The digital age, the new economy and the new world of work are ushering in a new wave of c-suite roles. Some sound silly and overly touchy-feely: Chief Listener Chief People Officer Chief Happiness Officer But these, and others, are emerging and may be here to stay. Or at least until …
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10 Brand-Diluting Phrases That Weaken Your LinkedIn Profile
Many of us resist change. We'd like some things to work the same way forever. It's so much easier than having to learn new ways of doing things. If you're in an executive job search for the first time in, say, 5 years or so, you've found that it doesn't work the same way as the last time …
Top 10 Personal Branding and Executive Job Search Blog Posts of the Year
I always enjoy looking back at my blog posts from the past year, to assess which topics best hit home with readers. Last year, posts about using LinkedIn for executive job search were the most popular, showing up 4 times in my list of 10 best below. Most of these were also my favorites to write. …
I’m a CMO But I Need Help Writing My Executive Resume
I’ve heard this statement, or variations, many times from prospective Chief Marketing Officer clients. As seasoned marketing experts, they know how to brand, position and market their companies' products. But they're not so good at writing their resume, a personal marketing document. They’re …
How Personal Branding Helps You Land a C-level Executive Job
Do you think personal branding is not for you? That it’s merely a fad churned up by social media wonks, and you don’t need it to land a job? Maybe you think branding is too much about tooting your own horn, and you’ve never been comfortable with that, and you can't stand it when other people do …
3 Social Media Ways to Build Your Executive Job Search Network
Networking has always been the best way to land an executive job. Along with maintaining strong ties to your network throughout your career, when you're in active job search mode, you'll need to cast a far-reaching net to encompass new, targeted connections. Step one in planning your job search …
10 Executive Job Interview Body Language Mistakes
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 …
LinkedIn Groups and Networking: Some People Don’t Get It
LinkedIn Groups are a good thing, especially for executive job seekers. Groups help you uncover new networking opportunities, reconnect with your neglected network, demonstrate your subject matter expertise, connect with people at your target companies, and potentially land your next job or …
Self-Google or Doom Your Executive Job Search
Right before I speak with potential clients for the first time, I Google their names. This is exactly what many hiring professionals and executive recruiters do when they’re assessing candidates. What I typically find is a very meager online footprint, with very little social networking. They'll …
Working With Executive Recruiters
Are you confused about the different kinds of recruiters, why you should connect with them, and what they can do for you? Did you know that internal recruiters and external recruiters — either retained or on contingency — help you in different ways? As an executive, you've probably worked with …