With the popularity of LinkedIn and the undeniable necessity of having a presence there in executive job search, many people claim that the executive resume is dead, or dying. . . . that it’s no longer needed, or valuable. . . . that a robust, fully populated LinkedIn profile is, in fact, the …
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Worried About Age Discrimination? 9 Things on Your Executive Resume That Show Your Age
Several years ago I wrote the post Is Your Executive Resume Still Partying Like It’s 1999?, and then updated it more recently. Sadly, I'm still seeing executive resumes that look and read like the ones I was writing 15-20 years ago. If you're sticking to a resume with the same look and kind of …
Think Like an Executive Resume Branding Pro – What Is Personal Branding … Really?
Part 2 – What Personal Branding Is and Is NOT My mission in this 5-part series is to help you get inside the head of an executive resume branding strategist. In Part 1, you learned about the first critical steps in writing your executive resume – targeting and researching for the “hidden job …
5 Reasons Why Your Executive Resume Is Not Working
Many executive job seekers are in a rut, spinning their wheels. 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 – generating interest and interviews. There could …
How to Deal With Employment Gaps in Your Resume and LinkedIn Profile
Here is an unfortunate situation for executive job seekers: Executive recruiters and others assessing you through your executive resume and LinkedIn profile may red-flag you if they see long stretches of time, say a year or more, unaccounted for . . . especially if that gap is current. Employers …
