PAST EVENTS · 2025
CANCER and CAREERS
Networking: Unlock New Opportunities
May 6, 2026 at 6 pm ET
Balancing Work & Cancer Webinar
Networking is one of the most important aspects of job search—and professional development—whether done in-person or virtually and from a distance. We often think of networking as having an in-person conversation, but the good news is there is way more to it than that. In this new session, learn tactics for developing and nurturing productive relationships that will benefit you now and in the future.
CANCER and CAREERS
First Impressions: Resumes and LinkedIn
April 1, 2026 at 6 pm ET
Balancing Work & Cancer Webinar
With millions of Americans looking for jobs, how can you stand out from other job seekers and attract the attention of employers? Your resume is often the first touchpoint with hiring managers, so you want to make sure it covers all the basics and tells a compelling story of your professional experiences and accomplishments. In this session, you’ll learn how to write an effective resume by figuring out the best format to highlight your strengths, techniques to define and explain your abilities, and supportive documents and tools that will give you an extra boost.
CANCER and CAREERS
First Impressions: Resumes and LinkedIn
June 4, 2025 at 6 pm ET
Balancing Work & Cancer Webinar
With millions of Americans looking for jobs, how can you stand out from other job seekers and attract the attention of employers? Your resume is often the first touchpoint with hiring managers, so you want to make sure it covers all the basics and tells a compelling story of your professional experiences and accomplishments. In this session, you’ll learn how to write an effective resume by figuring out the best format to highlight your strengths, techniques to define and explain your abilities, and supportive documents and tools that will give you an extra boost.
CANCER and CAREERS
Career Shifting: Tips, Tools & Techniques
July 9, 2025 at 6 pm ET
Balancing Work & Cancer Webinar
A cancer experience can often inspire a desire for change or it can require it. Have you become interested in exploring a new career path or do you need to? This session will provides tools for approaching the process of shifting careers, including:
- Assessing yourself and your transferrable skills
- Identifying obstacles and opportunities
- Creating an action plan … and more
PAST EVENTS · 2024
CANCER and CAREERS
Career Shifting: Tips, Tools & Techniques
Balancing Work & Cancer Webinar
A cancer experience can often inspire a desire for change or it can require it. Have you become interested in exploring a new career path or do you need to? This session will provides tools for approaching the process of shifting careers, including:
- Assessing yourself and your transferrable skills
- Identifying obstacles and opportunities
- Creating an action plan … and more
This was the third of 12 sessions in our Balancing Work & Cancer Webinar series.
CANCER and CAREERS
First Impressions: Resumes and LinkedIn
Balancing Work & Cancer Webinar
With millions of Americans looking for jobs, how can you stand out from other job seekers and attract the attention of employers? Your resume is often the first touchpoint with hiring managers, so you want to make sure it covers all the basics and tells a compelling story of your professional experiences and accomplishments. In this session, you’ll learn how to write an effective resume by figuring out the best format to highlight your strengths, techniques to define and explain your abilities, and supportive documents and tools that will give you an extra boost.
This was the fourth of 12 sessions in our Balancing Work & Cancer Webinar series.
CANCER and CAREERS
Networking: Unlock New Opportunities
Balancing Work & Cancer Webinar
Networking is one of the most important aspects of job search—and professional development—whether done in-person or virtually and from a distance. We often think of networking as having an in-person conversation, but the good news is there is way more to it than that. In this new session, learn tactics for developing and nurturing productive relationships that will benefit you now and in the future.
This was the fifth of 12 sessions in our Balancing Work & Cancer Webinar series.
PAST EVENTS · 2023
WOMEN OF SIFM
How to Coach and Be Coached
This live workshop was held on Wednesday, September 27th, 2023. The talk focused on the differences between coaching, mentoring, and counseling; coaching for performance vs. coaching for development; communication skills; and how, when, and why coaching works.
LINKEDIN LIVE
Techniques to Develop an Executive Brand
An interview with Julie Jansen by host Annette Richmond, Executive Brand Strategist, on Annette’s Smarter Career Moves LinkedIn Live Show. In this interview, Annette and Julie discuss how to develop executive presence.
CANCER AND CAREERS
Changing Careers
Has your cancer experience caused you to dream about a completely new career? This recorded webinar explores the process for changing careers, including assessing yourself, identifying obstacles and opportunities, creating an action plan, and more. A recorded webinar by Julie Jansen.
CANCER AND CAREERS
Networking
Networking is one of the most important aspects of job search—and professional development—whether in-person or virtually. In this recorded session, Julie explains tactics for developing and nurturing productive relationships that will benefit you now and in the future. A recorded webinar by Julie Jansen.
