Most executives working on their own resume, or working with a resume writing professional, go into the process striving to create the perfect executive resume. Is it even possible? And what exactly IS a perfect resume? Simply put, the perfect executive resume is one that perfectly positions …
Executive Resume, Biography & Cover Letter
Using AI To Write Your Executive Resume: Good, Bad or Just Okay?
AI-written executive resumes can be problematic in a number of ways. Basically, when you turn your resume over to AI and let it write it entirely, you will most likely end up with something that does very little to differentiate you from other candidates like you. And that is the main mission …
Executive Resume – LinkedIn Profile – Biography: Differences and Uses
Your resume, LinkedIn profile and biography are the most important pieces of content in your job search arsenal. But many executive don't know how to write and use each one in the best ways. These three pieces overlap in some regards, but are distinctly unique in other ways. Let's take a …
How Storytelling Makes Executive Resumes and LinkedIn Profiles Dazzle
The purpose of both your resume and LinkedIn profile is to market the potential value you offer, gain interviews and advance your job search. Storytelling plays a part here. Your value to your target employers is, of course, measured by various things. They include the skills and areas of …
How to Write An Irresistible Executive Resume in 10 Steps
When was the last time you used your executive resume? When was the last time you even thought about it, or looked at it? If you’re like many executive job seekers, you’ve either never needed a resume to get noticed and land a job . . . or it’s been many years since you’ve needed one . . . or …
Stop! Before You Write Your Executive Resume or LinkedIn Profile …
Before you dive into writing your executive resume and LinkedIn profile, you need to do 3 important things. The other day I was speaking with a senior-level executive job seeker in the healthcare industry who said she was not getting much response to her resume. We reviewed it together, and I …
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 …
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 …
New Year. Time to Refresh Your Personal Brand?
The new year is right around the corner. If you haven't done it recently, this is a good time to refresh your personal brand. For many of us, it's a time to reflect back, while planning forward. Why not take stock of your personal brand . . . while you're working on those New Year's …