It's time to update and revive your over-edited, old-fashioned executive resume. A modern, focused, targeted resume can make all the difference. When executives send me their resumes, so many of them feel the need to apologize for it. Over the years, they’ve edited the thing to death, and now …
Executive Networking
Why Is It So Hard to Write Your Own Executive Biography?
Composing an executive biography (or any other career marketing documents) can be overwhelming. It's not easy to write about yourself. For your bio, you probably don't know: Here are some reasons why it's hard to write your own resume, that also apply to writing your own executive …
Strategies to Conquer Ageism in Executive Job Search
First, give up the notion that you can hide your age to minimize ageism in your executive job search. For many years, career and job search professionals like myself relied on a strategy to minimize our clients' age. We would include only the past 10-15 years of career history in their resumes …
The Job Search Emails You Should Send Regularly
The job search emails you send, and the way you communicate in them, matter a lot. Everyone you deal with in job search (your network, recruiters, other hiring professionals, etc.) will appreciate your strong written communications skill. And the fact that you stay in touch and top-of-mind …
How to Land a Board of Directors Job. Is It Like Any Job Search?
Many c-suite and senior-level executives focus their job search efforts on landing a Board of Directors role. They’re the kind of candidates Boards typically covet. Executive job seekers often ask me what they need to do differently in their job search to land a Board role. The Difference …
How to Write the Best Cover Letter for Executive Job Search
I've written many times here about why you should always include a cover letter or cover email when you send your resume to various people. And I've written about what the experts say about cover letters. Cover letters really do matter. How to Write the Best Cover Letter for Executive Job …
14 Reasons Why You Didn’t Get the Job and How to Fix It
If you're experienced with executive job search, you may feel you know what to do to get the job you want and deserve. So you have a routine that you stick to: But you're not hearing from the companies you want to work for. And when you do get interviews, you rarely get past the first …
Build Winning Relationships with Executive Recruiters
How much do you know about finding and working with executive recruiters? In my initial "let's see if we're a good fit to work together" consultation with prospective clients, I always ask those who are job seekers what they've been doing to accelerate their search. When we address networking, …
Guide To Informational Interviews for Executive Job Search
Informational interviews are a particularly important aspect of job search networking you may have overlooked. They are informal conversations with people working at the companies and in the fields in which you want to work, or people who are within a few degrees of separation from them. This …
The One Skill Every Job Seeker Should Have
The one skill every job seeker needs is one that most people don't seem to possess: Being a good listener Have you noticed that listening well and being truly engaged in a conversation seem to be lost arts these days? Whether in a professional or social setting, so many people mark time …