You did all the back-end work. You defined and differentiated your personal brand and unique value proposition to your target employers, written brand-supporting career marketing materials (resume, biography, LinkedIn profile, etc), built an online presence for social proof, and researched …
Executive Job Interviews
How To Ace Phone Interviews in Executive Job Search
Most executive job seekers can expect to do some job interviews via phone. Video conferencing or Skype video calls may also be in the picture. According to Susan Adams in her Forbes article on phone interviews, more than half of executive recruiters and hiring managers do initial interviews on the …
The Three Most Critical Executive Job Interview Questions
In a Forbes article, George Bradt noted which three interview questions executive recruiters agree are the only true indicators of strengths, motivation and fit. 1. Can you do the job? (strengths) 2. Will you love the job? (motivation) 3. Can we tolerate working with you? (fit) Regarding fit, …
How Good Is Your Executive Brand Elevator Pitch?
Have you ever been trapped in a one-on-one with someone you've just met, maybe at a networking event, who over-anxiously monopolizes the conversation, making you listen endlessly to their career achievements and goals? While you're trying to figure out how to extricate yourself from the agony, …
Executive Job Search & Branding Ebook PRICE CUT!
Many people look forward to catching up on reading over the summer. Light novels and other diversions are popular. But if you're in a job search, or think you're headed there, summer is a great time to strategize your search, do some career planning, and actually get a foothold and gain some …
Interviews: The Power of Thank You Notes
Old-fashioned good manners are surprisingly powerful these days. Maybe because so many people lack them. If you’re in a job search, or even contemplating one, here’s a piece of advice to position yourself above your competition: Buy a few boxes of quality thank notes and plenty of postage stamps, …
Storytelling Propels Executive Branding and Job Search
You've defined your executive brand and unique value proposition. Now how do you use them in job search? Developing stories around your passions, values, key attributes, strengths, and differentiating factors is a powerful strategy to help you communicate your unique promise of value, and help …
Best Executive Job Interviewing Strategies
Are you in the thick of interviewing or is the prospect looming in your near future? How do you feel about it? Just the thought of interviewing can make even the most seasoned senior executive quake. Don't despair. I've written several blog posts that should help and listed them here, along …