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Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Career Strategist & Experienced HR Director Sonal Bahl

Sonal Bahl is an experienced HR Director and Career Strategist, and has lived and worked in India, Uruguay, Chile, France and Belgium. Her career spans 2 decades in HR and Coaching, where she screened over 250,000 resumes and conducted over 5,000 interviews 3 continents. She’s helped recruit, build and evolve highly talented teams at startups, […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Executive Career Transition Coach Emily Lawson

Emily is on a mission to help job seekers navigate the recruiting funnel with confidence. She has a 20-year background in education, HR, career development and corporate recruiting – and has helped over 1,000 clients land ideal work and successfully transition into top-tier companies including Google, Amazon, Apple, IBM, Tesla and more. LEARN MORE: Linkedin.com/in/EmilyLawsonCHRO […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Career Consultant Sweta Regmi

Sweta is the Founder & CEO at Teachndo, a career consultancy that works to ease the difficulties of job seekers. She pairs her corporate hiring expertise and a deep understanding of what employers want to help laid off career professionals and newcomers to Canada   Sweta’s own story is one of explosive career growth and […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Personal Branding & Wardrobe Stylist Monica Barnett

As Blueprint for Style’s Founder and Chief Image Curator, Monica Barnett has been featured on many stages around the world as an expert on the importance and power of the first impression. She is passionate about helping men and women put their best foot forward, and most recently authored “The Creatives’ Closet: for Female Side […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with New Grad & Student Career Coach Mike Bird

Mike Bird is a Montréal-based career coach for students and new graduates looking to transition confidently into the working world. Having worked with students throughout his career, Mike leverages a unique combination of placement, teaching and competitive coaching experience to serve young people from all over the world. As the founder of CoachOiseau Career Coaching, […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Professional Career Coach Lisa Plain

Lisa Plain is a certified professional coach, co-founder of Golden Path Learning, the founder of Career Balance Coaching, and a co-host on the Career Builder’s Podcast. A former CPA who felt there was something missing in her career, she undertook a journey of self and career discovery to find that missing piece – and is now on […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with LinkedIn & Career Coach Sharon Hamersley

Sharon has been helping people of all ages make satisfying career decisions, and to acquire the job search skills they need to demonstrate their true value to prospective employers, for 20+ years. Based in Columbus, Ohio, she teaches career workshops on job search, networking, resumes, and more for several local non-profits. She leverages earlier work […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Career Switch Coach Dr. Dawn Graham

Dawn is a career switch coach, TEDx Speaker, LinkedIn Learning Instructor and Host of the popular call-in show “Dr. Dawn on Careers” on SiriusXM Radio (channel 132). She is also a regular contributor to Forbes.com’s leadership channel and the Career Director for the Executive MBA Program at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with LinkedIn Trainer Kenneth Lang

As the Founder of KML Consultants, Kenneth Lang shares his LinkedIn expertise at networking events, on social media, and as the host of an online weekly LinkedIn Lunch ‘n Learn where attendees discuss LinkedIn best practices with weekly speakers.  Kenneth lends his expertise to people of all ages – as a volunteer career coach for […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Job Search Coach, Resume & LinkedIn Profile Writer Meg Applegate

As a certified professional resume writer and job search strategist, Meg connects high-achieving women nationwide to career advancement.  Named a top expert to follow on LinkedIn by JobScan, she is also the winner of the 2020 National Resume Writers’ Association ROAR Award for resume excellence and Career Directors International’s Career Innovator Award Honorable Mention for […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Portfoliorocket Founder Loren Greiff

After 25+ yrs. of a career spanning corporate creative roles as Vice President at ad agency J. Walter Thompson, on Client-side @ Discovercard.com & as a Managing Consultant (aka glorified recruiter) within Korn Ferry’s Digital Practice, Lauren faced what she knew for a long time – that the hiring/recruiting process is broken. She launched Portfoliorocket […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Pharma/Biotech/Medical Sales Coach & Podcast Host Michael Hayes

After spending two decades in pharmaceutical sales that included roles with GSK, J&J, Novartis, and Merck, Mike was eager to focus more on training and coaching. Coincidentally and concurrently, his three adult children were trying to navigate the college application and job search process. After helping them, he began to lend his support to more […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Networking Coach Gus Lawson

