Job Seekers: Who to Follow on LinkedIn, A Resource List
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by Adrienne Tom
2w ago
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, I asked my community to weigh in. And boy, did they ever! After much time reviewing my initial post on LinkedIn, I put together the ..read more
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25 Resume Tips for 2025
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by Adrienne Tom
1M ago
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 and unpredictable in recent years and job situations changing quickly (hello, layoffs), it is wise for everyone to have their resume ready!  To help you ..read more
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Are Cover Letters Still Relevant and Valued?
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by Adrienne Tom
2M ago
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 letters valued? Do employers read them? Are they worth the effort? After scouring the internet for answers on the relevancy of cover letters in today’s ..read more
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Executive Resume Trends and Turn-Offs for 2025
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by Adrienne Tom
3M ago
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 identity so you’re positioned as the right fit for a specific role and company. So, what do these changes mean for your resume in 2025 ..read more
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Optimize Your Executive Resume for Career Transition
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by Adrienne Tom
3M ago
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 meticulously customizing the executive resume to highlight relevant skills and experiences in the target industry or role. An executive resume for career transition involves care ..read more
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How to Sharpen Your Executive Resume Content
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by Adrienne Tom
4M ago
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: heavy emphasis on day-to-day tasks and minimal results. If you want your resume to rise to the top and get noticed for leadership jobs, it ..read more
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What Distinguishes an Executive Resume from Other Resumes?
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by Adrienne Tom
6M ago
As professionals ascend to the upper echelons 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 leadership accomplishments. As an experienced executive resume writer, my clients include senior executives and top professionals from all industries, working in start-ups, billion-dollar organizations, and ..read more
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How to Stop Overthinking Your Executive Resume
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by Adrienne Tom
8M ago
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 that achieves modern standards and shares high-impact career details is no easy feat. Looking inward to assess your strengths and weaknesses, choosing skillsets and accomplishments to highlight, and pouring your value and experience into a 2-page document is challenging! Yet, you don’t want to become so paralyzed by the process that you cannot create a file you feel confident about.   Areas Y ..read more
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How Recruiters Use LinkedIn and Why You Need a Great Profile
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by Adrienne Tom
10M ago
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 and activities. I asked recruiters to weigh in, and they shared many insightful tips on using LI in their processes and the benefits of having a great profile (job searching or not!). You might be surprised that having a completed LinkedIn profile can be just as important as having a great resume – if not more so.   Two Big Ways that LinkedIn Profiles are Used in Recruiting    Searc ..read more
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Align Your Executive Resume with Current Workplace Demands
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by Adrienne Tom
11M ago
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 tackling and managing modern-day challenges. Here are a few current business challenges in 2024, the associated sought-after skills you need to highlight, and the resume strategies to consider:   ????????? –> Uncertain Times A Stanton Chase article shares that ”The World Economic Forum anticipates a further slowdown in global economic growth for 2024, forecasting a dip to a mere 2.6% from 2.9% this year ..read more
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