Congratulations. You have found a job in your chosen field, one that interests you and is with a company you have confidence in and want to continue your career with. The company is impressed with your candidacy, and they want you to be an important part of their team. If you’ve made it this far …
Executive Career Brand Blog
Free Email Services (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) May Not Be Safe for Job Search
I used to recommend using one of the well-known, free email services for executive job search. Most of us are already using Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, Outlook or other free email. We've gotten used to them and, for the most part, they work well for us. Not necessarily so when you're job hunting, even …
Explore. Dream. Discover. Work Your Passion!
You deserve to work your passion. "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." – Mark Twain The …
When Was the Last Time You Updated Your LinkedIn Profile?
All too many executives follow a “build it and forget it” strategy with LinkedIn. They never revisit and update their LinkedIn profile. They put up a perfunctory profile years ago – perhaps the last time they were job-hunting – and promptly forgot about it, once they landed a job. They're …
High Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Land an Executive Job
Hard skills will always be an important consideration in hiring. But people with superior so-called "soft" skills, or Emotional Intelligence/Emotional Quotient (EI/EQ), are becoming more sought after. What Is Emotional Intelligence? Daniel Goleman, psychologist, author and thought leader on …