Job Search Strategies

No matter where you are in your career or job search, these statistics are worth your attention. In previous years, we’ve seen job industries increase and decline. The length of periods of unemployment between jobs is also on the rise. So, what industries are looking for and hiring employees? Health Care Given the aging baby […]

Executives in job search are generally good evaluators of job offers extended by potential employers. However, sometimes reasoning and decisions can become clouded by prolonged unemployment, financial crisis, or other stressors that become important when in job search mode. Charles Purdy, Monster Senior Editor, recently posted an article “Seven Employer Danger Signs: When to Turn

Are you doing the same things in your job search today that you did five or 10 years ago and expecting the same results? Have you ever audited your career and job search strategies to determine what’s working, and what’s not? If not, this would be a good time to start. What may have worked

According to Harvey Mackay, author of “Swim With the Sharks” and “Fired Up!”, “If you’re under 30, the likelihood you’ll be fired in the next 20 years is 90%.” If you are an executive over 30 you have possibly already experienced being fired at least once. So the question here is, how do you explain

Capturing the attention of a recruiter with your cover letter is challenging to say the least. It is common knowledge that cover letters need to be customized for each position. But what details do recruiters really want to read in a cover letter? What format do they like best? Customize A cover letter should indicate

Contrary to Johnny Paycheck’s song “You can take this job and shove it,” many executives want to keep their current job. Even if a great opportunity comes along in the future, an executive looks much more attractive to a prospective employer if he/she is currently employed. 4 power tips: Power of positive thinking.  Henry Ford

It’s the time of year when people are focused on the holidays and not so much on finding a job or changing careers unless forced to by December layoffs. So you think it won’t hurt to take the month off from job searching. Wrong! The holidays are one of the best times of the year

As an executive, you may have experienced many changes in the job market over the years. Predictions have been formulating for some time now about big changes in careers and the traditional workforce.  The experts forecast an exponential growth in the number of self-employed, independent service firms, solopreneuers, and temporary workers by 2020 with 40% or

This topic is quite timely since it is the fall season and pumpkins decorate the grocery stores, and flourish in roadside stands and fields across the country. I’m betting your first question is “How does the pumpkin principle apply to executive job search?” or better yet, “What is the pumpkin principle?” It is really quite

Wikipedia describes competitive intelligence as the action of defining, gathering, analyzing, and distributing intelligence about products, customers, competitors and any aspect of the environment needed to support executives and managers in making strategic decisions for an organization. How does this relate to an executive in job search? Your competitive intelligence is where you demonstrate to potential employers