How do executive recruiters and hiring decision makers at your target companies find good-fit candidates like you? In a word . . . keywords. They go to the LinkedIn search engine and type in various relevant keywords and phrases that match the kinds of candidates they’re seeking. Get a handle on …
Essential Checklist to Optimize LinkedIn For Executive Job Search
Along with being an essential tool for executive job search, LinkedIn plays an important role in overall career management and business-building. I’ve found that many executives have a “build it and forget it” mindset with LinkedIn. They put up a minimal profile, and never revisit it, and …
5 Reasons Your LinkedIn Profile Isn’t Working
If LinkedIn Isn't Doing Much For You, Your LinkedIn Profile May Be the Problem Too many of the executive job seekers I speak with tell me that LinkedIn isn't doing much for them. Then I take a look at their LinkedIn profiles and, almost invariably, the reason is immediately clear. Here's how I …
Does LinkedIn Make the Executive Resume Obsolete?
With the popularity of LinkedIn and the undeniable necessity of having a presence there in executive job search, many people claim that the executive resume is dead, or dying. . . . that it’s no longer needed, or valuable. . . . that a robust, fully populated LinkedIn profile is, in fact, the …
Top 10 Ways to Build Your Online Personal Brand with LinkedIn
Among the many benefits LinkedIn offers both job seekers and careerists, it is one of the best places to build your online personal brand and differentiate the unique value you offer your target employers. Don’t believe me? Try Googling “your name” right now. If you have a fully fleshed out …
