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.

Robin writes a careers column for Forbes.com.
LinkedIn Photo Tips
LinkedIn

LinkedIn Photo Tips To Look Your Best

“It’s astounding how many people have a really poor photo of themselves on LinkedIn. It is so unprofessional,” said Sophia, an HR Specialist I had a recent discussion with. “I see so many people who pick any old picture to put up. I guess they

Read More »
Are employers ignoring your resume?
Resumes

Employers Ignoring Your Resume? 5 Mistakes To Avoid

I recently worked with Dave, an over 50 client who had his resume written by a service, and they made his resume look sharp, eye-catching, colorful, and very creative in appeal. Unfortunately, he said, “I’ve gotten no results. What’s wrong?” Sadly, a great deal. On

Read More »
Resumes

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

Read More »