5-step plan will help them create, cultivate, and curate their social media accounts. Includes checklists of specific tasks to complete to establish a social media presence and daily activities to engage online to build their network, increase their chances of being found, and get their network to help them identify possible job opportunities.
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LinkedIn 30-Day Challenge Guide
LinkedIn 30-Day Challenge Instructions
LinkedIn 30-Day Challenge Planner
LinkedIn 30-Day Challenge Calendar 
[Originally published August 2015]
Challenges are hugely popular, and a great way to motivate jobseekers to work on (and complete!) a task! With a challenge, you commit to taking daily action for specified period of time in order to either receive a desired result or achieve significant traction towards reaching your goal. This month's content provides a guide for jobseekers to doing a 30-Day LinkedIn Challenge, including 60 individual actions a jobseeker can choose from to improve their LinkedIn profile. There are also two challenge tracking worksheets — a calendar and a planner. There is also an instruction guide for you, the resume writer, to help you run an effective challenge.(Not available for purchase.)