Career Impressions Blog

How much time did you spend creating your Linkedin headline and what does it say about you? Did you slap your headline together or let it default to the current ...
Strong LinkedIn headlines apply the S.O.A.P formula: Specific Optimized Authentic Professional     Weak LinkedIn headlines are the opposite: generic, underutilized, non-authentic, and not professional. Your headline introduces you on ...
I have the pleasure of partnering with a wide variety of senior executives and savvy professionals – all eager (and some anxious) about their impending job search. Clients approach me ...
Close the job interview
Let's say you’re at the close of a job interview. The interviewer asks if you have any questions. You don’t ask any. They shake your hand, and you leave. You’ve ...
Recruiters often tell me that they have to review dozens or even hundreds of resumes for open positions. Some resumes get an initial scan of just a few seconds. The ...
Once you have a defined job target in mind, you can write a narrowed and focused resume to support your search. However, customization of your executive resume may still be ...
Job seekers – 1990 called and wants it's resume back! If you include any of the following items in your resume it is going to look like it belongs in ...
Each week job seekers reach out to me on LinkedIn with a connection request. Savvy job seekers include a note summarizing how they found me or what posts of mine ...
Job seekers, are you feeling frustrated because you are missing a key skill for the job of your dreams? Instead of focusing on the skill you don't have, focus on ...
Some employers claim not to read cover letters; others say they do. With this in mind, should you include a cover letter with job applications? I say: why risk it!  ...
There is no “rule” that a resume should be a specific page length. Length alone does not determine resume effectiveness. Yet, page length rumors persist. Job seekers are being misled ...
I recently chatted with a hiring manager who was recruiting 60 staff for a brand new store (part-time to management). Naturally very curious, I asked the hiring manager to share ...