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.
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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.
Continue readingLinked 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.
Continue reading3 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.
Continue readingYour 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.
Continue readingFeeling 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 […]
Continue reading5 powerful ways to gain the edge inside your company [template + scripts]
Last week I delivered a presentation to 75 electricity professionals at a large electric utility conference in a neighbouring province. These professionals are highly trained experts. They know about very complex and sophisticated things, such as protection relay testing, electromechanical and micro-processor based protective relays, circuit breakers, transformers, and switchgear. Their work is absolutely critical […]
Continue reading3 stress-free marketing tools for technology executives [scripts]
Simple tools to help you to gain confidence and attract the right decision-makers to your business or your career. As an executive career management consultant and executive resume strategist, it surprises me that over the years most of my highly successful technology executives and CTOs struggle with simple marketing communications with their own professional networks. […]
Continue readingResilience at Work
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill In a recent trip to New York City, I met a guy in a restaurant on the Upper East Side who works as a day trader. It immediately occurred to me how little I know about this profession and how one […]
Continue readingInside the minds of CEOs [Survey]
I recently surveyed senior executives in the energy industry in Canada and the United States and uncovered a surprising trend. Succession and career planning are not typically identified as strategic imperatives, in spite of our knowledge of the contrary. Most executives I spoke with claimed that there was a clear lack of career development planning […]
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