Are you job hunting or looking to build more personal marketing content for various purposes? Do you have an executive biography? Many of the executives I speak with want to know more about biographies: I’m sure you’ve read a typical bio that walks you through the person’s career progression …
Executive Resume, Biography & Cover Letter
The Importance of Cover Letters: Experts Weigh In
The importance of cover letters continues to be debated among job search experts and job seekers alike. We question whether they have any impact at all . . . or whether they are even read. Although you may see or hear recruiters and other hiring professionals say that they don't care about cover …
Executive Resume Branding: Differentiate Your ROI Above-the-Fold
What's the Deal with Executive Resume Branding? Executive resume branding is a personal marketing strategy for job search that helps you distinguish your promise of value to specific target employers, and compel them to want to talk to you. Branding helps you tell your unique story. But …
How to Write the Best Cover Letter for Executive Job Search
I've written many times here about why you should always include a cover letter or cover email when you send your resume to various people. And I've written about what the experts say about cover letters. Cover letters really do matter. How to Write the Best Cover Letter for Executive Job …
Executive Resume ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems): What You Need To Know
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 …
How to Deal With Employment Gaps in Your Resume and LinkedIn Profile
Until recently, executive recruiters and employers shied away from candidates with long employment gaps . . . especially if those gaps were current. They were more attracted to people who were employed or didn't show gaps in their past employment. The pandemic opened many hiring …
Do Cover Letters Really Matter in Executive Job Search?
Opinions vary on whether or not cover letters matter. Do people even read them? Do you really need to use them in your job search? It's true that not everyone will read your cover letter. But just the fact that you've included one gives a good impression of you. Not sending one can make you …
10 Dull Resume Clichés That Dilute Your Personal Brand
I've been re-watching the Food Network's Chopped, a cooking competition show. There are about 20 years worth of shows available. I'm almost done watching the entire series. At the beginning of each show, each of the 4 chef contestants introduces themselves, giving what amounts to a brief …
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 …
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. So you're facing the cover letter dilemma. Do you still need a resume cover letter? Or is it a dying relic? When you …