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Where Will You Find Your Next Job?

Where Will You Find Your Next Job?

Those on the employment market will find the following statistics informative.…

View All PostsLaurie SmithOctober 25, 2011Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes

Executive Bios: A Nice Ego Booster, but What Are They Really Good For?

Executive Bios: A Nice Ego Booster, but What Are They Really Good For?

I write executive bios for the majority of my clients nowadays, and occasionally run into…

View All PostsLaurie SmithSeptember 23, 2011Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes

Addressing Your Cover Letters: Do You Come Across as 19th Century?

Addressing Your Cover Letters: Do You Come Across as 19th Century?

There are so many mistakes and “no-no’s” on executive resumes that a Top 5…

View All PostsLaurie SmithJuly 27, 2011Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes

Leveraging LinkedIn Without Current Employer Repercussions

Leveraging LinkedIn Without Current Employer Repercussions

Optimization of your LinkedIn Profile is a step I recommend that all of my executive resume clients…

View All PostsLaurie SmithMay 27, 2011Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes

A Dynamite Resume Gets You in the Door: The Interview Wins the Job

A Dynamite Resume Gets You in the Door: The Interview Wins the Job

There are so many mistakes and “no-no’s” on executive resumes that a Top 5…

View All PostsLaurie SmithApril 8, 2011Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes

Four Key Techniques to Maximize Your Networking Results

Four Key Techniques to Maximize Your Networking Results

While everyone seems to acknowledge networking’s importance in today’s job search, there seems…

View All PostsLaurie SmithMarch 11, 2011Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes

A Little Good Job Market News for a Change

A Little Good Job Market News for a Change

I just received an update from Indeed.com on current employment trends by industry…

View All PostsLaurie SmithMarch 4, 2011Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes

Send Your Job Interview Answers BEFORE the Interview – Emerging Trend or Gimmick?

Send Your Job Interview Answers BEFORE the Interview – Emerging Trend or Gimmick?

Among the many requests I receive to review job search related products is one for “Audio Job Interview”…

View All PostsLaurie SmithFebruary 7, 2011Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes

Is Your Job Search Approach Dated?

Is Your Job Search Approach Dated?

This article I ran across at CareerBuilder today makes some excellent…

View All PostsLaurie SmithJanuary 13, 2011Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes

Brand “You”: Critical to Career Management

There has been endless discussion it seems in the last several years…

View All PostsLaurie SmithJanuary 5, 2011Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes