So many times when I first speak with people who are in active executive job search mode, they feel compelled to discuss their shortcomings. It’s a shame they’re so quick to focus on what they consider to be their negative qualities. But they’re very concerned that they don’t have what it …
Executive Job Search
How To Make a Career Change
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 …
Does Your Online Presence Scream “DON’T Hire Me”?
Before I speak with a new client, I always Google their name to assess their online presence. I want to see what executive recruiters and other hiring professionals will see when they do the same thing, and consider whether to contact a candidate. "Bill" is a highly accomplished C-suite executive …
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 …
Yikes! Poltergeists Are Messing with My LinkedIn Profile. Things Are Missing
Things Can Change on Your LinkedIn Profile Overnight . . . Keep an Eye on It! When was the last time you took a look at your LinkedIn profile? It may look quite a bit different than even a month ago . . . things may have moved around, some things may not be there anymore. Like all social …
Why Is My Executive Job Search Taking So Long?
Executive job search is complicated and it can take a long time to land a job you covet and deserve. It requires plenty of planning and purposeful work . . . before you even begin the proactive process of networking your way into your next great-fit gig. Most people in executive job search …
LinkedIn Experts Speak Up About the Biggest LinkedIn Executive Job Search Mistakes
This article highlighting advice from LinkedIn experts came about because of a LinkedIn update I posted. What my update accomplished reinforces the importance of posting updates on LinkedIn and including @mentions, to engage conversation. Are you posting updates on LinkedIn regularly? This …
10 Reasons To Love Your Personal Brand
Do you care about your personal brand? Are you someone who thinks personal branding is not for you because it’s all about self-promotion, and you never liked tooting your own horn . . . or people who do? "Besides", you say to yourself, "branding is for products. I'm not a brand, I'm a …
Executive Job Search: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
You need to learn about how today's executive job search works, before diving in headlong. Before first speaking to new clients, I send them a few questions to answer. I want to determine whether we'll be a good fit to work together on personal branding and content development (resume, …
Give To Get the Best LinkedIn Recommendations
If you’ve ever been in the position of assessing candidates for your employer (or, if you are an employer yourself), you know how impressed you are by stellar recommendations, whether on the candidates' resume or bio or LinkedIn profile. Why are LinkedIn Recommendations So Important? Executive …