I’m fortunate and grateful to receive lots of requests to connect on LinkedIn. I follow the advice I give to job seekers: I connect with most people who ask me. Expanding my network on LinkedIn means: More people to learn from and communicate withMore personal brand evangelists – people …
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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 …
How To Make a Career Change
If you're one of the millions of people who lost their job because of the pandemic, or for another reason, you may be considering a career change. Maybe your industry dried up, and you have no choice but to look elsewhere. Or, maybe you've been dissatisfied with the kind of work you've been …
5 Pivotal Executive Job Search FAQs
Over the years, I’ve kept track of the questions that job seekers ask me and I've written blog posts addressing the ones that come up all the time. Previously, I wrote posts covering executive job search FAQs in these areas: Personal BrandingLinkedInOnline Reputation ManagementExecutive …
How to Re-Enter the Workforce After An Absence
Have you taken a career break and you're now ready to re-enter the workforce, but not sure how to navigate it all? Many people take a career break, for various reasons: You've been a stay-at-home parent, but the kids are now old enough for you to go back to work outside the home.You've been …
Twitter vs LinkedIn for Executive Job Search Networking
Executive job seekers want to know which social media platforms – LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, etc. – are the best ones for them to use, to accelerate their job search. LinkedIn and Twitter are the ones I recommend most. I typically advise that, if they have time for …
How To Network Better
Before you can network better, you'll need to do the digging deep targeting, research and personal branding work to uncover what things about you make you valuable to your target employers. With this knowledge you'll do a better job of communicating your good fit qualities as you network. One …
4 Ways Common Courtesy Drives a Successful Executive Job Search
Executives these days seem to pay less attention to good manners and etiquette in job search networking, and through the entire executive job search process. This makes these positive qualities an even more powerful asset to those who demonstrate them. People with particularly good manners stand …
Targeting, Branding and Networking Get the Job During the Pandemic
With COVID-19 continuing to impact job search, 3 things are more important than ever: Targeting (and research) … Personal Branding … Networking Some employers (maybe your current employer) are furloughing or laying off people. Others are hiring new people. If you've been furloughed or laid …
Reset Your Executive Job Search: What Got You There Will Keep You on Top
When you first meet a recruiter, you may think "I'm so perfect for the job. Isn’t it obvious?" But their reaction will probably be "Umm, no. Excuse me, do I know you? It's time to reset your executive job search, if such a chasm exists between your expectation and a recruiter’s initial reaction to …