If you’ve ever been in the position of assessing candidates for your employer (or, if you are an employer yourself), you know how impressed you are by stellar recommendations, whether on the candidates' resume or bio or LinkedIn profile. Why are LinkedIn Recommendations So Important? Executive …
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The Power of Volunteering For Your Personal Brand and Executive Job Search
If you’re not already volunteering (either locally or virtually) for an organization that's meaningful to you, think about getting involved. Savvy business leaders like you have so much to offer organizations that are a good fit for your talents, skills and sensibilities. And guess what? Along …
Keep Your Personal Brand Top-of-Mind with LinkedIn Updates
One of the many benefits of using LinkedIn for executive job search personal branding is the ability to stay top-of-mind with your network. One of the best ways to do that is with LinkedIn updates. Your job search network needs to include employees and hiring decision makers at your target …
A Clever LinkedIn Personal Branding Tip to Accelerate Your Executive Job Search
If you’re using LinkedIn correctly for personal branding and executive job search, you’re coming at it in two ways: 1. You're building keyword-rich content to boost SEO (Search Engine Optimization) so your profile sits there working PASSIVELY for you – making you more visible and findable. 2. …
Social Recruiting: The Surprising Ways Executive Recruiters Assess Candidates on Social Media
We've all heard stories about how social recruiting can negatively impact executive job search success. Too many executive (and other) job seekers are too fast and easy with their social media posts. They undermine or completely destroy their job search. They let all kinds of damaging things …