How To Land an Executive Job in 2011

If you’re about to start job-hunting, or fear you will be soon, you may not be aware of how different job search is today than even a few years ago.

If you’re already mired in a job search, you probably know that things have changed drastically since the last time you were in a career transition.

These days the game plan looks and feels completely different, and no one told you about it. You don’t know what you need to do to get a handle on and accelerate your search – what to do first, what not to do, who to turn to for help, how to best invest your time and funds.

You need to change your thinking and the way you approach career management in the digital world, whether or not a career transition is in your immediate future. And you need to dive in right now.

I’ve pulled together the best blog posts I’ve written on the “new world of job search” strategies you need to incorporate into your search campaign, if you want to land faster, in the job you deserve:

Get clear on what kind of job you want, who your target employers are, what their needs are, how you can help them and who their key hiring decision makers are.

Research Your Target Employers

How To Tap Into Hidden C-level Executive Jobs

16 Deadly Executive Job Search Mistakes

Define your executive brand and differentiate your unique ROI value from your competition.

10 Steps to an Authentic, Magnetic Personal Brand: The Executive Brand Worksheet

10 Things to Love About Your Executive Brand

Get your resume, bio and other career marketing materials together.

How to Write An Irresistible C-level Executive Brand Resume in 10 Steps

How to Write a C-level Executive Career Brand Biography

Cover Letter Debate: Are They Necessary in Executive Job Search?

Storytelling Propels Executive Branding and Job Search

Move your brand communications plan online with LinkedIn and other social media.