Chances are you've been hit with the "Tell me about yourself" question in job interviews. That exact phrase may not be what is posed to you. It could instead be: What makes this a tricky question for some is that it's so open-ended. You can really go anywhere with it: What's the best …
Executive Job Interviews
Guide To Informational Interviews for Executive Job Search
Informational interviews are a particularly important aspect of job search networking you may have overlooked. They are informal conversations with people working at the companies and in the fields in which you want to work, or people who are within a few degrees of separation from them. This …
Smart Executive Job Search: How To Sail Through Salary Negotiations
Salary negotiations are imminent . . . you're close to reeling in that great-fit executive job. You've been through a few rounds of interviews with a company you really want to work for, and they're about to make you an offer. Or, maybe you're fortunate enough to be juggling offers from more …
Are Thank You Notes Important in Executive Job Search?
Thank you notes are too often overlooked by too many job seekers. These days people seem to pay less attention to good manners and etiquette throughout the job search process . . . Which makes these positive qualities an even more powerful asset to those who always display them. People with …
The One Skill Every Job Seeker Should Have
The one skill every job seeker needs is one that most people don't seem to possess: Being a good listener Have you noticed that listening well and being truly engaged in a conversation seem to be lost arts these days? Whether in a professional or social setting, so many people mark time …
10 Best Ways to Get More Executive Job Interviews
Unless you’re extremely lucky and interviews are flooding in, you'll need to do a lot of work to get more executive job interviews. Getting things in order to present yourself in the right way to attract more opportunities should be foremost in your job search to-do list. Too often the …
Nail Your Virtual Interviews – Things You Need To Know, Do and Master
The past few years so many things in our work and personal lives have been shaken up and tested. For instance, virtual interviews and remote work are new "normals" today. For many of us, our work and personal lives now intersect in ways we wouldn’t have imagined before the pandemic. With …
31 Common Executive Job Interview Questions and How to Best Answer Them
If you're job-hunting and an executive job interview is looming, you've probably done some research on what kinds of questions you'll be asked. If you have no idea what you may be asked, and expect to nail interviews with zero preparation, you may be in for some very uncomfortable and awkward …
Job Search for Introverts: Land the Job with Less Stress
Job search is rarely easy for anyone, but it can be especially challenging for introverts. Networking, in particular, can be agonizing. But it’s the best way to land a job you covet and deserve, so you’ll have to push through. Fortunately, a lot of job search networking happens virtually via …
What Is Personal Branding? Do I Need a Personal Brand for Job Search?
Make no mistake. In today’s job search landscape, personal branding is required . . . It is no longer optional. Executive recruiters and other hiring professionals may review the LinkedIn profiles and resumes of thousands of candidates for any given job. They often find themselves drowning in a …