Adrienne Tom

Co-Founder | Small Business and Productivity Coach for Career Pros

Every executive has a career story. The difference between being overlooked and being invited forward is how clearly your story demonstrates impact and relevance at the next level.

Too often, resumes read like job descriptions. Responsibilities are listed, but context is missing. Outcomes are implied instead of proven. Yet, boards and decision-makers are not looking for what you were responsible for. They are looking for evidence of how you think, what you drive, and where you can take their organization next.

For 15+ years, I’ve partnered with C-Suite, VP, and Director-level leaders across Canada and the U.S., translating complex careers into executive narratives that hold up in boardrooms, recruiter conversations, and high-stakes decision environments. This work is not about job searching. It’s about positioning, readiness, and control of your professional narrative before opportunity requires it.

I help leaders uncover the stories behind their successes and translate them into persuasive, market-ready career files. Stories that make decision-makers stop and pay attention.

As Canada’s first Certified Executive Resume Master (CERM), a 32X award winner, and a 10X certified career professional, I bring expertise in executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and leadership branding that position leaders as the candidate of choice. 

How I help executives tell their story:
◆ Craft executive resumes and narratives that go beyond ‘responsibilities’ to decision-level impact
◆ Unearth results and value that are not easy to spot yourself
◆ Translate experience into strategic stories that resonate with boards and hiring teams
◆ Deliver polished, market-ready career files aligned to next-level leadership goals

The executives I work with have gone on to:
• Step into C-Suite, VP, and Director roles with greater confidence and leverage
• Strengthen visibility with boards, investors, and executive search firms
• Secure roles with Fortune 500 companies, high-growth firms, and complex, multibillion-dollar organizations

Recognition and expertise:
⚜ Featured in Forbes, The Globe and Mail, NBC News, and Calgary Herald
⚜ Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Job Search and Careers
⚜ Certification Assessor for Career Professionals of Canada
⚜ Published in 7 resume and cover letter books

Your career story is your competitive edge. Let’s showcase your leadership and open doors. Explore my client recommendations below or visit my website to learn more. 

Calgary Executive Resume Writer | LinkedIn Profile Writer
🌐 www.CareerImpressions.ca
📧 adrienne @ careerimpressions .ca

LinkedIn Profile Writer >> Executive LinkedIn Content and Strategies to Get You Found!

⚜ Looking to get your LinkedIn profile to bubble to the top of search results? Want to build a robust executive online presence? 

⚜ I develop LinkedIn profile content, from top to bottom, for forward-thinking executives, directors, and managers across North America to help them get found and hired faster.

LinkedIn services include:

✔️ Complete LinkedIn profile audit

✔️ Creation of customized, SEO-rich LinkedIn content to increase your profile's visibility on the #1 site for recruiters and hiring managers (over 95% of hiring personnel use LinkedIn)

✔️ Content creation for the Headline, About, Education, and 3 Work Experiences

✔️ Content suggestions for your Volunteer, Accomplishments, Skills, Awards, and Interests sections. 

✔️ Recommendations for all other sections, photo tips, and more

✔️ LinkedIn user guides and engagement strategies (you must also get active on the site to get found!)

▶️ In 2020, I was named a LinkedIn Top Voice for elevating essential career and job search topics and driving important business conversations on the platform.

The Paper Trail & Core Collective

༺💖Small, specialized marketing and comms consultancy based in Seattle that prides itself on providing boutique service and a hands-on curation of talent that delivers a level of personalized attention to projects that large consulting firms cannot match. Deliver support to exceptional talent to align personal brand experience to opportunities in technology.

Career Consultant & Strategist

The National Résumé Writers'​ Association

≪•◦🌟CAREER MENTOR: share best practices and expertise with university/college career educators and workforce career professionals. "Ask the Experts" e-book and monthly newsletter contributor, 2018-present. NCRW exam grader and mentor, 2013-present; ROAR Resume Writing Award Committee, 2017-2019 & 2022.

Career Expert

The Paper Trail

✧🔅 CAREER COACH: Offer executives, mid-level managers, and higher education administrators coaching and new college grads and junior executives career guidance offering: personalized job search, stylized resumes, compelling cover letters, interview coaching, salary negotiation, and LinkedIn review. Deliver training to Montana Department of Labor, Career Thought Leaders, Montana Campus Compact, National Association of Resume Writers, National Association of Career Educators, and more. Media interviews include CNBC College Voices, KPAX TV, LinkedIn Career Experts, Montanan, KGBA Morning Show, and Voice America.

Career Consultant & Resume Writer

University of Montana - College of Humanities and Sciences

╰┈➤🌟CAREER CONNECTOR: My passion is inspiring and motivating students to design, launch, and advance their careers with confidence, in harmony with their values and life goals. I am wildly committed to connecting them with H&S alumni, encouraging and equipping them to identify and treasure their unique talents, abilities, and worth and use their strengths, experience, and education to enrich our world.

Director of Career Services

University of Montana

╰┈➤❥CAREER EXPERT: 9x certified career management coach, resume writer, salary negotiator, job search coach, and academic advisor, I help students tomorrow-proof their careers by linking experiential learning to academic disciplines, workplace skills, industry certifications, and career paths. Propelling students forward is rewarding .. whether we strategize about prototyping a career, craft storytelling resumes, articulate ROI for interviews, or negotiate salary, it's a joy to help their dreams materialize. 

╰┈➤✒️ RESUME WRITER: 2x-certified Master Resume Writer and National Resume Writer Association Certification Board member, I put my skills to work for professionals seeking a career entry, promotion, or pivot. My resumes are featured in 11 industry publications, career advice noted in journals and on AOLJobs, Monster Careers, and Voice America-Career Confidant Radio, and expertise shared at conferences and webinars for AMA, NACE, NACADA, CUPA-HR, NRWA, Resume Writing Academy, and Career Thought Leaders.

Senior Career Coach 

💼CAREER CONSULTANT: offer entry-level to executive up-coaching * lead generation & job search strategy * interview preparation * resume & cover letter writing * personal branding * career exploration, planning, promotion, and pivots.

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