Resume and Cover Letter Articles

Below is a collection of Robin Ryan’s recent and popular articles about how to best use resumes and cover letters for your job search.  

Robin is a prolific writer, including #1 bestselling books and a column in Forbes.com covering a wide range of job search and career topics.  

For all of her recently posted articles, including those for LinkedIn and job interviews, please go to her Articles page.  

Robin writes a careers column for Forbes Magazine.
Resumes

10 Resume Trends: What You Need To Know To Stand Out

Job hunters wonder about how to improve their resume. Mary, a director at a large company, called for help with resume writing because she was losing her job. She said, “I’m sure my resume doesn’t represent me very well. I want it to be impressive, but I’m stumbling on how to create it. I hear people say they send out dozens of resumes with no response, which makes me very anxious. How must I differentiate myself to get an employer’s attention?”

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