I'm a career coach with over 20 years of experience at companies like KPMG and Deloitte. Here's the career advice I give my own daughters.

Patrice Williams-Lindo.

Courtesy of Patrice Williams-Lindo

• Career coach Patrice Williams-Lindo has three daughters who are about to enter the workforce.
• She advises them to craft impactful résumés and emphasizes intentional reputation management.
• She also encourages being a go-to person and finding personal work styles for career success.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Patrice Williams-Lindo, a 52-year-old career coach in the Bronx, New York.