Determining how much time to spend on social media for job search depends on a lot of things. Mostly it has to do with how much time you can realistically devote to it. Let's say you have 3 or 4 hours a day to spend purposefully working on your social media channels. And let's say you’re doing …
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Job Search References: How to Choose, Manage and Check Them
You're getting interviews with the employers you're targeting, and job search references are requested. Congratulations! You've worked your way in, and they're interested. They wouldn't ask for references if they weren't strongly considering you. Checking references takes time for employers …
10 Reasons Your Executive Resume Needs a Major Face Lift
Revisiting and updating your executive resume at least once a year is a smart career move . . . even when you're not actively job-hunting. But, this goes beyond revising your resume with your latest accomplishments and to reflect career advances – new jobs, responsibilities, education, training, …
Personal Brand Buzzkill: Snarky LinkedIn Comments
Have you ever written snarky LinkedIn comments, or been a victim of them? In my opinion, social media snark is never a good thing. I’m talking about the lack of common courtesy and manners, and people spewing hurtful epithets and vitriol, instead of making life more pleasant, as we all …
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 …
Why You Need to Self-Google Once a Week in Job Search
Why do you need to self-Google regularly, whether or not you're job hunting? To know what people who Google "your name" will find out about you. And to safeguard your online reputation and personal brand. Social recruiting is the norm for executive job search Before we hire just about …
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 …
Why Culture Fit Matters in Executive Job Search
Set the groundwork in executive job search to land a job that’s the right culture fit for you: If you’ve read even a few of my blog posts about executive job search best practices, you know that the first steps to land an executive job that will be a mutual good fit are: 1. …
Brand Yourself As an Expert? Huh?
Wait a minute. What if you’re NOT an expert? Many of us are talented in various ways, and very good at doing some things, but we’re not experts at them. We toss around the word "expert" a little too easily. I call other people "experts" and I’ve been called an expert, but I don’t call myself …
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 …