Most of the executive job seekers I speak with are still either unaware of the existence of executive resume ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems) or don’t know how they work. But ATS have been around for nearly 30 years. These job seekers are mindlessly applying for jobs online and dumping their …
Executive Job Search
7 Things Successful Executive Job Seekers Know
Many executive job seekers don't understand that job search doesn’t look or work quite the way it used to. If it's been several years since you were job hunting, things may have changed. Of course the pandemic has had a huge impact, but that's not all. In the past, you may have been …
Top 10 Job Search Articles of the Year
At the end of every year, Jacob Share of JobMob reaches out to career industry professionals to send him their most popular job search articles of that year. This year, over 40 bloggers made his list. Prompted by his annual tradition, I've put together a list of the top 10 articles I wrote …
How, When and Why To Quit Your Job
Most people these days can expect to change jobs 7 to 10 times over their careers. Having just one job (or even 2 or 3 jobs) over the course of one's working life is extremely rare. So chances are that at some point you'll want to quit your job. Or you may decide that you're just too unhappy …
How to Survive a Layoff or Furlough
Jobs that once seemed to have long-term security can fall away. People who never expected to suddenly be unemployed, can be suddenly hit with the reality that they have to survive a layoff or furlough. Job search is difficult enough at any time. But to have your livelihood pulled out from …
Adopt an Abundance Mentality To Land Your Next Great Executive Job
What is an abundance mentality and how can it impact your executive job search? First let's look at the opposite condition, a scarcity mentality. With a scarcity mentality, you focus on the thing or things you're lacking, which can be anything – money, friendship or love, time, or a rewarding …
Are You Happy in Your Job?
Are you someone who followed a career path that was chosen for you, or one which your family or friends heavily influenced you to follow? Whether or not it was your choice, are you happy in your job? People often come to despise their jobs if they reluctantly followed that path . . . either from …
How to Overcome Age Discrimination in Executive Job Search
If you're over 50 and job-hunting, and it's been several years since you've been in a job search, you may be in for a rude awakening. It may be clear, and terribly discomforting . . . you're facing age discrimination. All of a sudden, job interviews may be much harder to land. When you do get …
Commonsense Executive Job Search: What You DON’T Do Can Hurt You
You're planning a career move in the near future . . . or you're suddenly out of a job. Whatever the reason, the best way to land a job is with a commonsense job search approach. But instead, most job seekers do this: Scramble to update their old fashioned resume that they used years ago to …
Personal Branding Is Bragging. It’s Not For Me!
If you've decided that personal branding is bragging, so you want no part of it, I hope you'll reconsider. In fact, if you don't embrace branding in your job search, you may be sabotaging your chances to land the job(s) you covet and deserve. Take a look at my short video below. You'll also …