Think your online presence, or lack of it, doesn’t factor much into executive hiring decision-making? Think again. Given two equal candidates, in terms of skill sets, education, work history, and all around good fit for the job, recruiters and hiring professionals are likely to choose the one with …
Executive Job Search
Stalled Executive Job Search? Get Busy on LinkedIn and Twitter
A favorite client of mine "Tom", who is a highly accomplished COO in life sciences, told me the other day that, after two months of actively searching, he had not gotten one interview. He and I had collaborated on defining his personal brand and creating a suite of career marketing documents – …
100 Executive Job Search Tips From Top Recruiters
EMC, a global Fortune 200 brand leader in information infrastructure, put together a concise, free (no registration required) e-book, 100 Job Search Tips from FORTUNE 500 Recruiters, that is loaded with insider tips from recruiters, along with stories from the recruiting trenches. The e-book …
How Green is Your Job Search?
Do you feel the need to print out every job description that interests you or every piece of job search information or every email you receive? “Think before you print.” You're probably seeing this notice more often at the bottom of environmentally-conscious emailers' messages. I was talking …
FREE Guide on Boomer Encore Careers
In his introduction to the 28-page guide from encore.org, Looking for an encore career? The guide to finding work that matters, Marc Freedman, CEO and founder of Civic Ventures and designer of the Civic Ventures' Encore Careers campaign, says: "The largest generation in American history is in …
Career Rocketeer Publishes Launchpad: Your Career Search Strategy Guide
Chris Perry, founder of Career Rocketeer, has published his first volume of Launchpad, a quarterly series of exclusive articles by some of the top thought leaders in the careers industry. Contributors to this issue include personal branding pioneer William Arruda, smart networking expert Liz Lynch, …
Executive Jobs on the Rise in 2010
According to the Wall Street Journal's Sarah Needleman, executive recruiters see an uptick in executive jobs for 2010. Her finding is based on Execunet's Recruiter Confidence Index, an historically reliable indicator. The December 2009 study shows that slightly more than half of the 153 recruiters …
How Did You Power Up Your Executive Brand Last Year?
January is the perfect time to reflect, take stock, evaluate, and record what you did for your brand last year, before you forget the details. If you're job-hunting or planning to be, your most recent brand-reinforcing achievements and contributions can give your personal marketing communications …
Free Green Careers & Personal Branding Advice Guide
Practical Advice for Advancing Your Personal Brand in the Green Industry This helpful guide from Reach Personal Branding offers advice from several other Reach Certified Personal Branding Strategists, including me. Articles include: Have a Clear Strategy and Go Green with Ease Want to …
Health Insurance for Your Personal Brand – The 3 Cs
Want to safeguard your executive personal brand and keep it working for you? Practice the 3 Cs of brand communication – the cornerstone of personal branding. William Arruda and Kirsten Dixson, who innovated the strategy in their benchmark Career Distinction: Stand Out by Building Your Brand, say …