Do you have a memorable personal brand? Do you even know what branding is all about and what YOUR personal brand is all about? With so much misinformation about personal branding swirling around out there, it’s easy to see why people are confused. The concept of personal branding is quite …
Executive Job Search
10 Steps to Executive Job Search Success
Many executives contemplating a career move or already job hunting haven’t faced an executive job search in 5, 10 or even 15 years or more. If they’ve changed jobs over that time, they were sought after by executive recruiters and managed to circumvent the job search process. They’ve been …
Dealing with Employment Gaps: Is Volunteer Work Really a Job?
I wrote a resume and LinkedIn profile for a Chief Financial Officer who was a powerhouse finance management executive across multiple industries – Healthcare, Finance, Publishing, Telecom, Information Services, Technology. Initially, he characterized himself as unemployed for the previous 7 …
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 …
Free Email Services (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) May Not Be Safe for Job Search
I used to recommend using one of the well-known, free email services for executive job search. Most of us are already using Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, Outlook or other free email. We've gotten used to them and, for the most part, they work well for us. Not necessarily so when you're job hunting, even …
Explore. Dream. Discover. Work Your Passion!
You deserve to work your passion. "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." – Mark Twain The …
When Was the Last Time You Updated Your LinkedIn Profile?
All too many executives follow a “build it and forget it” strategy with LinkedIn. They never revisit and update their LinkedIn profile. They put up a perfunctory profile years ago – perhaps the last time they were job-hunting – and promptly forgot about it, once they landed a job. They're …
High Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Land an Executive Job
Hard skills will always be an important consideration in hiring. But people with superior so-called "soft" skills, or Emotional Intelligence/Emotional Quotient (EI/EQ), are becoming more sought after. What Is Emotional Intelligence? Daniel Goleman, psychologist, author and thought leader on …
10 Best Ways to Build Your Personal Brand Online
Like it or not, building your personal brand online and getting involved with social media have become essential components of today's executive job search. If you're NOT out there – building your personal brand online, and positioning your unique ROI (Return on Investment) and good-fit qualities …
Job Search Email Mistakes: Careless Email Address and Subject Line
Think about this as you're composing and sending out job search email. In your job search email, you're reaching out to: The first things they will notice in their email inbox are your email address and the subject line of your email message. Above all, you don't want your email message …