Using online job boards is one strategy in a well-rounded job search plan. Sites like Indeed, Monster, SimplyHired, etc. can help job seekers identify specific opportunities, find growing companies that are hiring, and even research salary and benefits.
Read MoreUnfortunately for many, the glowing, complimentary, or at least noncommittal reference you expected to receive from one or more of your previous employers could be sabotaging you. In the case of job references, what you don’t know definitely CAN hurt you!
Read MoreA turbulent year amid the COVID pandemic has prompted many executives, managers, and rank-and-file workers to consider other career options, particularly when their careers of many years have seemingly gone away. Even those who have remained employed may be rethinking their career paths. While there are honorable reasons for staying in a job you hate, that doesn’t have to be your destiny.
Read MoreAn option some of my executive clients have considered in the COVID business environment is to stop waiting for the next job opportunity and create it themselves by becoming an entrepreneur or consultant. The great thing about making this change mid-to-late career is that you already have a lot going for you.
Read MoreOnce you have an offer on the table for an executive job, here are some things to consider carefully before accepting, negotiating, or declining.
Read MoreRecent LinkedIn blog posts and a CBS This Morning interview with LinkedIn’s Editor-In-Chief Dan Roth tell us that October is the month with the highest number of job openings on LinkedIn’s website. And amazingly, 89 percent of hiring managers fill those open positions in less than four weeks! With the unemployment rate at a 50-year low, it is a candidate’s market, and your competition for one of those openings will likely be lower as a result.
Read MoreThis is the 14th year for “International Update Your Resume Month.” Because you never know when you’ll need an updated resume “yesterday,” this serves as an annual reminder for professionals and executives to review and update their executive resume, LinkedIn profile, and other career documents.
Read MoreThe greatest executive resume in the world will do you no good if the person responsible for making the decision to hire never sees it. The executive candidate who identifies and gets to the hiring manager first is most likely going to be the winner, so make the extra effort to find and contact that person!
Read MoreAgeism in hiring and in the workplace after you have been hired is nothing new… Here are some anti-ageism steps to take in your executive job search and career management.
Read MoreThere really is no good reason for prospective employers to insist you reveal your salary requirements or history… You can “Just Say No” to demands for salary history information. As a matter of fact, recent court rulings in many states have made it illegal to ask a person’s last or current salary, primarily in an effort to combat gender discrimination through wage disparity.
Read MoreLinkedIn has an updated list of the top companies to work for in 2018, along with a lot of information about each company. These companies are where LinkedIn has concluded that professionals most want to work.
Read MoreAll of your diligent efforts have delivered on your job search objective: A job offer is now in hand. You submitted a dynamite executive resume and have aced a series of job interviews. You just got the call and a prospective employer wants you to come on board!
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