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Learn how to network your way into a higher-level position.
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This guide includes:
Learn how to network your way into a higher-level position.
Get a head start on your job competitors and start fostering your network now! Grab the guide and get started today.
This guide includes:
- Ways to identify decision makers
- Reasons why networking is critical in an executive job search
- Networking letter samples
Each week job seekers reach out to me on LinkedIn with a connection request. Savvy job seekers include a note summarizing how they found me or what posts of mine ...
Job seekers, are you feeling frustrated because you are missing a key skill for the job of your dreams? Instead of focusing on the skill you don't have, focus on ...
Some employers claim not to read cover letters; others say they do. With this in mind, should you include a cover letter with job applications? I say: why risk it! ...
There is no “rule” that a resume should be a specific page length. Length alone does not determine resume effectiveness. Yet, page length rumors persist. Job seekers are being misled ...
I recently chatted with a hiring manager who was recruiting 60 staff for a brand new store (part-time to management). Naturally very curious, I asked the hiring manager to share ...
My resume writing and job search strategy awards: 1. Award of Excellence, Outstanding Executive Resume - CPC: 2024 2. Award of Excellence, Outstanding Executive Resume, Honourable Mention - CPC: 2020 ...
It's amazing the amount of job seekers who regurgitate job descriptions in their resumes. Copious amounts of job tasks in resumes can hurt a search. Why? Because employers aren't interested ...
If I had a dollar for every job seeker who has told me, “I don’t have anything special to add to my resume. I don't have any results to share.” ...
One of my executive resume clients asked me to include their photo on their resume. My initial reaction? Not a good idea. My reason? In North America, it is not ...
I get it, you need a job or want a role beyond your reach. All that is standing in your way is a requirement or two that you don’t have. ...
Job seekers often use a ‘spray and pray’ approach when job searching. They troll online job boards, upload their general resume to a whack of semi-qualified positions, and sit by ...
Career Impressions recently concluded 100 Days of Resume Tips across social media, with the hashtag #100ResumeTips. The content was primarily shared on Career Impressions’ LinkedIn business page – with ...