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How can I make my resumé stand out?

How can I make my resumé stand out?

by Women Communicators of Austin | Jul 13, 2025 | advice, Ask a Mentor, Blog, career, Marketing & Self Promotion

Dear Mentors: I’m applying for jobs. What are the latest recommendations for writing a good resumé? And how do I ensure my resumé is ATS-friendly? Editor’s Note: It goes without saying that crafting a strong resumé is important to every job seeker. But if you work...
Ask A Peer Mentor: How can I find clients for my new consulting practice?

Ask A Peer Mentor: How can I find clients for my new consulting practice?

by WCA | Jan 24, 2025 | advice, Ask a Mentor, Blog, Freelance Tips

What do experienced consultants and freelancers recommend as the best ways to develop new business? Everyone tells me to tap into my network but what does that really mean? Dear Mentors, After 10 years of working in corporate communications teams, I’ve made the...
Facing Unemployment and Strategies to Beat It: For New College Grads

Facing Unemployment and Strategies to Beat It: For New College Grads

by WCA | Aug 1, 2024 | advice, Blog, career, Guest Posts, Networking, Student Spotlight

My name is Hope Capwell and I’m a Communications intern for Women Communicators of Austin. I’m a student at Sam Houston State University studying mass communication and beginning my budding career. At the start of my senior year, I had a difficult time finding...
Event Recap: Turn Adversity into Your Superpowers

Event Recap: Turn Adversity into Your Superpowers

by Meredith Hunt | Feb 27, 2022 | advice, Event, Freelance Austin Blog

Fayruz Benyousef’s first taste of adversity started when she was eight. Born in Tripoli, Libya, she moved to the US with her parents so they could attend graduate school when her father was diagnosed with leukemia. Living in a foreign country, facing complicated...
Event Recap: Everything You Need to Know about Pricing   

Event Recap: Everything You Need to Know about Pricing  

by Meredith Hunt | Jan 25, 2022 | advice, career, Confidence, Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Pricing

When I started freelancing full-time in 2016, figuring out how to charge clients fairly for my services at a rate that would allow me to live comfortably was a mental hurdle. It almost made me run back to my cushy corporate job, tail between my legs. If I started out...
Event Recap: From Distraction to Intention

Event Recap: From Distraction to Intention

by Meredith Hunt | Nov 18, 2021 | advice, career, Event, Freelance Austin Blog, Freelance Tips, Meeting Recaps, Productivity

As Maura Nevel Thomas noted during November’s Freelance Austin meeting, “Empowered Productivity: Win the War Against Information Overload,” most of us start our days simply by looking at what’s in front of us. But according to Maura, if our goal is to increase...
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