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.
Cover Letters Are Now Essential To Standout to Employers — Here’s an Example
Today’s job market is very competitive, so you need a way to stand out. “The biggest mistake many job hunters are currently making is that they skip writing a cover letter when sending off a resume,” says Jim, a 61-year-old AT&T Human Resource Manager. Cover letters are very influential, and
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 replied. “No one will be
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 an interviewing coaching session, saying
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 hands, it typically gets just
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 empathic that you must send
Career Advice for Recent or Soon-To-Be College Graduates
In this interview with Robin, she offers career advice aimed at recent and soon-to-be graduates. She covers graduate studies, internships, career networking, LinkedIn, helpful websites, interviewing, and more.
