Do you have a memorable personal brand? Do you even know what branding is all about and what YOUR personal brand is all about? With so much misinformation about personal branding swirling around out there, it’s easy to see why people are confused. The concept of personal branding is quite …
Executive Job Search
How to Connect on LinkedIn with People You Don’t Know . . . and Get Action
Networking your way into companies you’re targeting in job search is the best way to land a great-fit job. To build your network, connect on LinkedIn with all kinds of people. Get back in touch with those you’ve neglected – as so many of us do when we’re busy in our professional lives – and …
10 Steps to Executive Job Search Success
Many executives contemplating a career move or already job hunting haven’t faced an executive job search in 5, 10 or even 15 years or more. If they’ve changed jobs over that time, they were sought after by executive recruiters and managed to circumvent the job search process. They’ve been …
Help! My LinkedIn Skills and Endorsements Are a Mess
A Chief Marketing Officer in global healthcare posed a great question to me about the LinkedIn Skills profile section. He posted his new LinkedIn content and was aggressively leveraging all LinkedIn features: “Quite a few people 'endorsed' me on LinkedIn, but they often endorsed me for …
Do I Really Need a Cover Letter for My Executive Resume?
Now that you’ve defined your personal brand and built your executive resume around your promise of value to your target employers, you’re ready to get your resume out there. So you're facing the cover letter dilemma. Do you still need a resume cover letter? Or is it a dying relic? When you …