After finding himself unemployed in 2015 and deciding whether to launch his own business or find full-time employment, he recognized his network was in sad shape. He discovered how to gain comfort with in-person and online networking and developed an approach to help others combine career planning and networking tactics with simple repeatable steps to […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Career Transition Coach & Resume Writer Lezlie Garr

Lezlie is a self-proclaimed word nerd and accidental entrepreneur with a diverse background ranging from high school music teacher to radio ad sales to career services, with several stops in between. As a Certified Resume Writer and Career Transition Coach, she helps high-achievers and go-getters cut through the b.s. to find the clarity and confidence […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with LinkedIn Brand and Content Coach Andy Foote

Andy Foote coaches individuals and organizations how to fully capitalize on everything the LinkedIn platform has to offer. He’s spent the last decade obsessively testing multiple engagement strategies and building a large and supportive network on the most important professional networking website in the World. He regularly shares his expertise and knowledge via LinkedIn and […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Business Coach and International LinkedIn Expert Guy Strijbosch

Guy specializes in online and offline communication, LinkedIn and Social Selling. He speaks to audiences as an authority on the art of “thinking differently,” and helps small businesses, corporations and job seekers to successfully brand themselves. Based out of the Netherlands, Guy is an official LinkedIn Ambassador for the Benelux region (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg). LEARN MORE: […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Dealing with and Preparing for a Possible Layoff – COVID-19 Edition

In an ideal world, layoffs are performed as part of a large-scale plan to eliminate the dead weight and retain top talent. As we saw too often during 2008 and countless times during mergers, corporate takeovers and again with COVID-19, this doesn’t happen. In this week’s podcast, I discuss 6 things you can do NOW […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Military to Civilian Transition Coach Dylan Raymond

Dylan is a Military to Civilian transition expert – which means he is bilingual and fully fluent in both Military and corporate speak. In addition to his coaching practice, he serves as the Military Recruitment Lead for a major Petrochemical company. Dylan was recently highlighted in the Stars and Stripes and on LinkedIn as an […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Managing Job Search in a Crisis

Join Job Search Strategist Hannah Morgan, Recruiter Ed Han, LinkedIn Strategies Coach Andy Foote and me (an Executive Resume Writer) as we discuss: How COVID 19 has impacted job search and hiring activities? How job seekers should go about job search in a #WFH environment? What are next best steps for those laid off or […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Career Coach and Corporate Outplacement Specialist Matt Youngquist

Matt is a Seattle-based career coach and LinkedIn expert who helps people navigate today’s uncharted employment waters.   As the Founder and President of Career Horizons, he consults with clients at all levels on how to strategically manage their careers, explore their occupational options, and market themselves successfully to new opportunities.  In addition to career coaching and resume-writing, […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Job Search & Career Expert Biron Clark

Biron Clark is a former executive recruiter and sought-after job search and career advice expert. His website, Career Sidekick, is read by more than one million people per month and has been mentioned in INC, Forbes, Business Insider, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, and more. He has been advising job seekers since 2012 on how to think differently […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Adam Morgan, Co-Founder of SC, a Specialized Technologies Staffing Firm

Adam is the Co-Founder of SC, a staffing firm focused on recruiting in specialized technologies such as Digital Marketing, Robotic Process Automation, Software Development, Cloud and Data & Analytics. He brings to the table 30 years of technology experience across management, sales, consulting, development, and M&A. Prior to SC, Adam served on the executive team […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with CareerMetis CEO Nissar Ahamed

Nissar is the Founder & CEO of CareerMetis.com, an award-winning career publication dedicated to helping job seekers and freelancers with actionable advice and resources. He is also the host of The Career Insider Podcast and the co-host of The C.A.R.E. Podcast. LEARN MORE: nissar@careermetis.com | CareerMetis.com | Linkedin.com/in/nissarahamed/

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Talent Acquisition and Career Facilitator Elena Mellara

As the founder of The Netherlands-based Melly Consulting, Elena provides hands-on guidance to struggling job seekers and supports professionals in their career development path.    Her strategies and expertise come from a 20-year career working in B2B and B2C companies in strategic leadership, coaching and HR roles, and more than 10 years spent living abroad. […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Career Coach Rachel Montañez

Rachel fell in love with the coaching industry at the age of 23 after working in Japan and South Korea. Today she draws on her graduate degree in career guidance and award-winning coaching skills to help career-driven individuals achieve their goals, and has coached mid-level and senior professionals at Fortune companies in 40+ career fields. […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco –What to Look for When Hiring a Professional Resume Writer

