It may seem obvious that the first thing to do, when you're about to start a job search, is locate, dust off, and update your executive resume. Resume branding and targeting are probably not on your mind. In my experience, many executive job seekers do just that. They dive headlong into their …
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Is Your Executive Resume Still Partying Like It’s 1999?
Has It Been Several Years Since You've Needed an Executive Resume? Many of my c-suite and senior-level clients don't have a modern executive resume, or any resume at all. They haven’t needed an executive resume for many years, if ever. They’ve advanced through the ranks at a few companies, …
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. But it’s been more than 5 years since you were in a job search. Back then, you knew it was important to have a resume cover …
Experts Debate LinkedIn Profile vs. the Executive Resume
A few months ago I posted an update to my LinkedIn stream about the LinkedIn profile vs. the executive resume, which highlighted my blog post, Does LinkedIn Make the Executive Resume Obsolete. I hoped the update would generate some conversation, while providing valuable information to job …
Does LinkedIn Make the Executive Resume Obsolete?
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 …
