The critical first step my executive job seeking clients and I collaborate on is job search targeting and research. We determine what qualifications and qualities their target companies are looking for in candidates vying for the kinds of positions my clients are seeking. Without knowing what …
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Want a Successful Executive Job Search? Run It Like a Small Business
7 Steps To Land a Great-fit Gig: Be the CEO of Brand You If you’ve been in an executive job search for a while and not much is happening, you’d be wise to re-jig your strategy, and start thinking of running your job search like it’s a business. That’s what wise job seekers do. They know that, …
7 Ways To Contaminate Your Personal Brand and Doom Your Executive Job Search
Sometimes, bad things happen in executive job search that are beyond your control. Other times, without considering the consequences, you may do one unfortunate thing, or get into bad habits, that will tarnish the good work you’ve done building your personal brand. And still …
How Many LinkedIn Connections Are Good For Executive Job Search?
One of the questions my c-suite and senior-level executive clients most frequently ask me is: Does it matter how many people I’m connected to on LinkedIn, and who should I connect with – everyone who asks? Opinions differ on whether it’s more important to amass a lot of connections …
Why Is My Executive Job Search Taking So Long?
I won’t sugarcoat it. Executive job search in the digital age is hard! It requires plenty of planning and purposeful work . . . before you even begin the proactive process of networking your way into your next great-fit gig. Most job seekers don’t know what to do, what not to do, …