Wait a minute. What if you’re NOT an expert? Many of us are talented in various ways, and very good at doing some things, but we’re not experts at them. We toss around the word "expert" a little too easily. I call other people "experts" and I’ve been called an expert, but I don’t call myself …
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Employee Referrals: The Best Way to Land an Executive Job
When discussing executive job search strategy with my clients, I lay out the critical 3 initial steps that get the best results – targeting, research and personal branding. I explain that, by starting with targeting, they'll focus their job search and personal marketing efforts on specific …
Executive Resume ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems): What You Need To Know
Most of the executive job seekers I speak with are still either unaware of the existence of executive resume ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems) or don’t know how they work. But ATS have been around for nearly 30 years. These job seekers are mindlessly applying for jobs online and dumping their …
Guide To Informational Interviews for Executive Job Search
Informational interviews are a particularly important aspect of job search networking you may have overlooked. They are informal conversations with people working at the companies and in the fields in which you want to work, or people who are within a few degrees of separation from them. This …
7 Things Successful Executive Job Seekers Know
Many executive job seekers don't understand that job search doesn’t look or work quite the way it used to. If it's been several years since you were job hunting, things may have changed. Of course the pandemic has had a huge impact, but that's not all. In the past, you may have been …