Executive Resumes & Career Transition Strategies

How to Get a Recruiter to Open Your Email (and Your Executive Resume)

How to Get a Recruiter to Open Your Email (and Your Executive Resume)

You’ve put together a dynamite executive resume and are ready to dispatch it to a recruiter…

View All PostsMaurice NovembreDecember 22, 2015Career Advice, Executive Job Search, Job Change, Email Etiquette, Cover and Thank You Letters

Avoiding Discrimination Based on Your Executive Resume

Avoiding Discrimination Based on Your Executive Resume

From the PeopleFlo blog, written by an executive recruiter, there are numerous ways…

View All Posts, Age Factor & Ageism, Career Management, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Job SearchLaurie SmithNovember 30, 2015Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes

What NOT to Include on Your Executive Resume

What NOT to Include on Your Executive Resume

Alison Doyle writes some very insightful and savvy articles about different aspects of job…

View All Posts, Age Factor & Ageism, Executive Resume Writing, Career ManagementLaurie SmithNovember 24, 2015Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes

Cities with the Worst Job Prospects if You’re Over 55

Cities with the Worst Job Prospects if You’re Over 55

The Atlantic online magazine recently published a list of the ten cities with the highest…

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Job Market Trends, Age Factor & AgeismLaurie SmithOctober 8, 2015Executive Job Search, Job Change, Career Management

Increase Your Career Visibility Through LinkedIn Status Updates

Increase Your Career Visibility Through LinkedIn Status Updates

There are various ways you can increase your visibility to the industry and recruiters on…

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Networking, Online Identity, Online Job Search, LinkedInLaurie SmithSeptember 29, 2015Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Linkedin, Online Networking

The Stealth Executive Job Hunt

You’ve decided it’s time to move on. You’ve polished your executive resume and…

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Networking, Online Identity, Online Job Search, LinkedInLaurie SmithSeptember 11, 2015Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resumes, Executive Networking, Job Change, Linkedin, Online Networking

Know When to Quit Negotiating on the Job Offer!

Know When to Quit Negotiating on the Job Offer!

Your fantastic executive resume and well-honed interviewing skills have landed…

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Job Change Etiquette, Salary Trends & StrategyLaurie SmithSeptember 4, 2015Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Job Change, Salary Negotiation

Landed that Phone Interview? Here’s What to Do Before, During, and After

Landed that Phone Interview? Here’s What to Do Before, During, and After

All that hard work you did in preparing your executive resume and identifying companies…

View All Posts, Executive Job Search, Interviewing, Job Change Etiquette, Recruiters and HRLaurie SmithJuly 28, 2015Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Job Interviewing, Job Change, Interviewing Etiquette

Hearing Nothing But Crickets on Job Interview Call Backs? You’re Not Alone

Hearing Nothing But Crickets on Job Interview Call Backs? You’re Not Alone

You’re not imagining it: The time it takes to get a call back from a recruiter…

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Interviewing, Job Market Trends, Recruiters and HRLaurie SmithJune 23, 2015Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Interviewing Etiquette, Job Interviewing, Job Change

Could One Little Typo on My Executive Resume Torpedo My Chances?

Could One Little Typo on My Executive Resume Torpedo My Chances?

The answer to that question is unfortunately, “Yes,” Especially in an “employer’s…

View All Posts, Executive Resume WritingLaurie SmithJune 5, 2015Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes

Did you know the lack of an online presence makes an interview less likely?

Did you know the lack of an online presence makes an interview less likely?

I’ve been stressing the ever-growing importance of a solid, favorable online presence…

View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Networking, Job Market Trends, Online Identity, Online Job Search, LinkedIn, Recruiters and HRLaurie SmithMay 20, 2015Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resumes, Executive Networking, Job Change, Linkedin, Online Networking

Afraid you are “overqualified” for a job? Thinking of “dumbing down” your resume?

Afraid you are “overqualified” for a job? Thinking of “dumbing down” your resume?

There are wildly varying opinions on this topic, but in my opinion in some…

View All Posts, Age Factor & Ageism, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume WritingLaurie SmithMay 14, 2015Career Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes