Whether you are testing the waters, looking to make a career 180, struggling with job security, or are miserable in your current role, the first
Executive Resume
Tailor Your Interview Prep: Strategies for Every Interview Type
While interviews remain a chance for decision makers to evaluate you and vice versa, the past few decades have introduced some new interview formats into the game.
How Your Resume Must Resemble a News Article to Get Past that First Scan
The term “resume reading” should be obsolete in today’s job market. Given that the average reader spends between six and 20 seconds on the first
How I Harness my Journalism Background to Write Resumes that Appeal to Today’s Readers
As a multi-certified Executive Resume and LinkedIn Writer, I’ve helped job seekers around the globe tell their stories, make career changes and land interviews during
Resume Strategies for Addressing Career Breaks
Whether you were laid off, took a break to care for a loved one, left a job due to relocation or something else — employment
Never Bury the Lead: Lessons from Journalism Applied to Resume and LinkedIn Writing
“Never bury the lead” is a common phrase from journalism. Burying it can cause a reader to lose interest and stop reading. Actually, the term
7 Thought-Provoking Questions to Help You Articulate Your Career Story on a Resume
Are you struggling to articulate your job-by-job accomplishments when writing your resume? Below are 7 questions I use to enable introspection in my role as
From Struggle to Success: 3 Job Seekers’ Resume Turnarounds
CHALLENGE #1: Trying to Make an Industry/Career Change Like so many I’ve seen as a professional resume writer, the pandemic was a wake-up call for
What You Must Know if You Are Putting Together Your Resume for the First Time in Years
I often help executives who reach out to me for job search advice or to get a resume professionally written. They’re great at what they
LinkedIn Isn’t (and shouldn’t be) Your Resume — 3 Ways to Make Them Different
When LinkedIn first got its start, all you needed to appear cutting-edge was a LinkedIn account. Once word spread and more joined the ranks of
3 Ways to Level Up Your Resume in 2026
It seems the job search rollercoaster (and struggle) of 2025 hasn’t come to an end just yet. As an Executive Resume Writer, I can attest
4 Fast Steps to Customize Your Resume
As an Executive Resume Writer, I’m an advocate of customizing each resume based on the role being targeted. Does this mean you need to have