Briefcase Coach's Career Briefs: Job Search Newsletter
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Sarah Johnston

Sarah Johnston

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Dec 18, 2025

Career Briefs: Your Network is the Answer to Everything

In this edition: better (and smarter) career guidance, the AI conversation we can’t avoid, and the hidden impact of symbolic workplace decisions.

Sarah Johnston

Dec 03, 2025

Career Briefs: Learnings from 2025

In this edition: the newest executive resume insights, how to make the most of holiday hiring and what’s ahead for the 2026 job market.

Sarah Johnston

Nov 19, 2025

Career Briefs: The Evolving Landscape

In this edition: how to craft a resume with real resonance, the $11 billion dollar impact of the government shutdown and insights to the latest CEO pay data.

Sarah Johnston

Nov 05, 2025

Career Briefs: The Human Edge & The Limits of AI

In this edition: strategies for standing out in executive hiring, lessons from Wells Fargo’s fake interview lawsuit, and the human insight AI can’t replace.

Sarah Johnston

Oct 22, 2025

Career Briefs: Changing Dynamics of The Workplace

In this edition: beware of "hocus-pocusery" in your job search, H1B threatens innovation, GenAI resume report... and more!

Sarah Johnston

Oct 08, 2025

Career Briefs: Hiring Realities and Career Strategy

In this edition: the new divide that is shaping hiring, key insights from Drexel’s 2025 College Hiring Outlook and the art of crafting a standout executive résumé.

Sarah Johnston

Sep 24, 2025

Career Briefs: Market Shifts and Broadening Options

In this edition: insights on the Fed’s rate cut and job market, LinkedIn profile strategies to stand out to recruiters, and emerging 401(k) investment opportunities.

Sarah Johnston

Sep 10, 2025

Career Briefs: Unlocking Opportunities and Maximizing Impact

In this edition: master your job search with LinkedIn’s AI-powered Job Match, the power of your professional network, and why top leaders succeed by showing their best—not their whole—self.

Sarah Johnston

Aug 27, 2025

Career Briefs: Staying Put, Staying Engaged, and Standing Out

In this edition: workers clinging to stability in uncertain times, strategies to boost engagement and workplace happiness, and how to leverage experience to overcome the “overqualified” label—plus much more.

Sarah Johnston

Aug 13, 2025

Career Briefs: Work Culture Upended, CEO & CFO Realignment, and The DOJ's DEI Guidance

In this edition: a new 9-9-6 work grind and the potential fallout from it, a shift in CEO & CFO partnerships, and a new DOJ guidance that challenges DEI practices—plus the ever-changing talent market.

Sarah Johnston