Virginia Franco is first and foremost a writer and storyteller. She founded Virginia Franco Resumes after recognizing her years of corporate communications, journalism and healthcare social work offered her a unique understanding of how people read, communicate and share information. Today Virginia helps clients land interviews in 60 days guaranteed – without prep work. Her […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with President & Founder of The Hired! Group Al Smith

Al is author of the job search manual HIRED! Every Employment Method and was the predominant co-author of the Amazon Best Seller and #1 Top Rated, HIRED! Paths to Employment in the Social Media Era. He brings to the table more than 35 years of executive management, sales, marketing, training and coaching experience and served […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Career Transition Consultant Terrence Seamon

As an Executive Career Transition Consultant with The Ayers Group since 2009, Terry helps professionals and executives make their way through the career transition process toward their career goals. In addition to working with individuals, Terry gives presentations to professional networking groups in New Jersey and shares articles on LinkedIn about career transition topics including […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Senior Recruiter and Talent Acquisition Specialist Neil Barker

Neil Barker is a senior recruiter based in Ottowa, Canada. After years in government contract recruiting, today he specializes in recruiting for the private sector – primarily IT, Engineering and Construction. Past roles include tenures as an executive sourcer and search consultant, job developer, corporate recruiter and global HR manager. Neil spent over a decade […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with LinkedIn Trainer Shelly Elsliger

Shelly Elsliger is a LinkedIn Trainer and the President of Linked-Express. She coaches corporate teams, executives, leaders, business students and job seekers – inspiring them to maximize their professional branding and social influence on LinkedIn to reach their professional goals. Shelly is a Forbes Writer, a 2019 Women of Inspiration Winner, a member of the […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco-How Far Back Can I Go When Writing My Resume & LinkedIn Profile

When it comes to writing a resume, it’s common to struggle with how far back to go, what to include (or not include) as part of your career history. How much is too much? 1980s, 1990s, early 2000s? For many the idea of NOT including earlier experience, particularly when they perceive it as critical to […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco-Taking the Pain Out of Holiday Networking

If the notion of “networking” during the holidays make you cringe like the grinch, count yourself in plentiful company. Why not look at it through a different lens altogether? Rather than viewing holiday get togethers as a place for idle chit chat or chatting with a hidden motive, think of it as a rare opportunity […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with International Recruiting Expert Joel Mason

After beginning his career in retail banking and sales management in the UK, Joel relocated to Dubai, UAE in 2013. Realizing he knew very little about job hunting in a foreign country, Joel began a learning process that eventually led him into recruitment. Both he and his wife Hannah spent several years recruiting people from […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Interview and Career Coach Alex Freund

Known as “The Landing Expert,” Alex helps his clients land new positions and get promotions through effective interviewing. Before his career pivot to career coach, he was in leadership roles at Honeywell, Sanofi and Tyco International. For the last 13 years, Alex has helped more than 900 clients ranging from managers to CEOs in a […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Recruiter Joel Lalgee

Joel is a recruitment consultant with a passion to change and impact the recruiting industry to improve both the client and candidate experience. Prior to recruiting, Joel worked in the financial services industry with Wells Fargo and FirstBank of Colorado – where he focused on sales, management and lending. He joined Titus Talent 4 years […]

Resume Storyteller -Interview with Job Search Secret Weapon Founder Sarah Johnston, Ana Lokotkova, Maureen McCann & Adrienne Tom

Job Search Secret Weapon, launching at year end, is an online membership platform that connects job seekers with everything they need and in one place. The brainchild of five career and job search experts who met on LinkedIn, then met in person and discovered their shared passion for making job search easier, Job Search Secret […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco –Job Search Myths Busted

Virginia Franco is first and foremost a writer and storyteller. She founded Virginia Franco Resumes after recognizing her years of corporate communications, journalism and healthcare social work offered her a unique understanding of how people read, communicate and share information. Today Virginia helps clients land interviews in 60 days guaranteed – without prep work. Her […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Pro Networker and LinkedIn Guru Jeff Young

Jeff has taught nearly 200 free LinkedIn workshops in just the past 3 years. As a former Director and Account Manager with Intellinex, an eLearning venture of Ernst & Young, LLP, he helped to manage and mentor thousands of people across many different organizations. After retiring, he began a new chapter of his life and […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco-Strategies for Camouflaging a Career Gap

