Don’t Let the Background Check be a Stumbling Block to Your Next Job

Even some of the most successful executives may have one or more mistakes…

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, InterviewingLaurie SmithFebruary 24, 2015Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes

Executive Salary Negotiation: When It’s Time to “Show Me the Money”

You might think that the salary requirements question would be an easy one…

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Interviewing, Salary Trends & StrategyLaurie SmithFebruary 11, 2015Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes, Interviewing Etiquette, Job Interviewing

What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate: Job Seekers and Recruiters

Social media guru Joshua Waldman featured a great infographic on his blog today…

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Interviewing, Job Change Etiquette, Job Market Trends, Recruiters and HRLaurie SmithOctober 30, 2014Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes

A Few Quick Tips on Working with Recruiters

Have you begun polishing up your executive resume with your sights set…

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Interviewing, Job Change Etiquette, Recruiters and HRLaurie SmithOctober 24, 2014Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes, Interviewing Etiquette, Job Interviewing

First Interviewee/Last Interviewee – Who Has the Advantage?

In a job market where it can be hard to keep a positive attitude…

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Interviewing, Job Market TrendsLaurie SmithJanuary 27, 2010Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Job Interviewing

Costly Executive Job Search Mistakes

A survey conducted recently for The Ladders job site of 500 executive…

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Interviewing, Recruiters and HRLaurie SmithAugust 31, 2009Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes

Do Your Homework Before that Executive Job Interview!

The bottom line is that it is so easy nowadays to find a wealth of information about a company you are considering or one that you are scheduled to interview with that there is just no good excuse not to do so! Shame on the candidate who shows up at the interview without substantial knowledge about the company whose representative is sitting on the other side of the desk!

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Interviewing, Job Change EtiquetteLaurie SmithAugust 24, 2009Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Interviewing Etiquette, Job Interviewing

Executive Job Interview Landmines

One that is particularly disastrous for any executive candidate is inadequate knowledge of the prospective employer’s history, mission, business practices, and industry challenges.

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, InterviewingLaurie SmithJuly 23, 2009Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Job Interviewing, Interviewing Etiquette

Video Resumes Not a Great Idea – Part Deux

When this question was recently asked on LinkedIn, the response was unanimous. Recruiters and HR respondents without exception replied with answers that could be summarized as “no way in Web 2.0 h**ell!”

View All Posts, Age Factor & Ageism, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Interviewing, Job Market TrendsLaurie SmithMay 19, 2009Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes

24-Hour Job Search Advice: JobRadio.fm

JobRadio.fm is an Internet-based radio station devoted exclusively to job search and career-related topics…

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Interviewing, Job Change EtiquetteLaurie SmithOctober 29, 2008Career Advice, Executive Job Search, Career Management

A New Resource for Company Research

According to Weddles, there is a new and free online resource that can be of help in researching companies during your job search. Of course, traditional resources such as Vault, Brint, and Hoover’s offer a great deal of valuable information, some of it free, but much of it fee-based. The new resource is ZoomInfo.

View All Posts, Career Management, Cover Letter Strategy, Executive Job Search, Interviewing, Job Change EtiquetteLaurie SmithMay 30, 2007Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Cover and Thank You Letters

Free Advice for Your Job Search … Interviewing, Resume Writing, etc.

I will be updating many of my posts from CareerHub in coming months and posting them here. All is not lost from the CareerHub site, either. You can still access an e-book guide to interviewing hat I contributed to here…

View All Posts, Executive Job Search, InterviewingLaurie SmithApril 12, 2007Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Job Interviewing, Interviewing Etiquette

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