CANCER AND CAREERS
Resumes 101
Your resume is often the first touchpoint with hiring managers. In this webinar, Julie explains how to write an effective resume by highlighting your achievements, techniques to define and explain your abilities, and supportive documents and tools that will give you an extra boost. A recorded webinar by Julie Jansen.
CANCER AND CAREERS
Job Search
Looking for a new position during or after cancer treatment can seem daunting, but it’s more than possible. This webinar provides guidance on creating an effective resume, sharpening your interviewing skills, dealing with questions on resume gaps, and more. A recorded webinar by Julie Jansen.
CANCER and CAREERS
Building an Effective LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn has become an incredibly important tool for conducting a successful job search. This webinar explores how this powerful networking tool that can be a major asset for survivors who are looking for work after cancer. A recorded webinar by Julie Jansen.
CANCER and CAREERS
Midwest Conference on Work & Cancer
Cancer and Careers’ 10th annual Midwest Conference on Work & Cancer was held on Friday, March 24th, 2023. Julie presented at this event, which explored the complexities of balancing treatment and recovery with employment, for patients, survivors, caregivers, healthcare professionals, advocates, employers/HR and anyone else touched by cancer.
CANCER and CAREERS
Special Session on Job Hunting in 2023
This session, held on Friday, March 24th, 2023, addressed tools and techniques for job hunting. Julie’s talk at the event covered resume and cover letter writing, networking and virtual interviewing, the challenges of looking for work during or after treatment, and many more aspects of job hunting in the current climate.
PAST EVENTS · 2022
CANCER and CAREERS
Networking
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022
Tactics for developing and nurturing productive relationships
CANCER and CAREERS
Career Change Webinar
Wednesday, March 1st, 2023
Processes for changing careers, including assessing yourself, identifying obstacles and opportunities, creating an action plan, and more.
CANCER and CAREERS
Resumes 101
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
How to stand out from other job seekers and attract the attention of employers with a resume that covers the basics while telling a compelling story of professional experience and accomplishments, highlighting achievements and defining abilities
CANCER and CAREERS
Job Search
Wednesday, January 26th, 2022
Tips on creating an effective resume and sharpening interviewing skills
PAST EVENTS · 2021
CANCER and CAREERS
Career Change
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Has your cancer experience caused you to dream about a completely new career? In this program, Julie Jansen discussed processes for changing careers, including assessing yourself, identifying obstacles and opportunities, creating an action plan, and more
CANCER and CAREERS
Building an Effective LinkedIn Profile
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Live webinar on building an effective LinkedIn profile
CANCER and CAREERS
Resumes 101
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Pparticipants learned how to write an effective resume by figuring out the best format to highlight their strengths, techniques to define and explain their abilities and supportive documents and tools to give them an extra boost.
CFA SOCIETY SOUTH FLORIDA
Cultivating Your Digital Presence
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Webinar panel discussion: the pandemic’s impact on interviewing and networking, leveraging LinkedIn as a tool to build and advance careers, how to curate and manage professional brands, and tips to prepare professionals for some of the toughest interview questions.
CANCER AND CAREERS
Job Search: Creating an Effective Resume
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Free, virtual webinar on creating an effective resume, sharpening your interviewing skills and more
PAST EVENTS · 2020
CANCER AND CAREERS
Networking During Social Distancing
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Free, virtual webinar on successful networking during this time of social distancing and beyond
CANCER AND CAREERS
Resumes 101
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Free, virtual webinar on Resumes 101 and how to write a resume to stand out among other applicants and land an interview
Open to patients, survivors, caregivers and others touched by cancer
CANCER AND CAREERS
Ask the Experts – Job Search Strategy During COVID-19
Tuesday, May 12th, 2020
Free, virtual webinar: open to patients, survivors, caregivers and others touched by cancer
CANCER AND CAREERS
Ask the Experts – Networking During Social Distancing
Tuesday, April 28th, 2020
Free, virtual webinar: open to patients, survivors, caregivers and others touched by cancer
PAST EVENTS · 2019
CANCER AND CAREERS
Job Search and Networking
Friday, June 22nd 2019
CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL (ACC)
Executive Presence: Make Yourself More Memorable
Wednesday, May 14th 2019
University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, Hartford, CT
DAMES COLLECTIVE
“Mastering Your Elevator Speech”
Friday, May 10th 2019
Lillian August, 180 Post Road East, Westport, CT