A few years ago I posted on LinkedIn about the LinkedIn profile vs. the executive resume, which highlighted my blog post, Does LinkedIn Make the Executive Resume Obsolete. I hoped the update would generate some conversation, while providing valuable information to executive job …
How To Network Better
Before you can network better, you'll need to do the digging deep targeting, research and personal branding work to uncover what things about you make you valuable to your target employers. With this knowledge you'll do a better job of communicating your good fit qualities as you network. One …
Is the Executive Resume Dead or Dying?
No, the executive resume is not dead, and it’s not likely to disappear entirely. But it's not as important as it was before LinkedIn came along. Back then, it was the only thing hiring professionals and others had to help them assess candidates. And it probably doesn’t look and read the way it …
Deadly LinkedIn Mistake: Neglecting LinkedIn Profile SEO and Keywords
LinkedIn is a powerful tool for executive job search. Being mindful of Personal SEO, and LinkedIn Profile SEO in particular, makes LinkedIn an even more powerful tool. LinkedIn is THE social network for job search and career. So it's the best place online to reconnect with your neglected …
Executive Resume – LinkedIn Profile – Biography: What’s the Difference?
Your resume, LinkedIn profile and biography are the most important pieces of content in your job search arsenal. But many executive don't know how to write and use them in the best ways. These three pieces overlap in some regards, but are distinctly unique in other ways. Let's take a look …
LinkedIn FAQs for Executive Job Search
I've written a series of posts on the various FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) my clients have put to me over the years. They represent the major road blocks and/or executive job search strategies my clients have told me they need help understanding, across various topics: You'll …
LinkedIn Mistake: Boring, Generic, Short LinkedIn About Section
What does your LinkedIn About section say about you? Does it evoke a "Meh", or does it scream "You need to hire me!"? Will it bore people, or attract them to you? Before I first speak with prospective clients, I take a look at their LinkedIn profiles. I want to determine whether or not …
LinkedIn Mistake: Neglecting LinkedIn Groups
Are you using LinkedIn Groups to build your personal brand and accelerate your executive job search? Let's say you've done the work to define your personal brand and you've built brand-reinforcing content to support your value to the employers you're targeting. And you've wisely built out your …
LinkedIn Mistake: No LinkedIn Profile Photo, or a Bad Photo Choice
When I first viewed the LinkedIn profile photo of a certain client (a CFO job seeker), I knew something was fishy. A dashing 30-something man was smiling at me with perfect teeth, perfect hair, and a perfectly chiseled face. But, based on his career history, I knew my client had to be around 50. …
LinkedIn Mistake: Anemic, Skimpy Profile
I'm constantly surprised by how many executive job seekers still haven't fully embraced LinkedIn. I'm surprised by how many make this big LinkedIn mistake. Sure, they all at least have a presence on LinkedIn. However they usually have only a minimal profile. Too many of them have very little …