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LinkedIn and Blogging, Cohorts in Personal Branding and Executive Job Search

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

LinkedIn and blogging are two powerful ways to fairly quickly build your network, increase your credibility, build an accurate online presence, and brand your unique promise of value to your next employer.
In tandem, they complement, support, and play off each other.
As an executive, if you have to choose one online social networking site, it should be [...]

Power Up Your Brand Toolkit With an Executive Career Biography

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

A career bio has become an essential piece to include in your portfolio for executive job search and overall career management.
The purpose of a bio is to round out the career picture painted in your branded resume with a brief window to your personality.
In a narrative, storytelling format, progressing through your career development, bios offer a great [...]

Baby Boomers Are Career Transitioning. The World of Work After 50

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

 
(Click here if video doesn’t play.)
Dick Bolles proudly declares, “I’m 81 and I’m still working”, in his insightful conversation with another bestselling author and renowned career management thought leader, Richard Leider.
Anyone who’s even considered a job transition has probably come across Dick Bolles’ job search bible, “What Color is Your Parachute?”.
Richard Leider’s latest book is “The Power [...]

Objective Statements on Executive Resumes Are So Yesterday

Monday, July 28th, 2008

The purpose of your resume is to ignite interest in you and compel hiring decision makers reading it to interview you.
When crafting your resume, write for the reader. These days so many of them are reviewing resumes on their Blackberries, usually in transit.
They may be inundated with hundreds of resumes to assess for any given position [...]

How To Make Social Media Work For You In Executive Job Search

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

 
I want you to benefit in your job search from my experience taking advantage of the myriad on- and off-line personal marketing opportunities.
 
If you’re neglecting online resources to promote your brand and build far-reaching visibility, you’re overlooking a critical component to successful job search today.
All of the personal/career marketing and eBranding efforts I’ve been urging [...]

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