You're looking around and you're impressed by someone's LinkedIn profile content. It's compelling and brands that person well. It speaks to you. He or she has the same kind of qualifications you do. Their profile sounds so much like you. You want your profile to be as good as that. But you’re …
How to Build a Powerful Executive Network
You hear it all the time. A powerful executive network combined with active networking is the best way to land your next gig. For one thing, the people you meet through networking may be able to help you identify "hidden jobs" at your target companies. That is, unadvertised positions and new …
How to Make Your LinkedIn Profile Headline SEO-Friendly
If you want your LinkedIn profile headline to draw people to you like a magnet . . . Maximize it by making it Search Engine Optimization (SEO)-friendly. That is, include the most important relevant keywords recruiters and your target employers will be searching for, when they’re sourcing …
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 NOT To Build Your Network on LinkedIn
For both active job search and healthy career management when you're happily employed, it's wise to build and maintain your network on LinkedIn. There is debate among LinkedIn experts and others in the careers industry that you should keep your number of LinkedIn connections to a reasonable …
How to Keep Your Personal Brand Alive While Unemployed
What's the best defense against the probable inevitability of unemployment? Assume that it may happen to you, and be prepared. Things can change in an instant. Wise people understand that we’re all always in perpetual job search, whether or not we’ve been steadily employed throughout our …
Stop! Before You Write Your Executive Resume or LinkedIn Profile …
You need to do 3 important things first . . . before you dive into your executive resume and LinkedIn profile. 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 …
Personal Branding with LinkedIn Comments
One of the easiest and quickest LinkedIn ways to network with people you want to connect with – or those whose radar you want to get on – is to engage in their activity on LinkedIn. You can easily do this with LinkedIn comments. In fact, you can create a really powerful personal marketing …
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 qualifications, skills and …