Don't have time for Twitter? Think it has no value? One very good reason to dive into Twitter if you're in executive job search, or think you may be soon, is to learn about today's challenging job search landscape from the experts, by following them and listening. . . . Even if you do nothing …
Executive Job Search
Working with Recruiters For Senior Executives Over 50
One of the exercises my clients work on as part of the executive branding process is doing a SWOT analysis (Strengths - Weaknesses - Opportunities - Threats). Because, as c-level and senior-level executives, they're typically in the 45 to 55 age range, many list their age as a weakness. As long as …
How To Land an Executive Job in 2011
If you’re about to start job-hunting, or fear you will be soon, you may not be aware of how different job search is today than even a few years ago. If you’re already mired in a job search, you probably know that things have changed drastically since the last time you were in a career …
Executive Job Search: Targeting the Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000
Surely you know that successful job search campaigns start with identifying a target list of companies where your expertise and ROI value will be a good mutual fit? Good. You have a list. No List? Check out my post, Executive Job Search: Research Your Target Employers. If Fortune 1000 companies …
I’m Writing an eBook on Executive Branding and Job Search
Over a year ago I decided to write an ebook to guide executives through defining their brand and navigating today’s job search. After all, I’d been blogging and writing articles about this for several years. I had lots of good content to work from. Most of the work was done, right? I figured it …
World’s Top 10 Best Corporate Blogs
Mark Schaefer (@markwschaefer on Twitter), a consultant, author, and college educator, and Executive Director of Schaefer Marketing Solutions, set out to identify the 10 best corporate blogs in the world. He slogged through the good, the bad and the blah, reviewing hundreds of corporate …
Tim Tyrell-Smith’s New Book: 30 Ideas of Successful Job Search
Tim Tyrell-Smith has just released his book, "30 Ideas. The Ideas of Successful Job Search". Written as "advice to a friend", the book is loaded with easily digestible and actionable tips for today's job search, from the perspective of a job seeker. A 22-year veteran marketing executive, former …
Brand New Year – Time for A Brand New Executive Brand?
The start of any new year is a good time to look back at your achievements and contributions over the past year, and take a fresh look at your career moving forward. For healthy career management, it’s always wise to have your resume, bio, LinkedIn profile and other career marketing materials …
Best Executive Job Search Tips for 2011
About.com's job search expert Alison Doyle recently put out a query to a number of career strategists and founders of leading job sites for job search tips for an upcoming article. Here are seven of the eleven responses she received, with advice on how to land your next great gig. Go to her …
LinkedIn Guide for Personal Branding and Executive Job Search
UPDATE !!! — For updated information on using LinkedIn for personal branding and executive job search, go to my 3-part series, starting here How to Use the New LinkedIn for Executive Personal Branding. — <><><><><><><><><><> — No …