You’ve got your executive job search sewn up. You’re ready to land your next great gig. You've targeted employers or organizations that are a mutual good fit, and you'll work hard to network your way towards their hiring decision makers. You've spent hours creating a "kitchen sink" resume which …
c-suite executive job search
Does Your C-level Executive Resume Differentiate You?
Some of the prospective c-suite clients I speak with come to me certain about what needs to be done to improve their executive resumes. A COO, for instance, has seen a resume for another COO that really hit home with him, so he wants his to mimic that one. He wants the same key words in his, the …
5 Things Executive Recruiters Want: Executive Job Search Best Practices
Need some tips on getting the attention of, and building relationships with, executive recruiters? According to a recent survey by ExecuNet, a private membership organization supporting senior-level executive job seekers with job opportunities, resources and job search help, top recruiters …
Best of Blogging Your Personal Brand for C-level Executive Jobs
I haven’t written about blogging – one of my favorite things to do – in quite some time. Lucky I enjoy it so much because, no question, most of my business comes through my two blogsites – Executive Career Brand and Executive Resume Branding. They are the single best tool for marketing my brand, …
No Time For Twitter? How to Tweet Less, But Tweet Quality
In preparation for an upcoming call to a new client prospect, I Googled his name. My search revealed that, along with a complete LinkedIn profile, this CMO in telecommunications had a Twitter account. I was impressed. It’s unusual for the c-suite executives I work with to pay any attention to …
Using LinkedIn For Confidential Executive Job Search
Do you have the same fear that many of my c-level executive clients have when I tell them they need a branded, 100% complete LinkedIn profile and to fully leverage all the social network has to offer? If they're employed, they worry that their employer, or someone at work, will see their activity …
Twitter for C-Suite Executive Job Search
Do you think Twitter is a big fat waste of time, and that it has no value in c-suite job search? I urge you to think again, and at least explore what Twitter has to offer. I think you'll find that it's worth carving out Twitter-time in your search efforts. I've rounded up the most recent posts …