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 …
Executive Resume, Biography & Cover Letter
Beware of Scam Resume Writing Services
Did you land on this post because you searched “resume writing services”? Then your mission is to find the best resume writer for your needs. But you may need help sorting through all the options. Worried about which services are legit and which may be fly-by-night scams providing less than …
Executive Job Search Advice from the Experts
I always keep my eyes and ears open to the job search advice given by my colleagues in the careers industry. Job seekers should do the same. Because I've been in this industry for more than 25 years, I've had the opportunity to work with and learn from many smart people. Below you'll find the …
Ready To Tell Your Executive Career Brand Story?
Capturing the attention of people assessing you through your resume, LinkedIn profile, biography, and other personal marketing materials for job search can be a challenge. Sure, you need to include all the right keywords representing your skill sets and areas of expertise . . . but that's just …
The Kitchen Sink Executive Resume
What is a kitchen sink resume? It's the place you dump ALL your career-related experience, skills, qualifications, achievements, metrics, areas of knowledge, areas of interest, etc. Everything about your career history − dating back to the beginning − goes into this resume. Your first …
How to Write Personal Brand Content for Executive Job Search
Personal branding for job search is a means to differentiate the good-fit qualities and value you offer your target employers over candidates competing against you. By creating personal brand content, you align your key areas of expertise, driving strengths, passions, and relevant personal …
Best Executive Resume Writing Tips and Strategies
Are you convinced you can write the best executive resume possible? Maybe you can. If you’ve been in on the hiring process at your company for some time, and have been in a position to review resumes of candidates, you may have a good handle on what should and shouldn’t be in a resume . . . …
Executive Job Search Preparation is Hard Work. Accept it!
The Corona virus is impacting all of us in many ways right now. We're following guidelines to stay healthy and avoid spreading the disease. If you're job-hunting, you may think you should put it all on hold. Companies aren't hiring now, right? And job search preparation may be the last thing on your …
Use Job Boards for Research … Not to Find Executive Jobs
Are you spending hours every day, posting your executive resume on job boards? If so, cut it out! Although job boards do serve a purpose, I hesitate suggesting you use them at all. In my experience, too many executive job seekers get sucked in once there, spending way too much time responding to …
ATS and the Executive Resume Black Hole – What You May Not Know
When I speak with my clients for the first time, and we discuss crafting and strategizing their LinkedIn profile and resume, most of them don’t know about Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and the executive resume black hole. ATS were developed to deal with the overwhelming number of resumes …