Virginia Franco is first and foremost a writer and storyteller. She founded Virginia Franco Resumes after recognizing her years of corporate communications, journalism and healthcare social work offered her a unique understanding of how people read, communicate and share information. Today Virginia helps clients land interviews in 60 days guaranteed – without prep work. Her […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco-Career Change Without Going Back to the Bottom

Virginia Franco is first and foremost a writer and storyteller. She founded Virginia Franco Resumes after recognizing her years of corporate communications, journalism and healthcare social work offered her a unique understanding of how people read, communicate and share information. Today Virginia helps clients land interviews in 60 days guaranteed – without prep work. Her […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Recruiter and Job Seeker Ally Ed Han

Ed Han is a recruiter and job seeker ally with a passion for networking and helping professionals return to the workforce. As a veteran of several industries, including publishing, financial services and software, Ed has a keen understanding of, and appreciation for, the skills and traits valued in a wide range of environments, regulated and […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco -Why You Need to Stay on LinkedIn Even When You Have a Job

Virginia Franco is first and foremost a writer and storyteller. She founded Virginia Franco Resumes after recognizing her years of corporate communications, journalism and healthcare social work offered her a unique understanding of how people read, communicate and share information. Today Virginia helps clients land interviews in 60 days guaranteed – without prep work. Her […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Executive Career Coach Steve Nicholls

Based in the UK, Steve is Managing Director of Executive Connexions, a Global Executive Career Coach Services & Outplacement firm. Unsure of his career direction in his early youth, Steve joined the London Metropolitan Police at the age of 17, where he spent time on riot control, crime busting and helping ladies across the road, […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with LinkedIn Trainer & Lead Generator Jared Wiese

Although he got his start with a degree in programming – rather than banging out code in a cubicle he found himself always asking the WHY. This trait led to roles as an IT Business Analyst and Business Process Consultant – where he became an expert in finding out what a business needed, how to […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with HR Leader & Career Coach Shelley Piedmont

As an HR professional for over 20 years, Shelley has read thousands of resumes and interviewed too many candidates to count.  She’s hired for everything from entry-level hourly positions to senior leaders on behalf of Fortune 500s, small and private businesses, and everything in between. Shelley has been a Corporate Recruiter, HR Manager and Director, […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Answers to Common Resume Writing Questions

Virginia Franco is first and foremost a writer and storyteller. She founded Virginia Franco Resumes after recognizing her years of corporate communications, journalism and healthcare social work offered her a unique understanding of how people read, communicate and share information. Today Virginia helps clients land interviews in 60 days guaranteed – without prep work. Her […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Accounting & Finance Recruiter Chris Millen

Chris is the Managing Director of National Accounting Search, a recruitment firm dedicated to finding Accounting and Finance professionals for permanent roles. He brings to the table 15+ years of recruitment experience spanning Accounting, Finance, Healthcare and Information Technology. Although his target industries have changed, his primary focus has not. He remains dedicated to facilitating […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with International Job Seeker Caroline Hauser Slapak

Born and raised in Brazil, Caroline had spent her professional career working as a management consultant in Brazil. When crime was becoming intolerable in her native country, she took a leap and embarked on a new life in Israel in 2016. Although her Israeli language skills were still rudimentary, with the help of a non-governmental […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Global Talent Management Strategist, Coach and Trainer Dorothy Dalton

As the CEO of DDTM and 3Plus International, Dorothy works globally in talent management strategy, covering the whole spectrum of career challenges from “hire to retire” in the talent pipeline. She has recruited, trained and coached thousands of men and women in her career, working with leading international companies and organizations. Her firm also provides […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with The Voice of Job Seekers Founder Mark Anthony Dyson

Mark Anthony Dyson is the Founder of award-winning The Voice of Job Seekers blog and podcast. As a job seeker advocate and career consultant, his advice has been featured in Fast Company, Money Magazine, Glassdoor and Business Insider, among others. To date, he has written more than 500 articles on job search and served 100s […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Career Coach Phyllis Mufson

Phyllis Mufson has helped hundreds of people choose and develop satisfying careers. She is trained as a certified coach, a small business consultant and as a certified RIM (Regenerating Images in Memory) healer. She helps people who seek clarity about what’s next and those who need help forming their passions into a career. LEARN MORE: […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco –Must Have Tools for Job Search Productivity

