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 …
Executive Job Search
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 …
One BIG Reason You’re Not Landing the Job
You've been getting interviews with your target companies . . . the companies you've determined are a mutual good fit. So you've probably done these things right: Researched your target employers to align your value proposition with what those employers needBuilt an enticing personal branding …
How to Network Into the Goldmine of Hidden Executive Jobs
If you're in executive job search, I’m sure you’ve heard and read that networking plays a role in landing a good-fit gig. But do you know how to network optimally? Most executive job-seekers understand the value of networking. They know they need to connect with the various people who can help …
The 3-Step Strategy to Conquer Ageism in Executive Job Search
First, give up the notion that you can hide your age to minimize ageism in your executive job search. For many years, career and job search professionals like myself relied on a fairly reliable strategy to minimize our clients' age. We would include only the past 10-15 years of career history in …