The Do’s and Don’ts of AI for Creating Resumes

Join Wendy Terwelp and me as we dive into the world of AI and how it can be used as a tool to create resumes, but only a tool. Wendy celebrating her 25th year in business has seen a lot change over the years and continues to help her clients level up and find their personal brand. She also explains some of the challenges that come with using AI but also the great benefits if used as a tool and not the end all. This is a great conversation with a Brilliant Author, Executive Speaker, Speaker and so much more!  

 

Contact Wendy

LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/wendyterwelp

Website - https://knocks.com/

 

Leighann Lovely  00:20

HR professionals, business owners and operations at all levels are struggling to figure out what needs to change. Our system has been shocked practices have been questioned, and conversations are finally happening. We all know there has been a huge shift in what people want. inclusion and diversity are common phrases. But often misunderstood generations are coming together more than ever on what's important. Mental health has been brought to the forefront of everyone's mind. Let's humanize these conversations. Let's talk about what's important for employees to be successful in life and at their job and how companies can create an environment to allow them to do both because successful people will make up a successful workforce. I'm Leighann Lovely. Let's get this conversation started. 

Wendy Terwelp founded Opportunity Knocks of Wisconsin LLC, a boutique career development firm, in 1998. She writes, speaks, consults, and coaches on personal branding, networking, social media, career development, and employee attraction and retention.

Winner of the 2022 BBB Torch Award for Ethics, Terwelp’s work was also recognized in Inc.’s “Top 10 Helps for Your Career,” ATD’s “Best on Career Development,” and she was named in the Top 15 Career Masterminds.

Dubbed a “LinkedIn Guru” by The Washington Post, her advice is quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Chicago Tribune, The Business Journal, CTDO magazine, ABC, NBC, FOX, and other media. Her books include: “Rock Your Network® for Job Seekers,” “Rock Your Job Search,” and ATD’s award-winning “Jumpstart Your Job Search and Get Hired Faster.”

Terwelp served in community and professional leadership roles including Judging the 2023 BBB Spark Awards; Chairing PD Charitable Fund Board’s Premier Awards Event; Officer on Wisconsin Association of Staffing Services Board; Co-Chairing the Career Development Track for ATD’s International Conference & Expo.

Terwelp holds a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace certification, six career industry certifications, and a degree in Mass Communication / Journalism.

Wendy, I am so excited to have you. This is actually a treat because you and I have spoken on a podcast before actually in a previous podcast life of mine. So welcome.

 

Wendy Terwelp  03:08

Thank you. I'm glad to be back. It's exciting.

 

Leighann Lovely  03:12

Yes. So why don't you start out by telling everybody a little bit about yourself? Well, my name

 

Wendy Terwelp  03:18

Well, my name is Wendy Terwelp, and I founded a company called Opportunity Knocks of Wisconsin LLC. It's a boutique career development firm. And I founded this in 1998. So it's year 25. For me. I'm excited about that I write speak, consult. And coach on personal branding, networking, social media, career development. And lately, employee attraction and retention. Since the pandemic, that's been a key factor of my business talks now is all about how do we attract better fit employees? How do we keep our employees that we have, and so on. So that's really where my emphasis has lied when I when I have been doing my career coaching and talks. When I work with individuals, I typically work on career advancement strategies, personal branding, and also of course, how to find jobs. So even though there's a huge demand for people, they still need to know how to get the right job for them right now. And when I work with companies, it's really all about employee attraction and retention through their employer brand. So,

 

Leighann Lovely  04:39

yeah, awesome. And congratulations on your 25. That is amazing. That's so much fun. And I'm sure that the last couple of years is definitely throwing you for a loop. But you're absolutely correct. Now is the time to not only work with individuals on finding the right job for them, in hopes that they will stay A, but finding a way to retain the great employees that you have. And that is definitely the burden on employers. You know, today because we all know that employees are on the move, right? They are looking for the balance betwe