Virginia Franco is first and foremost a writer and storyteller. She founded Virginia Franco Resumes after recognizing her years of corporate communications, journalism and healthcare social work offered her a unique understanding of how people read, communicate and share information. Today Virginia helps clients land interviews in 60 days guaranteed – without prep work. Her […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Career Coach Lorraine Rise

Lorraine’s career began in the health and weight loss industry, coaching hundreds of clients to reach their weight loss goals. As a Director and Regional Trainer for Jenny Craig Inc., she hired, trained and mentored dozens of employees in the areas of sales, customer service and management. After a layoff in 2013, Lorraine took the […]

Is it Worth it to Pay for LinkedIn -Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco

Virginia Franco is first and foremost a writer and storyteller. She founded Virginia Franco Resumes after recognizing her years of corporate communications, journalism and healthcare social work offered her a unique understanding of how people read, communicate and share information. Today Virginia helps clients land interviews in 60 days guaranteed – without prep work. Her […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Career Coach and Author Clark Finnical

Clark Finnical is perhaps one of the first career experts I’ve had on this podcast who is also a veteran job seeker. Subscribing to the words of Voltaire who said, “No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking,” Clark sought to learn everything he could about landing work. This enabled him to successfully navigate […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Women’s Negotiations Expert Heather Mills

Heather Mills is an attorney and a negotiation expert for women who has helped hundreds of women successfully negotiate meaningful promotions, pay raises, and breakthroughs in their careers. She is the founder of Women Who Ask, a company that provides consulting and programs to help women negotiate for what they want, earn more money, communicate with greater confidence […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with HR Advisor and 2X Job Seeker Gregory Stinyard

In his roles as an HR advisor to Fortune 500 Retail, Fulfillment, Distribution, Healthcare and Military leadership, Gregory has directed HR operations and driven strategies that advance business goals, take care of talent and teach people to lead. For the first time in his career, he unexpectedly found himself in early 2018 on the other […]

Virginia Franco – Resumes for Humans and for Bots

Virginia Franco is first and foremost a writer and storyteller. She founded Virginia Franco Resumes after recognizing her years of corporate communications, journalism and healthcare social work offered her a unique understanding of how people read, communicate and share information. Today Virginia helps clients land interviews in 60 days guaranteed – without prep work. Her […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Career Consultant Kristin Sherry

Kristin Sherry is a career consultant, author, speaker, and founder of Virtus Career Consulting and managing partner of YouMap LLC. She is the creator of the YouMap® career profile and helps people love Mondays through five areas of focus: YouMap® Coach certifications, individual career discovery coaching, workshop facilitation, speaking, and writing. She is one of only […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Tech Recruiter Amir Bormand

Amir Bormand is the Co-founder of Elevano, a California- based recruitment company, who helps hundreds of people find more fulfilling jobs every year. Amir is unique to the recruiting industry because he is a former engineer himself— and could still jot out a few lines of code! He’s seen the technical recruiting game from both […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with LinkedIn Strategist & Peak-Careers Principal Jim Peacock

Jim is the Principal of Peak-Careers Consulting, a LinkedIn strategist, providing workshops and coaching to individuals, and offering professional development for career practitioners / coaches. Earlier roles include serving as an Advising & Career Center Director at a community college, a high school counselor. He is a Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP), Global Career Development […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Brand Strategist Kevin D Turner

As a Managing Partner at TNT Brand Strategist, Kevin creates go-to-market strategies, develops sales pipelines, ensures an exceptional customer experience and coaches clients in building and promoting their personal and organizational brand – with an emphasis on social media marketing. He provides Marketing, Business, Content, Brand Strategy and Marketing Consulting, as well as Career, Interview, […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Commercial Analytics Manager Pete Lee

Pete Lee’s career to date includes serving as an Officer in the Marine Corps and roles as a Senior Consultant with Booz Allen, a startup co-founder, and a marketing manager for a global leader in the energy industry. In early 2018, Pete made the decision to relocate from Ohio to Florida and embarked on a […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with HR Generalist Joan Wyly & Organizational Solutions Consulting Firm Founder Joanna Brown

About Joan Wyly As an HR Generalist and Operations leader Joan has gained a wealth of experience working with rapidly growing design, social analytics and public relations agency. She is currently head of Operations for a Denver based PR agency. Her role has always encompassed recruiting to fill internal positions, where she uses technology to […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Online Job Search Expert Susan Joyce

