Imagine getting a call for that senior-level executive position you’ve been longing for. It all goes well until the interviewers look at your social media profiles. There are some photos and posts you’d rather your prospective employer didn’t see, which reflect badly on your professional …
Personal Branding
Is Your Executive Resume Still Partying Like It’s 1999?
Has It Been Several Years Since You've Needed an Executive Resume? Many of my c-suite and senior-level clients don't have a modern executive resume, or any resume at all. They haven’t needed an executive resume for many years, if ever. They’ve advanced through the ranks at a few companies, …
Toxic Executive Job Search Belief: Personal branding is not for me
Why Every Executive Job Seeker Should Care About Personal Branding You're faced with an executive job search. You've heard a lot about personal branding, but you don't think it's for you. Maybe this is your mindset . . . “I don't need personal branding. I’m not a brand. I’m a …
Over 50? Is Personal Branding for Boomers, too?
Do Boomers Need Personal Branding, too? Many boomers are resistant to personal branding when they're job hunting. After all, branding kind of belongs to Gen-X and millennials, right? They’re talking about it, blogging about it, and using it more than Boomers it seems. Does that mean …
Dare to Express Your True Personal Brand
“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” — Dr. Seuss My clients − c-suite and senior-level executive job seekers − work hard with me through my personal branding and job search readiness process. They’re eager to open up and dig deep so that I can differentiate their unique ROI in their …
10+ Years on LinkedIn – Why It’s Still Indispensable To Me
How LinkedIn Remains Invaluable To Me . . . and All Executive Job Seekers I was noodling around on my LinkedIn Settings page when I noticed something at the top of the page. It said I’ve been a member since August 2007. That's a lot of years. My business is so different than it was then. I now …
10 Best Posts to Get Your Executive Job Search in Gear
At this writing, it's the beginning of a new year . . . a time when executive job search is on many people's minds. But this roundup of posts are well worth reading whatever time of year you come across them . . . as you think about diving into job search, . . . as you begin an actual …
Use LinkedIn Wisely in Your Executive Job Search
I would guess that the majority of executives in job search, or planning one, know that they need a LinkedIn profile. Too many stop there. They may fill in a little information in their profile, but they rarely do much else. And, it may have been 10 years ago since they last revisited their …
FREE eBook on Smart Personal Branding with LinkedIn
In 2009 I wrote a little ebook for Job-Hunt.org on using LinkedIn for personal branding and executive job search. I did a minor update in 2010. Not too much had changed. With LinkedIn's newest 2017 User Interface, I needed to do a major revamp of the ebook. The new title is “Smart Personal …
How to Use Twitter for Personal Branding and Executive Job Search, Part 2
Twitter can help you connect with the right people, to land a great-fit executive job. In Part 1 of this 2-part series, I covered: The value of Twitter for executive job search, How to get started, How to follow the right Twitter folks, and How to build up your followers. In Part …