Executive Job Search Archives - Executive Career Brand™ https://executivecareerbrand.com/category/executive-job-search/ Executive Job Search - Personal Branding, Executive Resumes, LinkedIn Profiles, Biographies, etc. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:07:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://executivecareerbrand.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cropped-GREAT-FIT-Gig-32x32.jpg Executive Job Search Archives - Executive Career Brand™ https://executivecareerbrand.com/category/executive-job-search/ 32 32 How to Safely Use ChatGPT and Other AI for Your Executive Resume and Job Search https://executivecareerbrand.com/should-you-use-chatgpt-for-resume-writing-and-job-search/ https://executivecareerbrand.com/should-you-use-chatgpt-for-resume-writing-and-job-search/#respond Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:09:00 +0000 https://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=16200 If you’re like a lot of people, you’re using ChatGPT or other Artificial Intelligence platforms for many purposes. Maybe you have Alexa in your home and you ask it a barrage of questions and give it tasks throughout the day. Or maybe you’re using using AI for things like this: And it’s being used to […]

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]]> Tips To Beat Age Discrimination in Executive Job Search https://executivecareerbrand.com/tips-to-beat-ageism-in-executive-job-search-if-youre-over-50/ https://executivecareerbrand.com/tips-to-beat-ageism-in-executive-job-search-if-youre-over-50/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:52:00 +0000 https://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=7906 Along with things like employment gaps and lack of skills or other credentials, age discrimination is the major concern for most of the senior-level executives I work with. No surprise. Although ageism can kick in as early as age 40, it really starts making an impact at around age 50 and over, which accounts for […]

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]]> https://executivecareerbrand.com/tips-to-beat-ageism-in-executive-job-search-if-youre-over-50/feed/ 2 What and Who is an Executive? https://executivecareerbrand.com/who-is-an-executive/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:17:00 +0000 https://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=3508 “What and who is an executive?” may seem like an odd topic for me to write about. I mean, I know what an executive is. I’ve been working with executive job seekers for more than 25 years. But I find that there’s confusion on the part of some of them about whether or not they […]

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]]> 16 Deadly Executive Job Search Mistakes https://executivecareerbrand.com/16-deadly-executive-job-search-mistakes/ https://executivecareerbrand.com/16-deadly-executive-job-search-mistakes/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:15:00 +0000 https://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=941 I see it all too often with my executive clients. They make too many job search mistakes, mostly because they don’t understand how it all works today. Some of them have never needed a resume (or any career documents) to land jobs over their 30+ year careers. Some haven’t been faced with job search for 5 or […]

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]]> https://executivecareerbrand.com/16-deadly-executive-job-search-mistakes/feed/ 9 Power Posing and Body Language in Job Interviews https://executivecareerbrand.com/power-pose-to-ace-executive-job-interviews/ Wed, 20 Aug 2025 10:52:00 +0000 https://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=3802 You’ve spent considerable time researching the company you’re about to have a job interview with. You’re prepared to answer the tough questions and to ask the right questions of your own. But you may not know about another piece of the interview preparation puzzle that is equally important in both in-person and virtual job interviews. […]

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]]> No Summer Vacation From Executive Job Search https://executivecareerbrand.com/no-summer-vacation-from-executive-job-search/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:15:00 +0000 https://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=2787 With the Memorial Day weekend in your rear view mirror and the July 4th holiday fast approaching, you may think it’s a good idea to take a summer vacation from your job search. Think again. This is not the time to hit the brakes entirely. Maybe you were recently laid off and, besides dealing with […]

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]]> Worried About Age Discrimination? 9 Things on Your Executive Resume That Show Your Age https://executivecareerbrand.com/worried-about-age-discrimination-9-things-on-your-executive-resume-that-show-your-age/ https://executivecareerbrand.com/worried-about-age-discrimination-9-things-on-your-executive-resume-that-show-your-age/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2025 09:31:00 +0000 https://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=8223 Several years ago I wrote the article Is Your Executive Resume Still Partying Like It’s 1999?, and then updated it more recently. Sadly, I’m still seeing executive resumes that look and read like the ones I was writing 15-20 years ago. If you’re sticking to a resume with the same look and kind of content […]

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]]> https://executivecareerbrand.com/worried-about-age-discrimination-9-things-on-your-executive-resume-that-show-your-age/feed/ 2 THE Personal Branding Worksheet https://executivecareerbrand.com/the-new-10-step-executive-personal-branding-worksheet/ https://executivecareerbrand.com/the-new-10-step-executive-personal-branding-worksheet/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:25:00 +0000 https://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=5023 One of the first steps for a successful executive job search is defining your personal brand. My personal branding worksheet below will help you pinpoint the things about you that make you a good fit for the employers you want to work for. The other initial steps for successful job search are: Along with branding, […]

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]]> https://executivecareerbrand.com/the-new-10-step-executive-personal-branding-worksheet/feed/ 8 7 LinkedIn Things You Should Do . . . But Probably Don’t https://executivecareerbrand.com/7-linkedin-things-you-should-do-but-probably-dont/ https://executivecareerbrand.com/7-linkedin-things-you-should-do-but-probably-dont/#comments Mon, 05 May 2025 09:50:00 +0000 https://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=8032 Whether you’re using LinkedIn for executive job search . . . or career management . . . or building business, you should want to make it work optimally for you. I review lots of LinkedIn profiles every day, and see some things that still baffle me. People put things in their profiles that don’t belong […]

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