In this fantastic episode Brad and Cassie sit down with Virginia Franco, the Founder of Virginia Franco Resumes to talk about how young people can write when so many employers and hiring managers aren't taking the time to read. So many great pieces of practical advice in this episode. Some of the major highlights include: 

· Virginia discusses her background and how she found her way to her current career as a resume writer/storyteller

· Effective writing and successfully telling your story is a big part of a job search. She highlights what advice she has for current students and young professionals who don’t feel strong with their writing skills

· Most of us have pretty short attention spans these days – She talks about how we cab attract a reader quickly with our writing, especially when thinking about application materials

· She breaks down practical steps of how listeners can keep the hiring managers attention

· She discusses the power of LinkedIn: Between the Headline, the summary section and describing your experiences there are a lot of places on a LinkedIn profile to showcase your writing and to draw in a reader she talks about practical steps to attract readers 

· Virginia talks about how to conduct more of a cold outreach to different people using LinkedIn and best practices

· There's so much these days about how “cover letters are dead”, she breaks down her thoughts and ways to use them the right way 

· She gives the best piece of career advice that you could pass along to this next generation

Guest Info: 

Virginia Franco

Website: https://virginiafrancoresumes.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginiafrancoresumewriter/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vafrancoresumes/ 

Job Search Journey: https://www.jobsearchjourney.com/