A recent Herman Trend Alert notes that referrals do still rank as the most valuable recruiting resource. However, it also notes that social networking sites have surpassed employment websites, ranking now as the #2 recruiting resource.
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Since it is accepted wisdom that most executive level jobs are found via some form of networking, this points to a major disconnect in the minds of employment seekers and the real world. Most statistics point to networking as the most lucrative source of job leads!
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Top executives will want to know the reasons why CEO’s get fired, and employ best practices for CEO and board survival. An article that discusses this question revealed a primary reason: because their relationship with their boss sours. When your relationship with the Board becomes unhealthy, you are in the danger zone.
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As an executive I am sure you wisely put substantial effort into ensuring your resume powerfully articulates your value proposition to potential employers. But do you realize how critical it is that your executive resume properly leverages the power of keywords to ensure that the document you so carefully crafted is actually seen by those potential employers?
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Typos in your executive resume could be fatal to your candidacy for a position, according to a recent survey cited in the newsletter of the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals. Here are the sobering statistics…
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Now I am not a fan of isolationism or the buy only products “Made in America” philosophy. We are increasingly a global economy, and we better all get used to it and figure out how to live in this new reality. That being said, this e-mail I received today does provide food for thought…
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It’s much harder to restore trust and good will than it is to damage it in the first place. Again, something to think about for anyone in a setting where relationships with their customers, clients, patients, viewers, users, readers, etc. are the lifeblood of their business.
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OK, so this is not strictly related to executive job search or to executive resume … In the mere span of a few minutes Fox Sports managed to leave a sour taste in the mouths of millions of viewers, erasing the benefits of millions of promotion and advertising dollars and many hours of good sports broadcasting.
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With the employment market shifting more in favor of the candidate, employee retention and quality of life are becoming primary factors in locating technology enterprises.
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“In my 16 years of headhunting, not once has an HR rep ever been the ultimate decision maker for any hiring outside of the HR department.” The bottom line in my view is the following: Where is the benefit to anyone on either side of the hiring equation—especially management and executive-level candidates—in meekly accepting the verdict of HR and quietly slinking away?
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Federal regulations regarding diversity that went into effect this Spring… The new rules allow a company to search the job boards for recent qualified applicants, which in many cases means they will not look at your resume if it has not been updated in the past 2 or 3 weeks!
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The World Privacy Forum acknowledges that while it is important to circulate your executive resume when looking for work, in the information economy, “your resume has ‘street value.'” They recommend taking measures to protect your privacy while using online resources in your employment search.
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