You need to do 3 important things first . . . before you dive into your executive resume and LinkedIn profile. The other day I was speaking with a senior-level executive job seeker in the healthcare industry who said she was not getting much response to her resume. We reviewed it together, and …
Personal Branding with LinkedIn Comments
One of the easiest and quickest LinkedIn ways to network with people you want to connect with – or those whose radar you want to get on – is to engage in their activity on LinkedIn. You can easily do this with LinkedIn comments. In fact, you can create a really powerful personal marketing …
How Storytelling Makes Executive Resumes and LinkedIn Profiles Dazzle
The purpose of both your resume and LinkedIn profile is to market the potential value you offer, gain interviews and advance your job search. Storytelling plays a part here. Your value to your target employers is, of course, measured by various things. They include the qualifications, skills and …
Checklist to Optimize LinkedIn For Executive Job Search
Along with being an essential tool for executive job search, LinkedIn plays an important role in overall career management. Did you optimize LinkedIn for your job search and career? I’ve found that many executives have a “build it and forget it” mindset with LinkedIn. They put up a minimal …
Personal Brand Buzzkill: Snarky LinkedIn Comments
Have you ever written snarky LinkedIn comments, or been a victim of them? In my opinion, social media snark is never a good thing. I’m talking about the lack of common courtesy and manners, and people spewing hurtful epithets and vitriol, instead of making life more pleasant, as we all …
Does My LinkedIn Profile Really Need a Photo?
If you think that HAVING a photo on your LinkedIn profile (and elsewhere online) may red-flag you for discrimination – age, weight, ethnic background, etc. – think again. NOT having a profile photo can be a red flag, too. I originally published a shorter version of this …
Keywords in Job Search: How Important Are They?
I've written many times here about keywords in job search, and how and why they're so important. In this article, let's take a deeper dive. What are keywords? Keywords are the words and phrases that people will search online to find people like you. In particular, recruiters and hiring …
Top 10 Job Search Articles of the Year
At the end of every year, Jacob Share of JobMob reaches out to career industry professionals to send him their most popular job search articles of that year. This year, over 40 bloggers made his list. Prompted by his annual tradition, I've put together a list of the top 10 articles I wrote …
How to Deal With Employment Gaps in Your Resume and LinkedIn Profile
Until recently, executive recruiters and employers shied away from candidates with long employment gaps . . . especially if those gaps were current. They were more attracted to people who were employed or didn't show gaps in their past employment. The pandemic opened many hiring …
3 Reasons I Won’t Connect with You on LinkedIn
I’m fortunate and grateful to receive lots of requests to connect on LinkedIn. I follow the advice I give to job seekers: I connect with most people who ask me. Expanding my network on LinkedIn means: More people to learn from and communicate withMore personal brand evangelists – people …