Executive recruiters are important sources of executive jobs. But don't overlook the most important job search strategy: Networking your way into the goldmine of hidden jobs at the companies or organizations you're targeting. Of course, you'll need to reach out to recruiters and apply for …
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Why the Best Executive Recruiters Ignore Your LinkedIn Profile and You
Although executive recruiters are an important source of jobs, savvy job seekers know that their job search efforts need to also include networking their way into the companies they want to work for. Don't rely entirely on recruiters to get you into a job, but cultivate relationships with a …
How Many LinkedIn Connections Are Good For Executive Job Search?
One of the LinkedIn things job-hunting executives most frequently want to know is how many LinkedIn connections they should have. They ask: Does it matter how many people I’m connected to on LinkedIn, and who should I connect with – everyone who asks? Opinions differ on whether it’s more …
How to Find and Connect with the RIGHT Recruiters on LinkedIn
Recruiters are a major source of executive jobs and LinkedIn is a haven for them. They’re busy networking there, posting updates, and sourcing and assessing candidates. It only makes sense to connect and network with the right recruiters on LinkedIn. And if you have even a minimal profile, …
Build Winning Relationships with Executive Recruiters
How much do you know about finding and working with executive recruiters? In my initial "let's see if we're a good fit to work together" consultation with prospective clients, I always ask those who are job seekers what they've been doing to accelerate their search. When we address networking, …
Guide to Executive Job Interviews: The How-To’s, Why’s and Best Practices
Whether you're in interviews now, or you've been reading about them or experienced the process in the past, you know how challenging it can be to ace job interviews. There's so much involved with nailing interviews – from preparing for them, to performing well in them, to following up, to landing …
How Do Executive Recruiters Find Candidates?
In conversations with executive job seekers, we discuss how today's executive job search works, including targeting, personal branding, LinkedIn, online presence, and how recruiters find candidates. Sourcing vs. Recruiting Candidates Candidate sourcing is the recruiter's first step. They …
5 Pivotal Executive Job Search FAQs
Over the years, I’ve kept track of the questions that job seekers ask me and I've written blog posts addressing the ones that come up all the time. Previously, I wrote posts covering executive job search FAQs in these areas: Personal BrandingLinkedInOnline Reputation ManagementExecutive …
Social Recruiting: The Surprising Ways Executive Recruiters Assess Candidates on Social Media
We've all heard stories about how social recruiting can negatively impact executive job search success. Too many executive (and other) job seekers are too fast and easy with their social media posts. They undermine or completely destroy their job search. They let all kinds of damaging things …
Secrets Executive Recruiters Can’t Tell You and Tips for Working with Them
I always advise executive job seekers NOT to rely entirely on executive recruiters to get them into a job. If you reach out to several recruiters and then sit back and wait for them to connect you with a job, you may be waiting a long time. Most of your job-hunting efforts should revolve …