Bio
Lois Gilbert is the owner and founder of The Resume Wordsmith – a professional résumé and career profile writing service.
Creating your career story – word by word
After successful careers in both the corporate and creative worlds, Lois now spends her workdays marketing the careers of professionals in transition and loves every minute of it.
Having transitioned and reinvented her career, Lois knows what it feels like to wonder “How do I tell my story so that people care and pay attention?” She understands being pink-slipped or downsized. She knows the urgency of being proactive in revising a résumé. Lois has walked in your shoes and knows how to help.
As someone who has been on both sides of the interview desk, Lois has developed a keen insight in to what employers look for in today’s competitive climate. She creates a compelling narrative to showcase a client’s specific values to a prospective employer.
What’s your story?
Lois uses humor with a highly creative and effective process to help candidates create their career stories. You can learn more about Lois and her professional résumé and career profile services at TheResumeWordsmith.com or call (908) 839.7419 today for a free 15 minute consultation.
Affiliations
Membership Portfolio
Member – National Résumé Writers Association 2009 – present
Annual Conference September 2009
Associate – Career Thought Leaders Consortium – 2009 to present
Global Brainstorming Day October 2010 – NYC
Global Brainstorming Day October 2011 – Virtual
Career Thought Leaders Conference and Symposium – March 2010, 2011, 2012
Member – Professional Résumé Writers – 2009 to present
Member – Career Directors International – 2011 to present
Speaker/Facilitator Topics
Résumé 101 – Résumés for Today’s Job Market
Change – Transition – Reinvention – Showcasing Transferable Skills
Résumés for Freelancers and Contractors
Working in Bunny Slippers – How to for freelancers/contractors and home based business entrepreneurs
Workshop Facilitation
New York University SCPE – Résumés for Today’s Job Search Climate
Monmouth County NJ Business & Professionals – Résumé Development
Monmouth County Library – Résumé 101
Webinars – MeetingJobs.com
Résumés for Contract Workers
Change – Transition – Reinvention
Articles/Commentary
More Magazine – You’re Never Too Old to Reinvent Yourself
Asbury Park Press – Reinventing Yourself
Newsletters – Words from the Wordsmith
Interviews
Career Coach Caroline – CBS Sky Radio March 20, 2012
(Click here to listen to the Podcast.)
JobRadio FM The Life of a Résumé Writer CTL conference 2010
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