Opinions vary on whether or not cover letters matter. Do people even read them? Do you really need to use them in your job search? Although it’s true that some people won’t even look at them, they probably will notice if you DON’T include one. The reality is that plenty of people will be …
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3 Surprising Ways LinkedIn Hurts Your Personal Brand
Most, if not all of us, will benefit from the personal brand-building power of LinkedIn for job search, business and overall healthy career management. And it works extremely well. LinkedIn provides all kinds of personal branding opportunities to: Connect and expand our network,Communicate …
The Kitchen Sink Executive Resume
What is a kitchen sink resume? It's the place you dump ALL your career-related experience, skills, qualifications, achievements, metrics, areas of knowledge, areas of interest, etc. Everything about your career history − dating back to the beginning − goes into this resume. Your first …
Worried About Age Discrimination? 9 Things on Your Executive Resume That Show Your Age
Several years ago I wrote the post Is Your Executive Resume Still Partying Like It’s 1999?, and then updated it more recently. Sadly, I'm still seeing executive resumes that look and read like the ones I was writing 15-20 years ago. If you're sticking to a resume with the same look and kind of …
YIKES! My LinkedIn Profile is Missing!
When I Googled the phrase "linkedin profile is missing", nearly 350 million results appeared. Clearly this is an issue impacting and worrying many LinkedIn users. If you’re like millions of savvy job seekers, you count on LinkedIn to help you promote your personal brand and unique value, and …
