The new year is right around the corner. If you haven't done it recently, this is a good time to refresh your personal brand. For many of us, it's a time to reflect back, while planning forward. Why not take stock of your personal brand . . . while you're working on those New Year's …
Personal Branding
Is Holiday Job Search a Waste of Time?
"Holiday job search? Companies don’t hire in November and December, right? Maybe it makes more sense to wait until the new year to dive into my search." If this is your thinking, you’re missing out on opportunities to make headway in your job search, when your competitors have taken that …
Best Ways to Answer “Tell Me About Yourself” in Job Interviews
Chances are you've been hit with the "Tell me about yourself" question in job interviews. That exact phrase may not be what is posed to you. It could instead be: What makes this a tricky question for some is that it's so open-ended. You can really go anywhere with it: What's the best …
16 Deadly Executive Job Search Mistakes
I see it all too often with my executive clients. They make too many job search mistakes, mostly because they don't understand how it all works today. Some of them have never needed a resume (or any career documents) to land jobs over their 30+ year careers. Some haven’t been faced …
How to Write An Irresistible Executive Resume in 10 Steps
When was the last time you used your executive resume? When was the last time you even thought about it, or looked at it? If you’re like many executive job seekers, you’ve either never needed a resume to get noticed and land a job . . . or it’s been many years since you’ve needed one . . . or …
LinkedIn Do’s and Don’ts for Executive Job Search
LinkedIn do's and don'ts are a popular topic because so many executives understand how important it is to use LinkedIn well when they're job hunting. Unfortunately, despite their good intentions, many LinkedIn members don't use it well. They make lots of mistakes. Here's a sampling of some of …
THE Personal Branding Worksheet
One of the first steps for a successful executive job search is defining your personal brand. My personal branding worksheet below will help you pinpoint the things about you that make you a good fit for the employers you want to work for. The other initial steps for successful job search …
The World’s Best Executive Resume Is Not Enough
Even the very best executive resume is not enough . . . Occasionally, I'll see an executive resume created by the candidate that is a very good career marketing document. They have done all these things: Sure, it may not showcase their personal brand. And it may need some tweaking here …
Is Your Executive Resume an Interesting Read?
Let’s face it. An executive resume is typically pretty boring, because of the inherent constraints in terms of formatting, length and necessary content . . . or so it would seem. A resume usually starts with some kind of summary section that is a repository for lifeless relevant keywords and …
What is the Perfect Executive Resume?
Most executives working on their own resume, or working with a resume writing professional, go into the process striving to create the perfect executive resume. Is it even possible? And what exactly IS a perfect resume? Simply put, the perfect executive resume is one that perfectly positions …