A few months ago I did a podcast with Mac Prichard (@Mac_Prichard on Twitter) on LinkedIn, personal branding and executive job search — as part of his "Find a Dream Job" series. Listen to the podcast on YouTube. We based the interview on a popular post of mine, Essential Checklist to …
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Executive Job Search Success After 50: How to Overcome Age Discrimination
If you're now over 50 and job-hunting, and it's been several years since you've been in a job search, you may be in for a rude awakening. All of a sudden, job interviews may be much harder to land. When you do get interviews, you may sense a resistant attitude from the …
The Two Worst LinkedIn Profile Headline Mistakes
Your LinkedIn profile headline is a powerful place to communicate your personal brand for executive job search. Use it wisely. In our first consultation, a new client of mine asked me whether the LinkedIn professional headline a writer had created for him was a good one. This executive job …
How a Robust Online Presence Helps You Land The Best Executive Jobs
Executive recruiters and hiring decision makers routinely search for social proof (or online evidence) to corroborate the claims candidates make about themselves in their personal marketing materials (resume, biography, cover letters, etc.) These people will assess your candidacy and evaluate …
5 Reasons Why Your Executive Resume Is Not Working
Many executive job seekers are in a rut, spinning their wheels. They’re hard at work sending out their resumes to anyone and any place that may be able to help them with their career goals. But somehow, their resumes are not doing their job – generating interest and interviews. There could …