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Build your executive career brand and online presence by using LinkedIn as a springboard

Business development, whether for your business or your career, requires some degree of online branding. But it doesn’t need to be difficult.

The Board CV for CEOs

If you are a CEO positioning yourself for a board seat with the S&P, the Fortune 1000s, and large-cap companies, there are key perspectives you will need to consider for your board CV.

Asking for career help: How to ask the Chairman of the Board for his advice [script].

Do you struggle to ask senior-level business people for career help? Do you feel shy at the thought of asking someone you don’t know for advice? Here is a simple plan that you can customize for your own style that won’t leave you feeling exposed.

Start the new year right: How to ask for a promotion [script].

January is always a good time to start something new and no better time to re-energize your career inside your own company.

Cover Letter Help for Busy Executives

How to create a simple cover letter to a CEO or Chair of the Board without an internal introduction.

Earn $250K+ annually as an independent director [BOD]

The hidden job market is full of conventional and non-conventional opportunities to earn an income and make a meaningful impact on society. The focus of this article is targeting an independent (non-executive) director position on a corporate board of directors using the hidden job market.

Linked In job search: 4 easy ways to get hired using your Linked In profile.

The hidden job market refers to 80% to 95% of job and business opportunities that are never advertised and Linked In is a tool that you can use to leverage it. Here’s how.

3 steps to a LinkedIn profile headline that will jazz recruiters

Are you currently in career transition? I cringe when I see LinkedIn headlines that say: “Looking for opportunities” because this doesn’t give the recruiter, hiring manager, or CEO any information about the opportunity you are looking for.

Your executive value proposition and how to influence key decision-makers

Uncovering your unique value proposition for your résumé will position you ahead of your competition and open doors to decision-makers. A value proposition is a unique promise of value that you will offer your new employer.

Feeling rejected? Three reasons you’re losing the job offer.

Over the years, I’ve heard executive clients proclaim that they are skilled at job interviews, negotiations, and interpersonal skills. Here is what I hear: “People love me.” “I do well.” “I’ve never had a problem.” . . . And then, after a series of senior-level job interviews, there are zero offers on the table. These […]

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