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Principal Executive Career Coach Job Opportunity
Are you a seasoned leader with deep experience in corporate and tech environments? Is developing team members a favorite part […]
- 5 Jan 2025
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Close Cohen 2024 Year in Review
As we sat down to review 2024, one thing became crystal clear —we have worked with some incredible leaders. No […]
- 30 Dec 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“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
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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
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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