Next time your job search coach/resume writer advises you go a little ‘crazy’ and, well, let’s see… trash your old, boring, safe, and mundane resume—listen to them. If they ask you to have a little trust in their expertise…you know what you must do? You get out of your comfort zone—and, yes—listen to them.
Social Media & Online Identity
You must have an online brand. Online presence is essential for executives. Learn how to build your digital foot print.
Valentine’s Day: Employer Be Mine.
On Valentine’s Day we share many heartfelt expressions with our loved ones. We tell them how wonderful they are; how much we appreciate them, that they make our lives better, that we can’t live without them and so forth. And that is wonderful! But, today it is an even more special Valentine’s Day because I […]
Favorite 2010 Career Posts and Tweets
Follow the hashtag #Favorite2010 during the month of December As we close this year of 2010, I wanted to bring you, the leading careerist of 2011, some of best that I have come across via my involvement in social media and career-related networking. There were too many great articles, tweets, and blog post to list […]
Halloween Caution: Job Seeker Horror
Yes, this is Halloween and although it is much fun to dress up in spooky costumes —It is no time to become creepy and scare your job opportunities away! So, consider yourself cautioned and do everything you can not to transform into one of these frightful of job seekers….Muahahahahaha!
Jump Start Your Executive Job Search Now!
Take a look at the following resources, develop a game plan, and then launch a stronger job search campaign. In no time, you’ll be thankful and excited about new job opportunities that seemed to have come from no where!
Add LinkedIn Power to Your Job Search Arsenal
You set up your LinkedIn and now you are waiting for someone to contact you, tell you how wonderful they think you are, and that you’re perfect for a job lead they have! (Yeah. Right.) If only it were that simple. LinkedIn is one social media tool to network online and create more opportunities. There is much more to successfully gaining a job lead online than “setting up tent” but, for now, let’s explore how you can improve your LinkedIn today!
Networking? Ugh!
Get over your networking fear and tap into the hidden job market. Strategies to help you meet new people and land a new job.
Help! I Can’t Land An Interview
What is the problem with your job search and why is it that you are not capturing interview calls. Learn of possible reasons why no one has called in for an interview. Is it your resume? Your Networking? What is it?
Treasure Hunt—Yo-ho-ho! Heat Up Your Job Search
Fun blog about treasure hunting (job hunting) this summer. Link to post by career experts, Career Collective.
Don’t Sweat The Job Search
Launching a job search campaign when you are unemployed can be worrisome. Yet, as unrealistic as this may sound when you are out of work, it really is in your best interest to launch a strategic job hunt by defining what a successful job search is to you, staying busy, and keeping a positive attitude by tracking the progress in your job search campaign– no matter how small.