Career Articles
Robin Ryan, known as America’s Top Career Expert, is a prolific writer of articles and books. She has four #1 Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestselling career books with four others top sellers.
She currently publishes a column in Forbes.com covering a wide range of job search and career topics. Below is a selection of her most recent and popular articles.
The articles below are also organized by topics for Resumes and Cover Letters, LinkedIn, and Interviewing.


17 LinkedIn Profile Writing Tips To Make You Standout
Today, my first phone call was from an over 50 year old who asked if she really needs a LinkedIn profile? She was not job hunting, and she didn’t realize that employees, customers, clients, and other colleagues might be checking her out. “Oh no,” she

Avoid These Online Job Interview Mistakes That Turn Employers Off
Are you underestimating how challenging online job interviewing is? Tim was. In the last year, this over 50 year old had gone on 10 executive-level online interviews using platforms like Zoom and lost out on every one of those jobs. He sought me out for

21 Ways to Improve Your Resume
You’ve submitted your resume for one or more job openings. Now your resume needs to get through an applicant tracking system (ATS) and then get selected by the recruiter or HR person doing the initial screening. But when your resume finally makes it into someone’s

Clinch The Job Writing A Persuasive Interview Thank You Email
As I was finishing up an Interview Coaching session with an over 50 client she asked, “What should I do about a thank you note? Are they still a thing? How do I mail one or do I need to use email? “ I was