You need to learn about how today's executive job search works, before diving in headlong. Before first speaking to new clients, I send them a few questions to answer. I want to determine whether we'll be a good fit to work together on personal branding and content development (resume, …
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Find the Best LinkedIn Profile and Executive Resume Writer For You, Part 1
This may seem like a self-serving series of posts. After all, I'm an executive resume and LinkedIn profile writer-strategist myself. I will make you a promise. If you continue, you'll be much better able to assess and select the best executive resume writer . . . and LinkedIn profile writer . . . …
How Do I Find a Job in the Hidden Executive Job Market?
You've probably heard about the hidden executive job market, but do you really know what it is, why it exists, and how to take advantage of it? No one knows for sure how many executive jobs are hidden (or never advertised), but it's estimated to be at least 80%. Why aren't more executive jobs …
How Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Impacts Executive Job Search
When you're in executive job search, you need to have a diverse online presence that reinforces your personal brand. This means you should be ever-mindful of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Recruiters and the employers you're targeting will do a search on "your name" to assess your good-fit …
5 Reasons Why Your Executive Resume Is Not Working
Many job seekers get in a rut, spinning their wheels. Their executive resume may be sabotaging their efforts. They’re hard at work sending out their resumes to anyone and any place that may be able to help them with their career goals. But somehow, their resumes are not doing their job – …
LinkedIn Groups: A Powerful Personal Branding Tool
One of the ways LinkedIn adds value to overall career management and job search is that, when leveraged to full advantage, it will keep you and your executive brand top of mind with your network. Using LinkedIn Groups is one way to accomplish this. To help you land faster, your network on …
5 Mistakes That Can Derail Your Confidential Executive Job Search
If you're like most executive job seekers, you're conducting a confidential job search. Your company may be on shaky ground these days. Or you've decided to move to another company for other reasons. Or maybe you want to pursue a different kind of job. Whatever the reason, you likely want to …
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 …
Use Job Boards for Research … Not to Find Executive Jobs
Are you spending hours every day, posting your executive resume on job boards? If so, cut it out! Although job boards do serve a purpose, I hesitate suggesting you use them at all. In my experience, too many executive job seekers get sucked in once there, spending way too much time responding to …
10 Things You May Not Know About Personal Branding
Do you dismiss personal branding for your executive job search because you think it’s all about self-promotion, and you don’t like to boast about yourself? You’re not alone. If you're like many executive job seekers, you think: “Branding is for products. I’m not a product or a brand. I’m …