by NRWA President | Oct 20, 2025 | Career Planning & Focus, Cover Letters, Job Searching, Job Searching Online, Letters, Bios & Other Career Tools, LinkedIn Profiles, Personal Branding
QUESTION: What’s a creative alternative to a cover letter that can make a candidate stand out? v||divi||400 Alison King, King Career Services My opinion is that this is not the place to get overly creative; creative/grand gestures backfire more often than not....
by NRWA President | Sep 5, 2025 | Branding, Career Planning & Focus, Career Tips, Executive Job Searching, Job Searching, Job Searching at 50+, Job Searching Online, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Profile Writing, LinkedIn Profiles, Personal Branding, Professional Networking, Recruiters
QUESTION: What’s the most creative (but not creepy) way to get a hiring manager’s attention on social media? v||divi||400 Jaime Chambron , Career Agility System Focus on the hiring manager’s presence on LinkedIn. If they post content, engage with it. If you...
by NRWA President | Feb 14, 2025 | Branding, Career Tips, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Profile Writing, LinkedIn Profiles, Resume Writing
QUESTION: Should I list all my education, including courses or certifications, or only the most relevant on my resume? LinkedIn? v Nancy Grant, Regional Career & Employment Services Highlight your most relevant education or certification first so that it...
by NRWA President | Feb 12, 2025 | Branding, Career Tips, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Profile Writing, LinkedIn Profiles
QUESTION: Now that we have 220 characters for LinkedIn headlines, how should we use this space most effectively? v Laura Smith-Proulx, An Expert Resume Front load your Headline with your desired job type, since just 40-70 characters are shown in posts or...
by NRWA President | Dec 18, 2023 | Career Planning & Focus, Career Tips, Executive Job Searching, Job Searching, Job Searching at 50+, Job Searching Online, LinkedIn Profiles, Resume Writing
QUESTION: I left my last job 6 months ago. How long do I have before I have to update my LinkedIn profile and my resume? v Alison Smith, Radical Resumes, LLC Ultimately, the best career and job readiness plan is to keep both the resume and LinkedIn profile...
by NRWA President | Oct 6, 2023 | Branding, Career Planning & Focus, Career Tips, LinkedIn Profile Writing, LinkedIn Profiles
QUESTION: How can I use LinkedIn to build my personal brand? v Omon Ogieuhi, Linkr Research Team To build a personal brand on LinkedIn: Start with a professional photo, a compelling headline, and a detailed summary. Share content relevant to your industry and...
