Posts in Career Management
Recruiters Finding Candidates in Unlikely Place

Recruiters are finding good talent in a place that most executives would probably not even think about: Craig’s List. Many of you are likely familiar with Craigs List as an online community site where classified ads for furniture and housing, personal ads, and discussion forums are to be found. There are also jobs listings, but the surprise is that recruiters are using it as a primary resource for candidates.

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Job Functions with Best Prospects for Executives in 2007

ExecuNet’s projections for job functions that will be in most demand at the executive level for 2007 … According to their 15th annual Executive Job Market Intelligence Report,results from 121 employers indicate that demand will be high for executives with strong operations, business development, and finance experience and will most likely outstrip supply.

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Clean Up Your Digital Dirt!

To all my executive resume writing clients: The problem of digital dirt (unfavorable information about you on the Internet) is not something to be ignored if you want to ensure the long-term health of your career. You may want to check out this site where you can verify your online reputation and also clean it up…

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In What File Format Should I Send My Resume?

Several of my colleagues indicated that recruiters seem to prefer Word format for ease of editing and tweaking for the particular job order they are working on, which confirms my experience. A neatly formatted text document is also welcomed by most recruiters, but this does not mean doing a “save as” of your Word document to text and sending it as is!

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Employers Competing for Executive Talent and Compensation is Rising

In its latest executive compensation survey, the latest figures seem to bode well for executives in career transition. As the supply for talent tightens and demand increases, more and more organizations are using employment contracts, guaranteed bonuses and severance, and stock options to recruit candidates.

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Insider Tips on Working with Executive Recruiters

A retained recruiter typically will NOT recommend a candidate for interview for several positions at a time, whereas a contingency recruiter will. Retained recruiters normally work at executive level exclusively, while in general contingency recruiters also work extensively with more junior level candidates.

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A Valuable and Free Online Job Resource

You may not be aware that The Ladders offers a series of free webinars annually that feature the latest in online recruiting, job search best practices, and contemporary perspectives on recruiting by top recruiting experts.

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Is Age Discrimination a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?

I agree with Mr. Challenger, and believe that drastic measures used by some to disguise age in executive resumes is counterproductive. Is age discrimination in executive employment real? To a certain extent, but assuredly not at the level imagined by some executives.

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