Most executive job seekers can expect to do some job interviews via phone. Video conferencing or Skype video calls may also be in the picture. According to Susan Adams in her Forbes article on phone interviews, more than half of executive recruiters and hiring managers do initial interviews on the …
Executive Job Search
Self-Google or Doom Your Executive Job Search
Right before I speak with potential clients for the first time, I Google their names. This is exactly what many hiring professionals and executive recruiters do when they’re assessing candidates. What I typically find is a very meager online footprint, with very little social networking. They'll …
Working With Executive Recruiters
Are you confused about the different kinds of recruiters, why you should connect with them, and what they can do for you? Did you know that internal recruiters and external recruiters — either retained or on contingency — help you in different ways? As an executive, you've probably worked with …
Job Search Fizzling? Maybe It’s Your Executive Resume
For the past several weeks a lovely cardinal has been hanging around one of my office windows, alternately perched on a branch of a nearby shrub and smashing into the window. He does this for hours at a time, every day. He could be thinking the window is an open space he can get through or that …
Is Your LinkedIn Profile 100% Complete?
You may be wondering what "100% complete" is, and why it even matters. When your LinkedIn profile meets their criteria for completeness, your profile is more likely to land higher in search results. Your visibility increases dramatically. Executive recruiters and hiring decision makers at your …
Top 10 Executive Resume Branding Tips
(The following is my latest article as the Personal Branding Expert at Job-Hunt.org.) You're suddenly facing a job search, so you rush right to your resume (if you can find it) to update it. But wait. You may not be ready to tackle your resume yet. If it's been several years since you revisited …
The Three Most Critical Executive Job Interview Questions
In a Forbes article, George Bradt noted which three interview questions executive recruiters agree are the only true indicators of strengths, motivation and fit. 1. Can you do the job? (strengths) 2. Will you love the job? (motivation) 3. Can we tolerate working with you? (fit) Regarding fit, …
I Just Earned the Certified Master Resume Writer (CMRW) Credential
Despite the impact of the digital age on executive job search, career professionals will tell you that a targeted, value proposition-driven resume is still one of the most critical elements in any successful search. The resume is NOT dead. You still need to have one. But the Internet, social …
The Biggest Mistake Twitter Newbies Make
You're skeptical, but you've heard that Twitter can help you with executive job search, so you decide to take the plunge and set up an account, even though you have no idea what to do with Twitter. You've selected @yourname, or a variation, for your username and popped in your email address. Then …
Using LinkedIn For Confidential Executive Job Search
Do you have the same fear that many of my c-level executive clients have when I tell them they need a branded, 100% complete LinkedIn profile and to fully leverage all the social network has to offer? If they're employed, they worry that their employer, or someone at work, will see their activity …