Five Tips to Ace Your Telephone Interview!
Do you have a telephone interview coming up? If you are unsure about how to prepare then read these 5 simple and easy tips for preparing and acing your “virtual meeting!” Tip One: Focus on them It’s wise to study the company’s website and latest press releases as well as the job description prior to […]
5 Job Search Shortcuts for Busy Professionals
A job search can quickly become a time consuming and frustrating experience, without the right tools, planning and resources. Making one mistake such as using “surfing the internet” as your main medium for job hunting, can lead to countless hours of wasted time each week. Here are five simple steps you can take to save […]
A Simple, Free and Overlooked Job Search Technique
Most executives are excellent at what they do, but struggle to market their skills when it comes to finding and capitalizing on better career opportunities. You CAN be quickly respected as a powerful source of wisdom and authority in your areas of expertise to (people in) companies that don’t yet know who you are. You […]
Hate Your Job? Three Powerful Strategies to Get a Job You Love
You probably put a lot of time and energy into getting that job you hate. Think about it…you had to interview; you have probably invested a considerable amount of time and effort for who knows how long. But if you are ready to take the first steps towards a job you actually LOVE to go […]
Executive Cover Letters: 3 Secrets to Cover Letters that WIN Interviews!
Did you know that your cover letter (in the hands of a key decision maker) determines whether or not your resume gets read at all? Cover letters are so critically important to making the right first impression; you just can’t afford to go wrong here. It can be tempting to want to skimp on really […]
How to Get and Stay Motivated To Accomplish Your Job Search Goals
Let’s face it – sometimes a job search can be a tiring and depressing process! It’s one of the most challenging things we do as professionals, so it makes a lot of sense to invest in your career through gaining knowledge about how to do a “job search right”. So, what is “right”? Well it’s […]
Executive Resume Tips: Five Common Resume Mistakes
I see it too many times. Brilliant, forward thinking executives missing out on fabulous job opportunities…. just because their resume wasn’t working for them like it should! A resume is no place to cut corners on your job search…that’s like going on a first date with someone you really like without getting all cleaned up. Yikes! Here […]
Job Interview Tips: Where Do You Want To Be in Three to Five Years?
This is one of those “trick” interview questions that answered wrong, could tank your candidacy rankings. A general rule of thumb when interviewing is that you always want to answer trick questions with short answers. The reason is twofold. First, you don’t want to risk opening up a can of worms, rambling, getting nervous or […]
Job Interviewing Blunders….And How You Can Avoid Them
You worked hard to land your job interviews, and the last thing you want to do is say or do something that compromises your candidacy. Here are three big interview mistakes and three tips on what to do instead: Blunder #1 Turn down the interview in the first place Once an executive told me he […]
Is it Time For a Career Change? Three Simple Steps to Build Your Job AROUND Your Life
Is it time for you to take an honest look at your current career situation? If you are ready to take the first steps towards landing a job you really LOVE to go to each day, then here are three simple yet powerful steps you can take right now: Step #1 Define and write down […]