Susan is the President of NETability, Inc., a web content management company, and the webmaster, editor, and chief technology writer for Job-Hunt.org (don’t forget that hyphen!). Both sites made Forbes’ Top 100 Websites for Your Career list. She is a two-time layoff “graduate,” a U.S. Marine Corps vet, and has worked in HR at Harvard […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with nextOPP Search Co-Founder Rebecca Oppenheim

Rebecca Oppenheim is the co-founder of nextOPP search, a national recruiting agency that’s also passionate about giving back. She recruits top talent for companies from early stage development to global leaders across multiple business verticals up to C-suite roles. In addition, her company is built on a one for one model. For every candidate hired […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Fresh Start Career Co-Founders Kate Madden and Carrie Davis

Kate Madden and Carrie Davis are the co-founders of Fresh Start Careers – a women-owned, boutique staffing agency that supports the Life Sciences and Construction Management communities in the Greater Philadelphia / mid-Atlantic region. Kate (President) is an award winning, published Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) who has helped hundreds of clients through the development of strategic personal branding materials. Carrie (Executive […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Talent Acquisition Professional Omar Osmani

Omar is a Talent Acquisition professional who enjoys connecting with his candidates and building professional relationships to help people fulfill their goals. Omar’s career includes recruiting, sourcing and interviewing tenures at Investment Firm Edward Jones, where he works today, at staffing agency Aerotek and at Corporate LIFE Center International, a global consulting company. Residing in […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Career Trainer Bob McIntosh

Bob McIntosh is a career trainer who leads more than 15 job search workshops at a Boston-based urban career center and works one-on-one with clients on all aspects of job search. His reputation as a LinkedIn authority began with his first LinkedIn program at the career center, which led to workshops to support the program. […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco — Interview with Career Coach Kyle Elliott

Kyle Elliott, MPA, CHES, has worked with students through c-suite executives who’ve landed jobs at Facebook, LinkedIn, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and nearly every other Fortune 100/500 company you can think of. They have also found happiness. You can follow Kyle on LinkedIn where you’ll often find him talking about work, life and Starbucks. LEARN MORE: […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Global Career Coach Paula Batallia Brand

Combining her expertise in career counseling, HR, workforce development and training facilitation, Paula has inspired thousands of women to take charge of their careers. She speaks to groups and provides individual career coaching on using LinkedIn effectively, managing a successful career and navigating through career transitions. Her focus is on empowering mid-career to executive women achieve […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Job Search Coach Steve Brady

Steve Brady is a Boston-based mild mannered English teacher by day, job search coach by night with over 14 years of experience. He provides clients with a full set of career documents together with virtual job search mentoring. He also writes about the future of work and how today’s jobseekers and careerists need to embrace […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco — Interview with Power Formula CEO Wayne Breitbarth

Wayne Breitbarth is the CEO of Power Formula LLC. He is an experienced businessman, speaker, and author and an internationally recognized industry leader in LinkedIn training, marketing, and consulting. He has shared his expertise with more than 80,000 business professionals through private business consulting, dynamic presentations to worldwide audiences, and his critically acclaimed book The […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco Interviews Bruce Johnston – LinkedIn Sales and Marketing Consultant

Bruce Johnston has been in high tech sales and marketing since 1985. Since then he has held positions in all aspects of sales – as a distributor and managing distribution channels, as an independent rep and in managing the rep channel, and as a direct sales rep and in managing teams of sales reps. Since […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Cloud & Digital Technologist – Jeff Olsen

After eight years as the founder of a technology consultancy startup focusing on cloud adoption, implementation, and migration services, Jeff joined the consulting organization of a Fortune 500 enterprise technology vendor where he spent four years helping build the services strategy and service offerings to support enterprise cloud and digital transformation initiatives. Jeff launched a […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco Discusses the Latest LinkedIn Changes

Virginia Franco is a 3X Certified Executive Resume Writer, Coach and Storyteller whose documents garner interviews in 60 days. The Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco brings you interviews with industry experts & regular folks who tested the job search waters and succeeded, and strategies to tell your story and land you job interviews in 60 […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco Discusses Interview Types

Virginia Franco is a 3X Certified Executive Resume Writer, Coach and Storyteller whose documents garner interviews in 60 days. The Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco brings you interviews with industry experts & regular folks who tested the job search waters and succeeded, and strategies to tell your story and land you job interviews in 60 days […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Executive Life Science Recruiter and Career Coach Bill Fell

