When I talk with new clients one thing I almost always hear in our first conversation is that they have been sending out countless resumes over the internet with nearly zero response from potential employers.
The internet can be a successful way to find jobs but if you do it wrong you can find yourself [...]
Archive for September, 2008
3 Powerful Tips For Using The Internet To Find Your Next
Posted in Job Search Techniques, Uncategorized, tagged executive jobs, internet job search, internet jobs, job search tips on September 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What Exactly IS the Unadvertised Job Market and WHY Should I Care? Part I
Posted in Job Search Techniques, tagged Executive Job Search, hidden job market, hidden job opportunities, unadvertised job market, unadvertised jobs on September 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Ahhhhhh….the mysterious unadvertised job market.
I dedicate this article to all those professionals out there who have heard about the hidden market but wonder why you should concern yourself with it.
This is not only a topic I love because I specialize in showing my clients how to succeed in landing a job using the [...]
Salary Negotiation Strategies: How to Ask for, and Get More Money / Part II
Posted in Job Interviews, tagged job offer tips, job offers, salary negotiation, salary negotiation tips on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Now let’s get into the nitty gritty details of how to counter a job offer.
Most professionals, when asked why they don’t counter their job offers share that they are simply afraid they will loose the opportunity.
After helping hundreds of professionals negotiate job offers I am happy to share with you I have never seen [...]
Salary Negotiation Strategies: How to Ask For, and Get More Money / Part I
Posted in Job Interviews, tagged interviewing and negotiations, negotiation tips and techniques, salary, salary increase, salary negotiations on September 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I am always surprised when I am talking to an executive in the midst of an interview…and they share with me how they approached the money topic.
Here are two very common things I hear:
“They asked me how much I needed and I said at least $250k”
“I asked them what they had in mind for [...]
What Motivates Companies to Hire You?
Posted in Job Search Techniques, tagged career management, hiring, Interviews, job search tips, what companies want on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Knowing what triggers a company’s interest and quickly motivates them to sit up and take notice of you is powerful knowledge that you can use over and over again.
Of course, each situation is different but the running themes that connect them are the same. Here are several motivators you can begin using to increase [...]
Executive Cover Letters: 3 Secrets to Cover Letters that WIN Interviews!
Posted in Resumes, tagged cover letters on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Did you know that your cover letter (in the hands of a key decision maker) determines whether or not your resume gets read at all?
Cover letters are so critically important to making the right first impression; you just can’t afford to go wrong here.
It can be tempting to want to skimp on really [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Job Search Got You Down? Take the Day Off!
Posted in Job Search Techniques, tagged job search blues, job search tips on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today so far has been one of those rare days I look up to the sky and ask “could we just start this day over again please?”
At 5 am today, I was snuggled up with my 7-month-old daughter when I felt something crawling on my neck (cringing already, anyone?).
I jumped and woke up my [...]
Salary Increases: 7 Ways to Increase Your Salary
Posted in Executive Career Management, tagged get a raise, negotiations, salary increase on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As professionals, the salary we make is so often closely associated with our sense of value and self-worth.
If you are one of the many professionals that feel overworked and underpaid, figuring out how to bridge that gap between where you are now and where you KNOW you should be can be both scary and [...]
Jobless – A Beautiful Day
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged a beautiful day, homeless, jobless on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With a stroke of the pen, a stranger transforms the afternoon for another man in this emotionally stirring short film by Alonso Alvarez.http://en.zappinternet.com/video/nilSqaMboM/HISTORIA-DE-UN-LETRERO-THE-STORY
I just had to post a link to this Short Film Winner at Cannes 2008!
(4 minutes but worth every drop of your tears)
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