(An edited version of this article was originally posted on Quintessential Careers as part of the fourth annual Job Action Day initiative, celebrated this year on November 7.) Finding a job and staying employed today – two separate challenges – require more effort and strategic planning than ever …
Executive Career Management
One of My Favorite Blogging Strategies
I love blogging – running with the germ of an idea, the writing itself, the research (when necessary), recalling older posts to refer to, even the actual mechanics of loading on the content, finding a graphic and hitting the "publish" button. There's more geek in me than I ever realized until I …
How Twitter Helped Me Build My Personal Brand
So many of my c-level executive clients and potential clients are surprised that Twitter is such an integral part of my personal branding and social media marketing efforts, even though it’s wildly popular and stories about its value for business-building and job search abound. They still think …
Holiday Executive Job Search Tips
So many executive job seekers think that November and December are dead months for job search. No one's thinking about hiring, talking about hiring, or doing any hiring, right? That may or may not be the case. But this is a great time to lay some groundwork, make connections and possibly get a foot …
Get Personal With Your Executive Brand Statement
A slight variation of this article was cross-posted at Job-Hunt.org, as part of my Personal Branding Expert series of articles. With target employers in mind, an executive’s personal brand “positioning” statement should link their functional areas of expertise (hard skills) with key personal …
When Job Search Email Goes Missing
Never assume that the email you’ve sent has reached its destination or that it has been read by the person intended. Recently I opened an email with a scathing message from someone I didn’t know. She bashed me for ignoring her previous email inquiring about my services. Problem is, I never received …
Job Search Tips From Jason Alba of JibberJobber
In my continuing series of posts focusing on job search bloggers you should know about, I turned to my friend and colleague Jason Alba. He has been on the scene since 2006 offering help through JibberJobber, a job search and career management tool, and several blogsites. Catch up with my 3 …
Social Media ROI: Is It Worth the Time?
So much has been written and said about whether social media brings enough return on time invested. The key to getting value is choosing a few platforms and leveraging them well. We can easily get consumed and overwhelmed by dabbling in too much social media , and making an impact with …
Executive Branding Online: Write Book Reviews on Amazon
Volume and diversity of search results are two of the keys to building a strong online presence to attract your target employers, if you're job hunting, or your target audience, when you're doing business. The probability that these people assessing you will connect with you greatly improves if, …
The Future of the Executive Resume According to Martin Yate
Last week, I posted the first part of a Q & A I had with my friend and colleague, Martin Yate (@KnockemDead on Twitter), job search expert and renowned writer of the Knock 'em Dead series of career and job search books. In that post, he answered my questions about the top two biggest mistakes …