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February 13, 2018
Three important lessons from LinkedIn’s Executive Playbook…
…and what you need to know as part of any successful executive job search strategy.
On this week’s ‘Executive Edge’ online group-coaching call I reviewed LinkedIn’s recent publication: 10 STEPS FOR LEADING IN THE DIGITAL AGE, which they also describe as the Executive Playbook.
In recent years LinkedIn has changed the executive job search landscape. In the past employers were reliant on executive job boards or executive search firms to source talent, but now they have the world’s best recruitm...
Three lessons from LinkedIn’s Executive Playbook…
…and what you need to know as part of any successful executive job search strategy.
On this week’s ‘Executive Edge’ online group-coaching call I reviewed LinkedIn’s recent publication: 10 STEPS FOR LEADING IN THE DIGITAL AGE, which they also describe as the Executive Playbook.
In recent years LinkedIn has changed the executive job search landscape. In the past employers were reliant on executive job boards or executive search firms to source talent, but now they have the world’s best recruitm...
February 7, 2018
Shopping for a new executive position?
I was coaching a private client this week and used the following analogy to explain the different ways it’s possible to approach the executive job market to find a new position.
Being in the market for a new executive position is in many respects similar to shopping. In the retail environment we’re on the lookout for what we want and the search takes place in both the physical and online world. For some, shopping is an enjoyable experience, but for many it’s something they’d rather avoid, esp...
January 30, 2018
'Crowd mentality' and executive job search.
If you’re active in the executive job market or about to enter it, you need a strategy to find success.
For many the executive job market is an unfamiliar place where it’s easy to feel lost and not in control. It’s a place people visit on an irregular basis; after all why would you be active in the executive job market if you’re not looking for a new executive position? [On this point, my advice is that you should always maintain a position, which includes a strong personal brand, but this is...
‘Crowd mentality’ and executive job search.
If you’re active in the executive job market or about to enter it, you need a strategy to find success.
For many the executive job market is an unfamiliar place where it’s easy to feel lost and not in control. It’s a place people visit on an irregular basis; after all why would you be active in the executive job market if you’re not looking for a new executive position? [On this point, my advice is that you should always maintain a position, which includes a strong personal brand, but this is...
January 23, 2018
Can you really change career?
One of the questions I’m asked on a regular basis is if it’s really possible to change career?
Wherever you’ve got to in your career to date and whatever you propose to do next, consideration of whether you’re on the right trajectory and what else you could be doing may have crossed your mind.
If it has, you’re not alone, and in this blog post I’ll explain why career change is absolutely possible. Specifically, I’ll answer the question, which landed in my LinkedIn inbox last week.
‘I have fou...
January 18, 2018
In the Executive Job Market does your experience really count?
When attention turns to the executive job market, and what it takes to stand out and get hired, thoughts often turn to skills and experience.
The range and depth of skills and experience after all are a key determinant of what it takes to find a new executive position, but in reality, is this really the case?
As a former professional recruiter I’ve interviewed thousands of candidates and represented the recruitment wishes of organisations from large global entities to small owner-managed busi...
January 9, 2018
The Yin and Yang of Executive Job Search.
In Chinese philosophy Yin / Yang describes how seemingly opposing or contrary forces may in fact be connected and related to one another – or another way to put it – they are two halves that together complete the whole.
While Yin / Yang may be unfamiliar to you we experience this philosophy in every day life. For example, day / night, male / female and hot / cold. Essentially different sides of the same coin that rely on each other and exist in equilibrium. In the executive job market it’s ex...
December 31, 2017
The time of year to REFLECT and SELECT!
As another year ends it’s a time when we naturally think about the last 12 months and to a greater extent what the next year will bring. It’s a time to REFLECT and SELECT!
It’s the time when many people make New Year’s resolutions. It’s a time-sensitive opportunity to stop or start something to improve our health, personal or professional lives.
This morning I visited the gym and was surprised to see how quiet it was. From tomorrow (1 January) or more likely the following day, once the after...
December 5, 2017
Take the FREE Executive Job Search Assessment…
If you’re active in the executive job market or about to enter it, one thing is certain – you need a strategy to find success.
But how does your strategy compare to what others are doing and will it hold up in the face of rejection and stand the test of time?
To help answer this question I’ve put together this Free Executive Job Search Assessment. There are 10 questions in total and it will take less than two minutes to complete. Please answer the questions as honestly as possible to get an a...
