If you are ready to job search with a FANTASTIC executive resume, you have to strategize beyond functions, skills, and accomplishments. Yes, beyond achievements, because at the executive level EVERY candidate is competent and successful. As a leader, you are not hired as a ‘cog in the wheel’ but to re-invent, fix, or upgrade the machine! […]
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16 QUESTIONS YOUR EXECUTIVE RESUME MUST ANSWER
16 QUESTIONS YOUR EXECUTIVE RESUME MUST ANSWER Getting ready to write your executive resume requires some deep analytical thinking. Take your time and plan before you write your executive resume. The more you focus your executive resume, the better responses you will receive. When it has been done right, a convincing executive resume close to […]
The Power of Authenticity in Your Executive Resume
Who are you as a leader? What is at the core of your executive DNA? The answer to this question is crucial because it will serve as a brand development compass. Don’t try to be anyone else or to ‘guestimate’ what employers might want to hear. Instead, let’s uncover the value your authentic brand […]
Hidden Marketing Strategies for a Winning Executive Resume
Take an honest look at your resume. Go ahead…I’ll wait. Now, tell me, what did you feel? Are you proud of this dossier? Did you discover that your best triumphs jump off the page and grab you? Does it highlight your best accomplishments, paying homage to your legacy? Has it outlined the steps of […]
Major Mistakes Executives are Making on LinkedIn
How can you quickly spruce up your LinkedIn profile with easy steps that will level up your online personal brand? Here are major mistakes executives are making on LinkedIn and how you can avoid the same pitfalls. For more career advice on how to job search and promote your candidacy on LinkedIn, read this […]
Mining For Your Executive Brand
What has cemented the doom of many job seekers, including executives, is their inability to wrap their minds around the idea of marketing themselves with a unique identity as if they were a product. As a ‘product,’ you must clearly articulate your executive brand, unique value proposition (UVP), and promise a return on investment (ROI). Yet, […]
Global Executive Resume Keywords
Is your executive resume projecting the global mindset of an enterprising multinational leader? In today’s global business environment, the candidate that will rise to the top of the resume pile has presented an executive resume that promotes crucial international competencies. These essential skills will help employers see you leading in a complex, dynamic, and fluid […]
Resume Branding Works!
Brand Your Resume with Distinction and Soar Your personal brand is your image, reputation, and distinction. A branded resume is a dossier that is unmistakably marked with superiority and distinction from start to finish. When your personal brand is knitted into a cohesive message and woven throughout your resume, it summarizes your (UVP) unique value proposition […]
Executive Job Search: Mindset is Everythig
So, begin to take notice, write down all the reasons why you believe your job search is not fruitful, what your weaknesses are, why you think you are NOT the best candidate and then eradicate that thinking. Replace it with positive self-talk and substantiate it with achievements. Ironically, exploring your negative dialogue and reversing it, can lead you to your UVP (unique value proposition).