Career Advice
Practical, evergreen career guidance to go along with your resume — from job search strategy to keeping your documents consistent.
Job search strategy
Building a Job Search Strategy That Doesn't Burn You Out
Start with clarity on the specific role and industry you're targeting — a resume can only be as focused as your search is. Keep a simple tracker of where you've applied and when, tailor your resume and cover letter to each role rather than sending the same version everywhere, and treat networking (reaching out to people in roles or companies you're targeting) as seriously as applying cold through job boards.
Making Your LinkedIn Work With Your Resume
Recruiters very commonly check LinkedIn before or alongside a resume, so an outdated or inconsistent profile can undercut a strong resume before a conversation even starts. At minimum, keep your headline, most recent role, and summary aligned with the story your resume tells. See LinkedIn Profile Writing if you'd like this done for you.
Career change
When to Consider a Career Change vs. a New Resume
If your résumé isn't getting responses within your current field, the issue is usually the resume itself — positioning, formatting, or achievement framing. If you're finding the work itself unfulfilling regardless of the company, that's a different question worth sitting with before you invest in a job search. When you are ready to pivot fields, see Career Change Resume Writing.
Interviews
Getting Ready for Interviews After Your Resume Gets You In
We don't offer separate interview coaching, but the same discipline that makes a resume strong — leading with specific, measurable achievements rather than vague responsibilities — is exactly what makes an interview answer strong too. Revisit your own resume bullet points before an interview; they're often the best source of concrete stories to draw on. For senior roles, see Executive Career Services for how we think about consistent positioning across your documents.
Questions
Career Advice FAQs
Not as a separate service — but we structure your resume, LinkedIn profile, and cover letter around one consistent narrative, which gives you a clearer story to work from when you do reach interviews.
If you're staying in the same field and industry, a professionally written or updated resume is usually the right move. If you're targeting a genuinely different industry or function, our Career Change Resume Writing service is built specifically for that.
Generally no — a smaller number of tailored, well-targeted applications tends to outperform a high volume of generic ones, especially once your resume and LinkedIn profile are aligned around a clear target role.
Alongside your resume — after a role change, a significant achievement, or before an active job search, so it's ready when a recruiter checks it.
Ready to Move Your Search Forward?
A professionally written resume is often the highest-leverage step in a job search.