Executive Networking Archives - Executive Career Brand™ https://executivecareerbrand.com/category/executive-networking/ Executive Job Search - Personal Branding, Executive Resumes, LinkedIn Profiles, Biographies, etc. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:43:19 +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 Networking Archives - Executive Career Brand™ https://executivecareerbrand.com/category/executive-networking/ 32 32 How to Network Into an Executive Job, Even If You Hate Networking https://executivecareerbrand.com/how-to-network-into-executive-job/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:45:00 +0000 https://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=5086 It’s time you faced it. If you’re having trouble landing a great-fit job, you need to learn how to network. You’ll probably have to do a lot of networking to find and land your next gig . . . unless you’re very, very lucky. Did you know that, although the vast majority of executive job […]

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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 Is Holiday Job Search a Waste of Time? https://executivecareerbrand.com/is-holiday-job-search-a-waste-of-time/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:14:00 +0000 https://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=5318 “Holiday job search? Companies don’t hire in November and December, right? Maybe it makes more sense to wait until the new year to dive into my search.” If this is your thinking, you’re missing out on opportunities to make headway in your job search, when your competitors have taken that misguided notion to heart, and […]

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]]> Best Ways to Answer “Tell Me About Yourself” in Job Interviews https://executivecareerbrand.com/best-ways-to-answer-tell-me-about-yourself-in-job-interviews/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:38:00 +0000 https://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=15991 Chances are you’ve been hit with the “Tell me about yourself” question in job interviews. That exact phrase may not be what is posed to you. It could instead be: What makes this a tricky question for some is that it’s so open-ended. You can really go anywhere with it: What’s the best way to […]

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]]> 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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]]> 10 Best Ways to Get More Executive Job Interviews https://executivecareerbrand.com/10-best-ways-to-get-more-executive-job-interviews/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:11:00 +0000 https://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=5456 Unless you’re extremely lucky and interviews are flooding in, you’ll need to do a lot of work to get more executive job interviews. Getting things in order to present yourself in the right way to attract more opportunities should be foremost in your job search to-do list. Too often the executive resumes and LinkedIn profiles […]

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]]> Best Ways to Answer “What Is Your Greatest Weakness” in a Job Interview https://executivecareerbrand.com/best-ways-to-answer-what-is-your-greatest-weakness-in-a-job-interview/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:37:00 +0000 https://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=16280 Answering “What is your greatest weakness?” in a job interview can be a slippery slope. On the one hand, you want to be respectful and honestly answer all interview questions. On the other hand, a weakness is generally considered to be a negative. It’s not a good idea to offer negative information about yourself to […]

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]]> What’s the Best Executive Resume Format and Length? https://executivecareerbrand.com/whats-the-best-executive-resume-format-and-length/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:11:00 +0000 https://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=5944 Often when I speak with executives who are in job search, or planning one, the first thing they ask me is how their executive resume stacks up. Many of them have never been in a job search or haven’t faced one for a number of years. They’ve either slid easily from one company to the […]

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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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]]> How NOT To Build Your Network on LinkedIn https://executivecareerbrand.com/how-not-to-build-your-executive-network/ Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:16:00 +0000 https://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=3040 For both active job search and healthy career management when you’re happily employed, it’s wise to build and maintain your network on LinkedIn. There is debate among LinkedIn experts and others in the careers industry about whether or not to keep your number of LinkedIn connections to a reasonable number. After all, you can’t possibly […]

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