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2023 Year in Review

Farewell to 2023! Adiós, ciao, au revoir, however you want to say it, peace out to 2023. Feels good to breathe in the fresh possibilities of 2024. But, we’d be remiss if we didn’t take a moment to look back and reflect on all the hard work of this past year. As...

8 Do’s and Don’ts of ChatGPT for Resume Writing (+Prompts!)

At CloseCohen we are early adopters of all new technologies, and have been using ChatGPT and AI tools to strengthen and deliver ever more competitive and engaging resumes for each executive client. Here are a few do’s and don’ts of ChatGPT for writing your resume: Don’t ask...

The Day I Knew I Was Quitting and Moving to Portugal

Cheyanne Johnson is contributing author for Close Cohen Career Consulting and ex-AWS leader who moved with her family to Portugal for a slower and intentional lifestyle. Cheyanne lives with her husband and two young sons in Porto and is a huge advocate for working...

Proud, Loud, and Strategic: Brag Better Book Review

The One Big Thing: Attention, praise, and opportunities come to those who strategically talk about their accomplishments. If you’re not enthusiastic and proud of your achievements, no one else can be. Big Picture: “Missed opportunity to brag!” is...

You’re Oversharing: Smart Brevity Book Review

The One Big Thing: Most people share too much information and focus on extraneous details when writing and speaking. Just like we do in our coaching practice, Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More With Less brings attention to these blind spots and gives practical...

2022 Year in Review

Transparency continues to be a key value and differentiator for CloseCohen. For the fourth year in a row, we have analyzed our data and reflected on the year that passed. As always, we’re happy to openly share our data below. What a year it was—from “The Great...

Worth It: The Benefits and Costs of Career Coaching

Career coaching has never been hotter, and as a thriving global career coaching firm, we’ve never been busier! This makes sense when Gartner research shows that 37% of the skills employees use today were learned in the past year – put simply: continuous improvement...

“Aren’t they going to take internal candidates first?”

Last week an executive in her 40’s with a history of leading global teams rolled her eyes at me in our session. “Come ON” she pushed back on me “Aren’t they going take internal candidates first?” I could tell she was losing the battle against...

How do I compete now?

A recent client stared off into the distance past the camera on his laptop while I watched him think “My question is ” he began “–how do I compete now? The market is flooded with candidates, and no one seems to be hiring.” These are certainly the times...

How to Be Okay When Things Are Not Okay: Book Review of Big Feelings

Throughout the week that Roe v. Wade was overturned, our executive coaching clients shared that they were angry, sad, overwhelmed, worn down, or didn’t know how to feel anymore. These senior level professionals communicated that the last few years felt so heavy...

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2023 Year in Review

Farewell to 2023! Adiós, ciao, au revoir, however you want to say it, peace out to 2023. Feels good to […]

4 Jan 2024

8 Do’s and Don’ts of ChatGPT for Resume Writing (+Prompts!)

At CloseCohen we are early adopters of all new technologies, and have been using ChatGPT and AI tools to strengthen […]

9 Nov 2023

The Day I Knew I Was Quitting and Moving to Portugal

Cheyanne Johnson is contributing author for Close Cohen Career Consulting and ex-AWS leader who moved with her family to Portugal for a […]

18 Oct 2023

Proud, Loud, and Strategic: Brag Better Book Review

The One Big Thing: Attention, praise, and opportunities come to those who strategically talk about their accomplishments. If you’re not […]

14 Aug 2023

You’re Oversharing: Smart Brevity Book Review

The One Big Thing: Most people share too much information and focus on extraneous details when writing and speaking. Just […]

20 Jul 2023

2022 Year in Review

Transparency continues to be a key value and differentiator for CloseCohen. For the fourth year in a row, we have […]

9 Jan 2023

Worth It: The Benefits and Costs of Career Coaching

Career coaching has never been hotter, and as a thriving global career coaching firm, we’ve never been busier! This makes […]

4 Jan 2023

“Aren’t they going to take internal candidates first?”

Last week an executive in her 40’s with a history of leading global teams rolled her eyes at me in our session. “Come […]

13 Dec 2022

How do I compete now?

A recent client stared off into the distance past the camera on his laptop while I watched him think “My question […]

28 Nov 2022

How to Be Okay When Things Are Not Okay: Book Review of Big Feelings

Throughout the week that Roe v. Wade was overturned, our executive coaching clients shared that they were angry, sad, overwhelmed, […]

1 Aug 2022

How to Become an Impact Player – New Book Review

At CloseCohen we like to see our senior-level clients to create value for those around them. When you are creating […]

6 Apr 2022

Your Inner Worklife Needs Work

I’m crazy busy. I’m tired. I’m burnt out. Sometimes even senior-level clients come to us with these very natural, human experiences at […]

28 Feb 2022