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2023 Year in ReviewFarewell 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...

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...

The Day I Knew I Was Quitting and Moving to PortugalCheyanne 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...

Proud, Loud, and Strategic: Brag Better Book ReviewThe 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...

Image by Nicholas Konrad / The New YorkerYou’re Oversharing: Smart Brevity Book ReviewThe 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...

2022 Year in ReviewTransparency 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...

Worth It: The Benefits and Costs of Career CoachingCareer 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...

“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...

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...

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