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Running a Secret Executive Job Search
“I’m afraid if I post my resume online, my current employer will find it.” “The position sounds like a perfect fit, but I can’t risk submitting my resume.” “What if word gets back to my employer that I have been looking for another job?” “I found a blind ad that describes exactly the position
Secrets to Success in Your Career: Get Moving and Do It NOW!
Are you happy with your job? Do you have the tools that you need to be successful? Are you prospering in your career – or do you feel held back? There is one key to success in any profession or career – that key is YOU! Let’s begin with a paramount truth: You are responsible
Avoid These Job Hunting Mistakes
Job Hunting is a difficult, stressful experience for anyone. Unsurprisingly, many people approach job hunting incorrectly and end up with an unsatisfactory job, or no job at all. Here are some key mistakes to avoid when looking for a job. Waiting for something good to happen. While it is not unheard of for a job
You, Inc.: Creating Integrated Career Positioning Messages
Navigating the unpredictable economic winds and stormy job search seas, today’s executive and professional career explorer must don the appropriate foul weather gear, plot out a meticulous course, shore up his resources and set sail for what may be a longer-than-expected journey. While charting a course and preparing with all of the necessary equipment are
4 Key Strategies To Attract Executive Search Firms
There are a wide range of strategies that a person can deploy in order to attract executive search firms, too many to mention in fact! Well, it’s always good to start from somewhere, isn’t it? It can be hard at times to attract the attention of executive search firms, but even if you know a
Use Technology in Your Job Search
Like many other things in life, your job search has been impacted by the advance of technology. Embracing these changes can greatly enhance and accelerate your ability to find your next employer. Fight against it, and you’ll quickly find that your competition has quickly outpaced and outmaneuvered you. In today’s job market, you need to
How to Create a Job Search Elevator Pitch
You may have come across the term ‘elevator pitch’ recently during your job search. Basically, this term refers to the brief sixty-second speech that people use to describe the product or service they offer to others. And while this speech may not be part of your regular discourse, it must be delivered in a very
How to Use LinkedIn for Your Job Search
Networking remains the number one way to find a job. That is why social networking on the internet has become such a popular tool for job searching. Social Networking allows you to meet and communicate with many different professionals and contacts within the teaching profession. And great tools such as LinkedIn allow you to expand
3 Ways Twitter Can Enhance Your Executive Job Search
A whole new world of job search is open to candidates through social media and is booming like never before. It’s already been established just how beneficial this medium can be for individuals conducting professional job searches, especially when LinkedIn is a priority. Twitter has also been deemed a useful tool for job seeking,
Job Hunting on the Sly – Finding a Way Out of That Dead-End Job
Despite what you tell your colleagues, you’ve looked online for work while at work. It doesn’t matter if you say it’s only happened during your lunch break, sure thing, or you admit to taking an entire morning to peruse the job market. Everyone has killed some time looking for that dream job, while your current
