Executive job search isn’t easy, especially at the top executive level. For every job seeker, at any professional level, there’s so much to do ... so much to know ... so much to worry about. If you’ve been at it for a while, you may find yourself getting discouraged, and wondering how you’ll …
Executive Job Search
No Summer Vacation From Executive Job Search
With the Memorial Day weekend in your rear view mirror and the July 4th holiday fast approaching, you may think it's a good idea to take a summer vacation from your job search. Think again. This is not the time to hit the brakes entirely. Maybe you were recently laid off and, besides dealing …
When Was the Last Time You Updated Your LinkedIn Profile?
All too many executives never update the content in their LinkedIn profiles. Instead, they follow a “build it and forget it” strategy with LinkedIn. They put up a perfunctory profile years ago – perhaps the last time they were job-hunting – and promptly forgot about it, once they landed a …
7 Things I Learned About Resume Writing That Changed Everything
I’ve been helping executive job seekers with resume writing, LinkedIn profile writing, other job search-related materials and strategy for more than 20 years. You’d think resume writing would be that much easier after all that time, but it’s not. Resume writing is complicated. These days, so …
Should I Use “Open To Work” on LinkedIn?
Are you wondering whether to use the green Open to Work banner on your profile, to signal your availability to recruiters and others? A time-honored job search strategy is not to reveal in your LinkedIn profile that you're unemployed. Hiring professionals typically prefer people who are employed. …
Best Ways and Places to Research Your Target Employers
Savvy executive job seekers know that targeting and job search research are the very first steps in landing a great-fit new job. TARGET several employers that you feel will provide the kind of job you want. RESEARCH each one for industry and company market intelligence, and to determine what …
How to Safely Use ChatGPT and Other AI for Your Executive Resume and Job Search
If you're like a lot of people, you're using ChatGPT or other Artificial Intelligence platforms for many purposes. Maybe you have Alexa in your home and you ask it a barrage of questions and give it tasks throughout the day. Or maybe you're using using AI for things like this: And it's …
How to Build Your Executive Job Search Target Companies List
Many executive job seekers resist targeting select employers, because they don’t want to limit their search. They want to be open to any and all opportunities. Why job search targeting is so important Unfortunately, most executives start their job search by updating their resume and heading to …
Tips To Beat Age Discrimination in Executive Job Search
Along with things like employment gaps and lack of skills or other credentials, age discrimination is the major concern for most of the senior-level executives I work with. No surprise. Although ageism can kick in as early as age 40, it really starts making an impact at around age 50 and over, …
What and Who is an Executive?
"What and who is an executive?" may seem like an odd topic for me to write about. I mean, I know what an executive is. I’ve been working with executive job seekers for more than 25 years. But I find that there’s confusion on the part of some of them about whether or not they actually ARE …