Are you someone who followed a career path that was chosen for you, or one which your family or friends heavily influenced you to follow? Whether or not it was your choice, are you happy in your job? People often come to despise their jobs if they reluctantly followed that path . . . either from …
Executive Job Search
Do Cover Letters Really Matter in Executive Job Search?
Opinions vary on whether or not cover letters matter. Do people even read them? Do you really need to use them in your job search? It's true that not everyone will read your cover letter. But just the fact that you've included one gives a good impression of you. Not sending one can make you …
20 Ways to Stay Motivated in Executive Job Search
Executive job search isn’t easy, especially at the c-level and senior executive level. For every job seeker, at any professional level, there’s so much to do ... so much to know ... so much to worry about. If you’ve been at it for a while, you may find yourself getting discouraged, and …
What and Who is an Executive?
"What and who is an executive?" may seem like an odd topic for me to write about. I mean, I know what an executive is. I’ve been working with executive job seekers for more than 25 years. But I find that there’s confusion on the part of some of them about whether or not they actually ARE …
10 Dull Resume Clichés That Dilute Your Personal Brand
I've been re-watching the Food Network's Chopped, a cooking competition show. There are about 20 years worth of shows available. I'm almost done watching the entire series. At the beginning of each show, each of the 4 chef contestants introduces themselves, giving what amounts to a brief …