Bill Fell is an Executive Life Science Recruiter and Career Coach. He is also the Owner and Director of Recruiting Services at HIRE-IQ.net – a national, full-service, recruiting and career coaching company focused on the medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and clinical research industries. Bill has been a Life Science recruiter for 8 years and has […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Semi-Retirement Expert Nancy Collamer

Nancy Collamer is a semi-retirement expert and the author of Second-Act Careers: 50+ Ways to Profit From Your Passions During Semi-Retirement. She writes a monthly blog on work and purpose for NextAvenue.org (a PBS site for people 50+) and Forbes.com. and publishes a free bi-monthly newsletter about second-act careers through her website, MyLifestyleCareer.com. LEARN MORE: LinkedIn | […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Career Transition and LinkedIn Expert Scott Engler

Scott is the owner and founder of “B.Y.O.B.” Coaching & Consulting and helps individuals and groups with Career Transition and LinkedIn Personal Branding services. An expert on career transition and optimizing LinkedIn, he is the author of “The Job Inner-View” and “Legends of the Recruiting and Career World,” and has spent years working alongside the […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Job Search Strategist and Happen to Your Career Founder Scott Anthony Barlow

Scott Anthony Barlow is the Founder and CEO of Happen to Your Career and Host of the Happen to You Career Podcast.  His company combines the latest research about human happiness and career change to help thousands of high performing professionals identify and change to well paying, meaningful careers they are absolutely enamored with. He’s […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Training Specialist Sarah Dyer

After 14 years with a Fortune 500 bank in a variety of product, sales and relationship management roles, Sarah made a career leap in 2016 to focus on training – a component of past roles that she had always loved. She pivoted to become a Sales Retail Learning Specialist for a financial services company, and […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with iRock Development Solutions CEO Nickquolette Barrett

Nickquolette is the founder and CEO of iRock Development Solutions. She is passionate about helping serious career professionals understand they are more than just an employee and that they are in fact their own corporation, their own brand, and their own CEO. She presents keynotes, breakout sessions, workshops, and seminars on various topics related to career development, […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with CareerPlace Director Lenny Harris

Lenny Harris joined CareerPlace in January 2018 as Director. He oversees career development and training services offered through CareerPlace, including a team of more than 30 volunteers that help job seekers transition into new careers through individualized career coaching and workshops. He also manages career transition assistance services for executives, including the Executive Network Group. […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Career Pivot Founder Marc Miller

Marc Miller is the founder of Career Pivot, which helps those in the 2nd Half of Life design careers that they can grow into for the next 30 years. Marc authored the book Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life published in April 2017. Marc was recently honored to be […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco — Interview with Job Search Strategist and CareerSherpa.net Founder Hannah Morgan

Hannah Morgan is a speaker and author. She founded Career Sherpa.net to help job seekers find work faster. She serves as a guide through the terrain of today’s job search by delivering actionable advice and insight into modern recruiting trends. Hannah’s experience in human resources, outplacement services, workforce development and business school career services enable […]

Linkedin Strategies Discussed by Virginia Franco Resume Storyteller

Resume Storyteller Podcast Host Virginia Franco discusses the LinkedIn writing strategies she keeps top of mind when working with clients across all levels and industries. Topics discussed include: Do I need to be on LinkedIn? What sections should I focus on? Should I pay for LinkedIn premium? What do keywords have to do with my […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco — Interview with Medical Sales Account Executive Casey Cronan

As a Clinical Account Executive with Nanthealth, Casey sells a unique molecular test providing oncologists with critical patient profile information instrumental in the battle to fight cancer. Prior to joining Nanthealth in May of 2015, Casey held senior sales roles with diagnostic lab companies Solstas Lab Partners and MD Labs, and with specialty pharmaceutical companies […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Online Job Search Organizer Jason Alba

Jason Alba created JibberJobber.com, an app to help you manage and organize your job search, in 2006. He is the author of three books and has spoken to job clubs across the U.S. LEARN MORE: www.jibberjobber.com linkedin.com/in/jasonalba

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Career Advisor Nii Ato Bentsi-Enchill

Nii Ato Bentsi-Enchill, is the Senior Career Advisor & Manager of Career Services at Ivy Exec, an exclusive online professional development community supporting top professionals (MBA through C-suite) with their career advancement. Nii Ato’s early career includes working as an HR analyst at Merrill Lynch and an executive search associate at Isaacson, Miller. He holds a bachelors […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Resume Writing Strategies, FAQs and Best Practices

