I can't tell you how often job-seeking executives I consult with tell me they want to pursue several diverse kinds of positions. The first time I spoke with one client, he said his focus was on Chief Operating Officer (COO) or maybe Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) or even VP of Sales and Marketing, …
Personal Branding
10 Things to Love About Your Executive Brand
If you’re someone who thinks personal branding is just a passing fancy, a self-promotion gimmick, you’ve been paying too much attention to the barrage of misinformed voices disparaging it. The beauty of personal branding comes from defining and knowing what makes you unique and valuable, and …
You’re a C-level Executive Job Seeker and You’re NOT Blogging?
Nothing works like a blog with the domain name "yourname.com" to extend your online identity, and build credibility and visibility around your executive brand, value proposition, industry subject matter expertise, and thought leadership. Once it gains traction, yourname.com will likely be the …
ExecuNet’s 2010 Executive Job Market Intelligence Report
In 2010, personal branding, networking, and online identity management are the keys to executive job search success. A new resilience is emerging in the 150K+ executive job market. ExecuNet surveys conducted in January 2010 show "job creation increasing, recruiter confidence restored, and …
VisualCV: The Social Media Executive Resume
In a blog post last fall, personal branding and social media expert Dan Schawbel predicted that the traditional paper or digital resume will be extinct within 5 years, when all media will completely converge and recruiters will "rely 100% on the internet (and personal relationships) for …
My Personal Brand True Colors
It took me some time, but I finally got my blanner (blog banner) together here. My plan, when I launched this blog last November, was to get it up and running right away, and start building content, authority, and link juice, instead of spending several weeks (or months) finalizing the look of it …
Give Twitter 15 Minutes a Day, Land Your Next Executive Job
Impossible you say? Not according to my friends and colleagues Susan Britton Whitcomb, Chandlee Bryan, and Deb Dib, the authors of "The Twitter Job Search Guide: Find a Job and Advance Your Career in Just 15 Minutes a Day". This book is a powerhouse of information and practical advice on …
Storytelling Propels Executive Branding and Job Search
You've defined your executive brand and unique value proposition. Now how do you use them in job search? Developing stories around your passions, values, key attributes, strengths, and differentiating factors is a powerful strategy to help you communicate your unique promise of value, and help …
Power Your Executive Brand with LinkedIn Groups
You've worked hard on getting your branded, searchable, 100% complete LinkedIn profile up and humming. What's next? One of LinkedIn's most powerful networking features that's bringing great value to me is Groups. For executive job search, LinkedIn Groups can be invaluable for communicating your …
Considering an Executive Career Reinvention?
Does your current work bring you the fulfillment you need and deserve? Or have you become dissatisfied with the way you make a living and want to look at new career options? Many executives I speak with find themselves languishing in jobs that don't feed their passions or their …