Career Impressions Blog

Each year I attend a Career Development Conference hosted by Career Professionals of Canada where career experts (Career Pros) from across North America come together to share current industry trends ...
It happens rather frequently – a request from an executive to look over their resume and offer some quick input and insights. Often these same executives share that they are ...
My resume writing success story.....and how I can help YOU! After identifying a gap in the Calgary market for comprehensive and professional resume writing, I started my first resume company in ...
Job seekers - look for my work in several top resume and cover letter books: Resumes for Dummies, 7th and 8th Editions Best Canadian Resumes, 2nd and 3rd Editions Best Canadian ...
 You've likely heard that keywords are a critical component of a good resume, but if you don’t have a good understanding of what exactly keywords are it can make it difficult to ...
Reference checks are important for both job seekers and employers as they offer employers a chance to add to the information learned from a person’s resume and during an interview ...
It should come as no surprise that many executives are strategic, sharp, and savvy top professionals. Many of them will pursue a job search with precision and leverage deep qualifications ...
To increase job search success, all job seekers need to know what ATS is and how it works. ATS stands for Applicant Tracking System. It is estimated that most major ...
You’re a results generator - which means you need a resume that produces results too. If you are sending out your resume and not getting the desired responses, there is likely ...
Job seeker confidence is up! After a couple of challenging years for the economy (and employment) across North America things seem to be holding steady or in some cases turning ...
LinkedIn continues to evolve and the site regularly adds new features and tools to help you better find people, content, and opportunities.  But as a job seeker, how can you leverage ...
If your goal is to get a new job in the New Year, here are 7 things you need to do to prepare: Define your ideal job. “If you don’t know ...