Savvy executive job seekers know that targeting and job search research are the very first steps in landing a great-fit new job. TARGET several employers that you feel will provide the kind of job you want. RESEARCH each one for industry and company market intelligence, and to determine what …
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Employee Referrals: The Best Way to Land an Executive Job
When discussing executive job search strategy with my clients, I lay out the critical 3 initial steps that get the best results – targeting, research and personal branding. I explain that, by starting with targeting, they'll focus their job search and personal marketing efforts on specific …
5 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Today’s Executive Resumes and Job Search
If you’re looking for an executive job or considering changing your career direction, you’re thinking about executive resumes and job search. Maybe you’re writing your own resume, and doing some research to learn how to write your resume. A Google search on “resume writing” yielded about 750 …
Is Your Executive Resume an Interesting Read?
Let’s face it. An executive resume is typically pretty boring, because of the inherent constraints in terms of formatting, length and necessary content . . . or so it would seem. A resume usually starts with some kind of summary section that is a repository for lifeless relevant keywords and …
Executive Resume Length: One, Two, or Three Pages?
Do you fret about your executive resume length? Many executive job seekers have resumes that are 4 or 5, or even more pages. I typically advise keeping it to around 2-3 pages. Sometimes they ask me, How can I possibly distinguish my career and do myself justice in 2 measly pages. …
How to Stay Positive in Executive Job Search
Even in the best of times, job hunting can be daunting, challenging and stressful. It can wreak havoc on your emotional state and self-esteem. Is a positive executive job search experience even possible for most people? It's difficult to keep a positive mindset when you're job hunting because …
Should I Use #OpenToWork on LinkedIn?
Have you noticed the little green #OpenToWork frame around headshots on some LinkedIn profiles? Are you wondering whether to use it yourself? A time-honored job search strategy is not to “out” the fact in your LinkedIn profile that you're unemployed. Hiring professionals typically prefer people …
Top 10 Executive Job Search Posts of the Year
I’ve been an avid and frequent blogger on various job search topics since 2008, but I still never run out of things to write about, and I never tire of doing it. I can’t keep up with my ongoing list of posts to tackle within these areas of today's search: That list continues to grow, so I …
Executive Interview Questions: What Should YOU Ask?
All your hard work is paying off. You've defined your personal brand, created your resume and other personal marketing materials, and otherwise prepared for job search. You've made networking connections and landed interviews. If you conducted industry and company research early on, you …
9 Things To Do Right Now To Get Your Executive Job Search on Track
You may be very, very lucky. You may land the executive job of your dreams without having to suffer through a stressful job search. But if you're like most executives, that's not happening. You'll need to dive into the work required to set yourself up to job search well. If things have …