What Should I Bring to the Executive-Level Job Interview?

What do I bring to the interview? The last thing you want to do is be flailing around the morning of the interview, tossing things into your handbag or briefcase. You’ll obviously want to have your executive resume with you…

View All Posts, Executive Job Search, Interviewing, Job Change EtiquetteLaurie SmithMarch 24, 2016Creative Keystrokes Executive Resume ServiceExecutive Job Search, Interviewing Etiquette, Job Interviewing, Professional References

What To Do Before Leaving a Job

Happy or not in the position you are leaving, it is extremely important not to burn bridges and to leave a good taste in the mouth of your previous employer. It can pay big dividends later.

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Job Change Etiquette, Career Branding, General InterestLaurie SmithMarch 11, 2016Creative Keystrokes Executive Resume ServiceCareer Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Job Change, Career Brand

Know When to Quit Negotiating on the Job Offer!

Your fantastic executive resume and well-honed interviewing skills have landed…

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Job Change Etiquette, Salary Trends & StrategyLaurie SmithSeptember 4, 2015Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Job Change, Salary Negotiation

Landed that Phone Interview? Here’s What to Do Before, During, and After

All that hard work you did in preparing your executive resume and identifying companies…

View All Posts, Executive Job Search, Interviewing, Job Change Etiquette, Recruiters and HRLaurie SmithJuly 28, 2015Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Job Interviewing, Job Change, Interviewing Etiquette

Pitfalls of Copying Content from Online Executive Resume Samples

The Internet is replete with sample executive resumes and format examples…

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Job Change EtiquetteLaurie SmithMay 1, 2015Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes

Infographic Vividly Shows Stats and Consequences of Lying on Resumes

In completing another LinkedIn strategies seminar last week, I garnered…

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Job Change Etiquette, Job Market TrendsLaurie SmithApril 9, 2015Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes

Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Executive Job Search Etiquette

A recent entry on U.S. News & World Report’s Careers Blog provides some…

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Interviewing, Job Change EtiquetteLaurie SmithMarch 11, 2015Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes, Interviewing Etiquette, Job Interviewing

Start 2015 Out Right with the Power of LinkedIn Endorsements … And Something New This Year

Everyone knows how effective product and service endorsements can be in building…

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Networking, Job Change Etiquette, Online Identity, Online Job Search, LinkedInLaurie SmithJanuary 18, 2015Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes, Linkedin, Online Networking

The Stealth Job Hunt and LinkedIn

Are you an executive on the job hunt, in stealth mode?

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Networking, Job Change Etiquette, Online Identity, Online Job Search, LinkedInLaurie SmithDecember 5, 2014Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes, Linkedin, Executive Networking, Online Networking

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

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

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