Career Impressions Blog

ATS Resume Truths or and Mistruths
These days, the internet is full of resume opinions and advice: how to write a great resume, things to avoid, and things you must or must not do. But what ...
Job seekers often ask me for a list of people to follow on LinkedIn for various job search tips. After searching for a recent resource list and coming up short, ...
The 2025 job market is looking ...a bit unknown. There are mixed reviews if you search for job market predictions for 2025. With the job market having been somewhat volatile ...
Executive cover letters
The necessity of cover letters is still hotly debated. While some companies explicitly require them, others consider them optional or unnecessary. This polarization can leave job seekers confused. Are cover ...
With technology and job-hunting habits continually changing, an executive resume today must communicate more than just a list of accomplishments or generic competencies. It needs to embody your unique professional ...
How to Sharpen Executive Resume Content
I've been writing and reviewing resumes for over 15 years—a long time. After all these years of working on executive resumes, I still see one widespread mistake in these files: ...
What Makes an Executive Resume Unique or Different?
As professionals ascend to the upper levels of their careers, the executive resume becomes more than just a career dossier—it evolves into a powerful narrative of one’s professional journey and ...
Overthinking a resume
If you are editing, rewriting, and obsessing over every detail in your executive resume, you may be overthinking resume content and the resume creation process. Crafting a compelling executive resume ...
How recruiters use LinkedIn
Recruiters often utilize both LinkedIn profiles and resumes during the hiring process. However, the extent to which they prioritize one over the other can vary based on different recruitment focuses ...
2024 Executive Business Challenges
If you are an executive looking to build a resume, aligning content and offerings with current economic pressures and workplace demands is critical, proving you are a leader up to ...
Job seekers often ask me why they need both a resume AND a LinkedIn profile...don’t LinkedIn profiles and resumes serve the same purpose and share the exact details?  The answer ...
executive resume for career transition. Career change resume.
Transitioning to a new career (or sometimes even just a new industry) at the executive level demands careful planning and strategic execution. An essential component of a successful transition is ...