I recently had a conversation with my friend and colleague, Martin Yate, job search expert and renowned writer of the Knock 'em Dead series of career and job search books. In his latest book, Knock ‘em Dead: Secrets & Strategies for Success in an Uncertain World, to which I was thrilled to …
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Best LinkedIn Tips: Find LinkedIn Groups to Join
LinkedIn Groups are one of the big benefits of LinkedIn membership, but many members don’t seem to know that. They’re missing out on plenty of opportunities to accelerate their job search. Joining the right Groups can lead you to people who can help you achieve your job search goals. But how do …
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 …
Power Your Executive Job Search with Google Alerts
Do you realize that when job-hunting you’re in a sales and marketing campaign for your company of one – BRAND YOU INC.? Your mission is to pitch your value proposition to prospective employers and get them to choose you over your competition. But how can you know what messaging (through your …
President-CEO-COO Manufacturing Turnarounds Executive Resume Branding
My client, Bruce Smythe, a pioneering leader in manufacturing revitalization and transformations, is actively seeking a c-level business leadership role with a new company. Because he’s not in a confidential search, he wanted me to use his real name here. We collaborated on developing his …
Are You a Personal Brand Cheater?
Personal branding has certainly become an accepted, and even expected, part of executive job search. But I see too many people misunderstanding and misusing branding in ways that may sabotage their chances of landing the jobs they want. I break the personal brand cheaters into two groups: 1. …
Chapter 1 of My Ebook: 23 Ways You Sabotage Your Executive Job Search
A month ago I launched my ebook, "23 Ways You Sabotage Your Executive Job Search and How Your Brand Will Help You Land" – A practical guide to executive branding, marketing your ROI value and navigating the new world of job search. To give you a taste of what you can expect in the ebook, I’m …
Personal Branding Hype and Myths vs Reality
Personal branding has somewhat mainstreamed and is becoming more accepted in job search. But I still see too many job seekers confused about what branding actually is. It’s no wonder they’re confused, with so much debate and misinformation floating around social media and traditional media. Do you …
My Executive Branding and Job Search Ebook
What an accomplished, gratifying feeling I have. I just finished my first ebook! After a lot of hard work, I'm thrilled to finally hold it virtually in my hands and launch it today. 23 Ways You Sabotage Your Executive Job Search and How Your Brand Will Help You Land . . . A practical guide to …
Get Your Executive Brand Into Your Email Signature
If you’re a busy executive, you do a lot of emailing. In job search, you’re emailing even more than usual. You’re working on (or should be) connecting with your network to uncover job leads and the hiring decision makers at your target companies with whom you need to connect. You’ll be sending them …