Four Things You Can Do Today to Keep Your Career On Track
Recently, I was contacted by a prospective client who had been unexpectedly downsized from his job. He hadn’t looked for work or networked in 20 years. His resume and LinkedIn profile hadn’t been updated for some time and his performance reviews and other career documents were on company computers he could no longer access. Needless to […]
How to Advance Your Executive Career on LinkedIn
As a busy executive, you may have created a LinkedIn Profile, filled in a few sections, and then set it aside. If you’ve mostly neglected LinkedIn until you’re in the midst of a job search, you’re hardly alone. However, most recruiters and employers are regularly combing LinkedIn for top talent. You could be missing out […]
How to Keep Age Out of the Equation During a Job Search
Depending upon your age, you may have encountered ageism during a job search. It may not be legal, but it is real. That’s why we suggest to our clients who are in their 40s and 50s to update their resumes to make them look more modern, especially if they haven’t been updated recently. While there’s […]
How To Reinforce Your Personal Brand on LinkedIn
Chances are that you already have a LinkedIn profile. That is a great start. However, how do you make the most out of LinkedIn so that you are reinforcing your brand and expanding your opportunities if you are on LinkedIn to find a new job? According to the LinkedIn official website, they currently have 675+ million […]
How to Keep Your Resume Out of the ATS Black Hole
I have been a paid Moderator for LinkedIn’s Premium Career Group since 2012. It’s a great community where people can ask burning job search questions and experts like myself reply. One of the topics I frequently deal with the Applicant Tracking System and how job seekers can create resumes that will work with the ATS […]