Is the traditional executive resume dead? Do I still need a resume? Are LinkedIn and VisualCV the new resume? Questions like these are floating around a lot lately, among executive job seekers and colleagues of mine in the careers industry. The answer is “maybe”. With recruiters and hiring …
Executive Job Search 2.0: Have You Self-Googled Lately?
Not in the habit of monitoring your online identity? You should be. If you're in an executive job search, recruiters and hiring decision makers are Googling you for deeper information before considering you for the positions they're trying to fill. “Google yourself. If you’re a salesperson, …
What Social Media Is Doing to Our Privacy
Did you know that the data we produce online every day — LinkedIn profiles, “tweets”, online purchases, cell phone use, and pretty much every move we make online -- ends up in giant data centers where companies like Google and Microsoft can manipulate it? They retain multiple copies of lots of …