I see it all too often with my executive clients. They make too many job search mistakes, mostly because they don't understand how it all works today. Some of them have never needed a resume (or any career documents) to land jobs over their 30+ year careers. Some haven’t been faced …
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15 Savvy Tips To Boost LinkedIn Profile Views
Whether you’re actively job hunting or just want people to take notice of you, bedazzle your LinkedIn profile. Build up your LinkedIn profile views and make it a traffic magnet. More LinkedIn profile views means more people are landing on your profile, and hopefully reading all about you and your …
The Job Search Emails You Should Send Regularly
The job search emails you send, and the way you communicate in them, matter a lot. Everyone you deal with in job search (your network, recruiters, other hiring professionals, etc.) will appreciate your strong written communications skill. And the fact that you stay in touch and top-of-mind …
Personal Brand Buzzkill: Snarky LinkedIn Comments
Have you ever written snarky LinkedIn comments, or been a victim of them? In my opinion, social media snark is never a good thing. I’m talking about the lack of common courtesy and manners, and people spewing hurtful epithets and vitriol, instead of making life more pleasant, as we all …
Employee Referrals: The Best Way to Land an Executive Job
When discussing executive job search strategy with my clients, I lay out the critical 3 initial steps that get the best results – targeting, research and personal branding. I explain that, by starting with targeting, they'll focus their job search and personal marketing efforts on specific …
7 Things Successful Executive Job Seekers Know
Many executive job seekers don't understand that job search doesn’t look or work quite the way it used to. If it's been several years since you were job hunting, things may have changed. Of course the pandemic has had a huge impact, but that's not all. In the past, you may have been …
How to Run a Confidential Job Search on LinkedIn
You're job-hunting and you need to keep it under wraps. But you need to use LinkedIn to help you land your next job. So how do you run a confidential job search on LinkedIn? Something like 95% of my executive job-seeking clients face the same dilemma. They’re still employed, but looking to move …
Social Media Snark and Job Search: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
I originally posted the first part of this article in 2010 and I've added to it over the years. Social media snark has become much more pronounced over the years, so the earlier content I left in may seem tame. Even so, a lot of what happened to me back then still seems extreme. [With …
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 …
Showcase Your Personal Brand 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 …