Are you discouraged in your job search because you're: If you'd rather have these things happen: ✅ You’re having coffee Monday morning, and as you open your email or LinkedIn inbox, you smile as you see messages from the right people at the right companies where you want to work. They …
Online Presence & Online Reputation Management
How to Use Personal Branding Video for Job Search, Without Being on Camera
This morning I Googled the following phrase: "personal branding video for job search". I was hoping to find data on trends and the ways job seekers are creating and using personal branding videos to help them land jobs. Google loaded about 1 billion results. But, with few exceptions, the …
Social Media Snark and Job Search: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
I originally posted the first part of this article in 2010 and I've added to it over the years. Social media snark has become much more pronounced over the years, so the earlier content I left in may seem tame. Even so, a lot of what happened to me back then still seems extreme. [With …
Blogging To Get a Job? Does It Really Work?
If a post about blogging to get a job didn't turn you off and you've decided to read this, you may be thinking "Blogging for job search? Forget it. I barely have enough time for all the other things I need to do to land a job." I hope you'll keep reading. You may discover a new job search …
5 Online Reputation Management Keys for Executive Job Search
You may not know what an important role online reputation management plays in your executive job search and overall career management. Do you want to: Boost your chances of easily being found by executive recruiters, hiring managers, employers and others sourcing top talent, when they're …
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 …
10 Best Ways to Build Your Personal Brand Online
Like it or not, building your personal brand online and getting involved with social media have become essential components of today's executive job search. If you're NOT out there – building your personal brand online, and positioning your unique ROI (Return on Investment) and good-fit qualities …
Does Your Online Presence Scream “DON’T Hire Me”?
Before I speak with a new client, I always Google their name to assess their online presence. I want to see what executive recruiters and other hiring professionals will see when they do the same thing, and consider whether to contact a candidate. "Bill" is a highly accomplished C-suite executive …
Beware of Scam Resume Writing Services
Did you land on this post because you searched “resume writing services”? Then your mission is to find the best resume writer for your needs. But you may need help sorting through all the options. Worried about which services are legit and which may be fly-by-night scams providing less than …
Is Your Online Presence Strong Enough to Compete in Executive Job Search?
Some executive job seekers just don’t get how much executive job search has changed over the past several years, and how important online presence is now. A spot-on, value-driven executive resume alone probably won’t land you the job you want. Like it or not, the digital age has impacted job …