Fraud Alert: Identity Theft & Executive Job Scam Warning
⚠ FRAUD ALERT – RESUME WRITER IMPERSONATION ⚠ Since early May 2026, an impersonator has been actively using a fake version of my identity, including my name, professional headshot, email signature, and headline branding from LinkedIn to solicit payment from executive-level job seekers for fabricated application services. This is part of a larger, carefully engineered...
Best Tips & Strategies for Writing a Legal Resume
As a legal resume writer (and former practicing lawyer for 12 years), I’ve written dozens of articles over the years with actionable steps and strategies for writing an effective legal resume. The methods we were taught in law school are very outdated (from the font, to the formatting, to the laundry list of bullet points)...
Alternative Careers for Lawyers: When You Want to Quit Law
When I graduated law school in 2003, there was very little data or information out there about alternative careers for lawyers. The idea of wanting to quit or leave law seemed taboo. I only began to explore the topic heavily when I made my own transition and pivot out of law. Deciding to leave or...
An Open Letter to Content Thieves and Internet Plagiarists
As the success of The Writing Guru® and my professional notoriety has surged in recent years, it has not come without content thieves and internet plagiarists stealing my intellectual property. In recent times, I’ve found numerous instances of my website content lifted (from my homepage, to my terms of service), plagiarism of my high-traffic published...
Writing a Board Resume: Tips for Landing a Board Seat
Strategies for Writing a Board of Directors Resume & Board-Focused LinkedIn Profile Looking to tips on writing a board of directors resume? In a past article for the Ladders, I discussed three things your board resume needs to attain a seat in the boardroom. I explain the reasoning behind a focus on high-level executive leadership...
What Your Resume Needs in 2025: Resume Tips & Job Search Trends (Updated)
With January and February being two of the busiest months of job searching, it’s imperative that job seekers know the ins and outs of how to get their resume into the “yes” pile rather than tossed out in the trash. Enter the 2025 job search and new resume trends for 2025. If you’re engaging in...
Good Words to Describe Yourself in a Job Interview
You’ve landed the job interview and now you’re asked that seemingly loaded question: what are 3 words that describe you? Or, you receive that similar question: tell me about yourself? Confounded by choosing the right words to describe yourself, you hit a dead end. “If I select X, will that be the best choice? “If...
Why Your LinkedIn Profile Should Not Be a Copy and Paste of Your Resume
On a daily basis, I speak with executives and C-suite leaders who ask me: LinkedIn versus resume? Which one matters the most? Isn’t LinkedIn your online resume? Or is there really a difference? Several years ago (five to be exact), I wrote in the HuffPost about why your LinkedIn profile is more compelling than your...