If you're in a proactive executive job search, hopefully interviews are imminent. If you're like most, you can use some help to ace executive job interviews. Most people would say that interviewing is stressful. One way to ease the anxiety, and perform better, is to put the time into preparing …
Personal Branding
Get the Most Out of LinkedIn for Job Search – Part 2
Earlier I published the first in a compilation of articles I wrote about LinkedIn for job search and personal branding. This post adds 7 more juicy LinkedIn articles to that mix. Clearly, using LinkedIn for job search is a topic I write about frequently . . . probably more than any other. It’s …
How to Write and Use An Executive Brand Biography
My c-suite and senior-level executive clients often ask me why they need an executive brand biography and how to use it. A biography is a storytelling tool that breathes life into an otherwise flat rehash of your resume. It's an opportunity to reinforce your brand through storytelling, in a way …
Get the Most Out of LinkedIn for Executive Job Search
Using LinkedIn for executive job search is a favorite and frequent topic of mine to write about here. LinkedIn plays such a critical role in helping executives position themselves to land the jobs they covet and deserve. I've compiled a list below of some of the more important recent posts of …
5 LinkedIn Profile Personal Brand Building Essentials
Let’s start with the understanding that if you’re job-hunting, you need to have a robust LinkedIn profile personal brand building strategy. This is especially true if you’re an executive job seeker. People who can help you meet your career goals are using LinkedIn to find and assess candidates …
Ignore the Hype! What Authentic Personal Branding Is and Is NOT
Personal branding continues to be a trending topic on job-search related social media because it’s such an integral part of successful executive job search and personal marketing. But so many people have so many conflicting things to say about it. Some truly grasp what personal branding …
5 Must-Do’s To Land More Executive Job Interviews
When you’re in executive job search mode, landing coveted job interviews is like hitting the jackpot. Sometimes you’re lucky, and job interviews come easily, despite your lack of focused and concerted effort. Most of the time, it takes planning, preparation and a lot of work to position …
LinkedIn Updates: A Time-Saving Personal Branding and Networking Tool
Posting LinkedIn Updates Is an Easy, Fast Way to Stay Proactive on LinkedIn When I’m speaking with executive job seekers about the importance of using LinkedIn, one of their biggest concerns is finding the time. Most of them are employed, while job hunting under cover. They know job search …
3 Juicy Insider LinkedIn Personal Brand Tips
I’ve been a LinkedIn member and professional LinkedIn profile writer for more than 10 years. Working hard at it over the years, I’ve learned how to help my clients leverage their LinkedIn personal brand for job search. At the same time, I've learned how to use LinkedIn to build my own personal …
5 Toxic Beliefs That Can Derail Your Executive Job Search
What Many Executive Job Seekers Are Doing Wrong Landing a great-fit executive job today – that is, one that mutually benefits both you, the job seeker, and the employer – does not work the way it did even a few years ago. Many of the executive job seekers I encounter haven't been in the job …