Archive for January, 2009
« Previous EntriesA VisualCV Gets the Job For a Global Pre-Sales VP
Friday, January 30th, 2009Eli Neumann hadn’t looked for a job in 20 years.
Understanding the mind-boggling changes to the executive job search landscape over just the past few years, he chose an innovative approach to introduce himself to recruiters and hiring decision makers. He created a multi-media rich VisualCV and emailed a link to select search firms and contacts.
An [...]
10 Steps to Uncovering and Building Your Authentic Personal Brand
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009More and more C-level executives today understand that, in the new world of work, personal branding is the key to positioning them for their next best job and career advancement.
Although I’ve been helping my clients define their personal brand value since I began writing resumes nearly 20 years ago – long before the world heard [...]
When Depression Hits With a Lay Off
Monday, January 26th, 2009That initial punch from a lay off strikes people differently. Some of the C-level executives I talk with are devastated and question their job performance.
They feel devalued, abused, and demoralized. One CEO told me he was laid off in an email over the Christmas holidays.
Others say the lay off forced them to do what [...]
There's No Silver Bullet for Landing Your Next Executive Job
Friday, January 23rd, 2009Jason Alba at JibberJobber recently wrote about his uber-frustration when people plead with him for that one sure thing they can do to find their next job.
He’s not frustrated because of the economy, recession, or over-abundance of job seekers, but because he doesn’t have an answer.
He admits:
I’d like to tell people the answer is in networking. [...]
3 Tactics to Put Your C-Level Executive Resume to Work Building Your Online Brand Identity
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009If you’re like most of the top-level executives I work with, the last time you were faced with a job search, the Internet didn’t critically impact the way you went about landing your next opportunity.
The world of executive job search has changed a lot in just the past few years.
Did you know that top-level executives are [...]