I just completed updating my 3 executive job search ebooks. Most of the strategies I recommend in them haven’t changed much over the past year but, as I got into LinkedIn particulars, I quickly realized that my content updates were going to take a lot longer than I …
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Executive Job Search Advice From the Experts
I'm very flattered and grateful to be included among such heavy hitters in Career Sherpa's (Hannah Morgan) "50+ Best Websites For Job Search 2017". WOW! What a valuable resource this list is! Hannah is a nationally recognized author and speaker on all things job search, with a weekly …
How to Customize LinkedIn Invitations to Connect
When you’re proactively job-hunting, you need to keep a keen eye towards expanding your LinkedIn network to include people who can help you meet your career goals. Considering that you may not know many of these people, you need to do your best to compel them to want to connect with you. Without a …
C-suite Executives and Social Media: Are You Resistant or Engaged?
A survey by Brandfog, a global social media and digital reputation consulting firm, indicates that social media engagement by companies' c-suite executives is more critical than ever: "Conversations taking place on Twitter, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Medium, YouTube, Instagram and other social channels do …
Personal Branding and Executive Job Search Guide – Revised and Updated for 2015
Having trouble getting a handle on defining and building your personal branding, and navigating today’s executive job search? Not sure what to do first and what NOT to do? My popular executive job search readiness ebook will help you. First published in 2011, I’ve just finished revising and …
Personal Branding and Your LinkedIn Profile Photo
Over the past several years, a lively discussion has unfolded in the comments for my 3 year-old post, “Does My LinkedIn Profile Really Need a Photo?” No doubt, discrimination in job search exists and your photo can expose you to discrimination based on age, weight, ethnic background, …
Storytelling for Executive Job Search Success
Seven years ago Quintessential Careers, a leading online career site, innovated Job Action Day to help all job-seekers and workers take stock of their situations, and make plans and/or take action steps to improve their careers. This year, celebrated on November 3rd, Job Action Day is all about …
2 LinkedIn Personal Branding Tips You Don’t Know
LinkedIn is undeniably the executive job-seeker's most important and powerful online personal branding tool. To improve my LinkedIn profile-building skills, I've just completed Reach Personal Branding's new Certified Social Branding Analyst program, which focuses squarely on LinkedIn …
NEW BOOK! 20 Little-Known, Insider Tips to Accelerate Executive Job Search
Is your executive job search taking too long? Are you getting too few interviews, or none at all? If you answered "Yes" to both questions, it’s time to turbo-charge your search with the advice in my new ebook: 20 Little-Known, Insider Tips to Accelerate Your Executive Job Search . . . and …
How Strong is Your Executive Brand Online for Job Search?
Aside from your LinkedIn profile – if you have one – how many relevant search results will executive recruiters and hiring decision makers find when they Google "your name"? If you have no compelling search results supporting your executive brand, or your online footprint consists only of your …