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Dan’s Career Corner: career help for job seekers, and speaking and training for organizations
Practical help from 18 years in workforce development, in English or Spanish.
Writing Career Intel with Dan, a weekly brief on AI and work, since February 2026.
Recent engagements
- NYATEP Workforce Development Conference
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Monroe Community College
- New York Fathering Conference
- The Career Coaches of Fisher podcast
For you
Where are you stuck?
Practical, one-on-one help with the part of your search or career that isn’t working yet.
Your resume isn’t getting responses
You’re applying and hearing nothing back. Usually something specific is getting in the way, and it can be fixed.
Try the Resume Fix or Resume Fix Plus.
You’re interviewing but not getting offers
You’re getting in the room. Let’s find out what’s happening between the interview and the offer.
Try the Unstuck Strategy Session.
You’re thinking about a mid-career change
You have years of experience and want to point it somewhere new, without starting over.
Try the Mid-Career Pivot Package.
You want to know what AI means for your job
What’s actually changing in your field, what isn’t, and how to use AI in your search without sounding like everyone else.
Try the Unstuck Strategy Session.
For your organization
Speaking and training on AI, careers, and the changing workplace
Sessions for the people you serve and the teams who serve them, built on everyday workforce practice. Available in English or Spanish.
“This was the best workshop I attended. I learned a lot and will take it back to my office! 10/10”
Topics
- Practical AI for workforce and nonprofit staff
- AI as a thinking partner for career services
- Job search made easier with AI
- Using AI responsibly in community organizations
Keynotes, workshops, panels, and series for workforce organizations, colleges, libraries, nonprofits, employers, and conferences.
Free tools
Free tools you can use right now
No cost and no sign-up. Start with your LinkedIn profile.
For job seekers
Three places to make a stronger first impression on LinkedIn
You don’t have to rewrite your whole profile. Start with these three spots, then see how your own comes across.
Your headline
People see it before they even open your profile. Make it say what you do.
The first lines of your About section
You only get a few lines before “see more.” Give people a reason to keep reading.
Your experience
Your most recent role gets the most attention. Show what you contributed, not just your duties.
Free. No sign-up required. Fair warning: it’s blunt. That’s the point. What you paste is sent to an AI service to create your scan. The simulator doesn’t store it.
Morgan Ellery
Point 1
Results-driven professional | Team player | Open to new opportunities
About
Point 2
I am a dedicated, hardworking professional with a passion for excellence and a proven ability to thrive in fast-paced environments. I always go above and beyond for my team. …see more
Experience
Point 3
Operations Coordinator
Regional health system · 2017 to present
Responsible for scheduling, vendor communication, and day-to-day office operations.
What I would change
Make your headline more specific
“Results-driven professional” could describe just about anyone. Tell me what you do, what you’re good at, and where you want to go.
Don’t bury the good stuff
You’ve got great experience here, but it’s hiding behind a list of adjectives. Lead with something you’ve actually accomplished, so nobody has to click “see more” to find it.
Show what you contributed
“Responsible for” tells me what your job was, not what you brought to it. Think about a problem you solved, something you improved, or what worked better because you were there.
For teams and organizations
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Meet Dan
I’ve spent my career inside the system you’re trying to navigate.
I’m Dan Lopez. I work in workforce development every day, so I hear directly from employers, see what’s changing in how hiring actually works, and watch AI reshape the process in real time.
Four times a year I moderate recruiter panels where employers speak candidly about what gets candidates screened out, what gets them hired, and what they wish job seekers understood. I bring all of that into every conversation.
Dan’s Career Corner is my independent practice: one-on-one help for people navigating their careers, and speaking and training for the organizations that serve them.