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 …
Executive Networking
Some Executives Are Afraid To Be Authentic with Personal Branding
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." -Ralph Waldo Emerson Emerson’s sentiment is at the core of personal branding. Telling people who you truly are helps them understand your unique value better, and can accelerate …
How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Is Used in Executive Job Search
For many years executive recruiters and other hiring professionals have been using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to improve productivity and performance. I've found that many executive job seekers don't know anything about ATS, and are in the dark about how ATS …
The Power of Volunteering For Your Personal Brand and Executive Job Search
If you’re not already volunteering (either locally or virtually) for an organization that's meaningful to you, think about getting involved. Savvy business leaders like you have so much to offer organizations that are a good fit for your talents, skills and sensibilities. And guess what? Along …
Email Follow-Up: How To Get Responses and Results
No one seems to be exempt from the email dilemma. Whether you’re job hunting and emailing recruiters and other hiring professionals, or sending business emails, people often don’t get back to you. You’re faced with deciding whether or not to send an email follow-up, or two or three. It’s an …
How Do I Rebuild My Network for Executive Job Search?
Executive job seekers often ask me how they can rebuild their job search network, now that they're back in a job hunt. We discuss the fact that, by far, networking is the best way to land a job and that job boards yield dismal results. They’re concerned that they neglected their network once …
How Do I Find a Job in the Hidden Executive Job Market?
You've probably heard about the hidden executive job market, but do you really know what it is, why it exists, and how to take advantage of it? No one knows for sure how many executive jobs are hidden (or never advertised), but it's estimated to be at least 80%. Why aren't more executive jobs …
Executive Job Search Networking Lessons from Experts
You may not fully grasp the fact that networking is the most successful executive job search method. Or, you may completely get it . . . but you’re either not good at networking – for executive job search or anything else – or you dread the thought of having to do it. No matter, if you want to …
6 Executive Job Search Email Mistakes
Without realizing it, you may be making email mistakes that can sabotage your chances of landing a job you covet and deserve. The meat of your email message – what you include and don’t include in the actual content – requires careful consideration. Think of an email message in the same way …
LinkedIn Groups: A Powerful Personal Branding Tool
One of the ways LinkedIn adds value to overall career management and job search is that, when leveraged to full advantage, it will keep you and your executive brand top of mind with your network. Using LinkedIn Groups is one way to accomplish this. To help you land faster, your network on …