Resume Storyteller Podcast Host Virginia Franco discusses the resume writing strategies she keeps top of mind when working with clients across all levels and industries. Topics covered include: How to write the key resume sections. How to write for the online reading How to make your resume timeless Ideal resume lengths and fonts What exactly […]

Virginia Franco Resume Storyteller Interview with Successful Career Changer Justan Rice-Riches

Justan Rice-Riches’ work history represents the embodiment of career change success. 12 years ago, she served as the Deputy Executive Director for the American Council of Engineering Companies of Arizona where she oversaw the Association’s PR, Marketing, Legislative Affairs and Education Outreach. From there, she made her first career pivot, simultaneously earning a graduate degree […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Management Consultant Suzanne McColl Angulo

Suzanne guides companies through enterprise transformation, and leads multimillion-dollar enterprise programs from concept-to-execution. When her third child was born, she stepped away from Corporate America. After a decade away, she successfully returned to the job force as a management consultant. Today, Suzanne tackles complex training, leadership development and communications initiatives for Fortune 500s, nonprofits and […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco — Interview with REVA Chief Sales Officer Philip Spizale

As Chief Sales Officer at REVA Inc., the world’s largest international air ambulance and medical flight transport services company, Philip manages a top-producing international sales force and is responsible for all sales strategy, business development initiatives, marketing campaigns and account management activity. Prior to joining REVA in 2016, his career was spent at one company. Philip […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Federal Career Expert Nancy Segal

Nancy has more than 30 years of Human Resources experience with the Federal government, and has run her own business, Solutions for the Workplace, for 14 years. Her federal career includes serving as Personnel Officer, Deputy Regional Administrator, and Special Assistant for the Departments of Defense and Interior, the U.S. Treasury, and other government agencies. […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco — Interview with Executive Recruiter and Job Search Author Brian Howard

Brian has helped thousands of job seekers over the course of his career. With over 25 years of real world recruiting experience, he has received various accolades and international acclaim for his recruiting ability, and is a member of an international recruiting organization’s Hall of Fame. Under Brian’s leadership, The Howard Group has received the […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco — Interview with Executive Coach, Author and Speaker Anne Marie Segal

A frequent public speaker, Anne Marie Segal is an executive coach and writer for attorneys, executives and entrepreneurs. As Founder of Segal Coaching, Anne Marie has worked with hundreds of professionals on career transitions, advancement, job interview preparation, leadership, resume writing and personal branding. She has been invited to present to the United Nations (ICTY/MICT), […]

Resume Storyteller with Virginia Franco – Interview with Career Coach Jessica Sweet

Jessica Sweet is a career coach and a licensed therapist. She helps creative, ambitious midlife professionals and executives figure out what work they truly care about and want to be doing – and then helps them land or create those positions. She is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council, and a contributor at Forbes.com […]

Virginia Franco, Resume Storyteller, Interview with Organizational Transformation and Leadership Development Consultant Laura Neff

Laura Neff is an Organizational Transformation and Leadership Development coach with Dorrier Underwood – a consulting firm that empowers leaders to envision a future and then achieve it. As a successful career changer, Laura worked her way up at Bank of America from administrative assistant to leading internal communications for a Technology and Operations business […]

Virginia Franco Resume Storyteller Interview with Vervoe CEO Omer Molad

Omer is on a mission to reinvent the recruiting experience to make it effective, fair and enjoyable. Omer’s experience building teams, and being a candidate himself, has led him to believe that people should be given a chance to show what they can do, not be judged on where they’ve been. As a Co-founder and CEO at Vervoe, […]

Virginia Franco Resume Storyteller Interview with Product Manager and Career Changer Drew Schuetz

Drew Schuetz is a Product Manager Specialist for Princess Cruises. In this role, he supports the product director in optimizing P&L and yields, and to bring products to market with pricing, data monitoring, competitive benchmarking and results tracking. As a successful career changer, Drew has made moves from San Francisco to Chicago to Wisconsin and […]

Virginia Franco Resume Storyteller- Interview with Certitude Talent Solutions Founder Alan Goth

Alan Goth is the Founder and Managing Director of Certitude Talent Solutions, a recruiting company specializing in connecting top sales and leadership talent with leading medical technology companies. Prior to launching Certitude Talent Solutions in 2016, Alan excelled in a variety of medical sales, business development and executive leadership positions. As a successful career changer, Alan’s […]

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