In the past couple of months, I’ve had several senior executive clients who have been offered and have rejected, outplacement services from their former employers. Heading the list of criticisms seems to be that these services are far from individually tailored...
Prepare Yourself
Article: CIOs can expect restructuring
This article is referenced in my video chat with you today. [flv]https://www.theexecutivebrand.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cio-2009.swf[/flv] Quotation from the article: Tactics your CEOs are considering and how to help CEOs tell Gartner they cannot write off...
Social Media Presentation
Just found this great presentation on personal branding your career that reinforces what I’ve been talking about — be careful what you place on social networks. Thanks to this Scott Monty’s blog Social Media, Personal Branding and Your Career View...
One in five employers view social networks
https://tinyurl.com/4tkw66 22% of employers look for “digital dirt” on prospective and existing employees across social networks as I’ve reported before on this blog as opposed to just 11% in 2006, so the trend is growing. Employers cite reasons for...
Taking it way too far
https://searchwarp.com/swa332960.htm Taking it way too far, this article provides some seriously “outside the square” thinking for interviewing job seekers. His suggestions include checking out the applicant’s wallet to see if all the cash faces the...
Communicating your value
Today’s question comes from “Peter” who writes: “I am having trouble with giving people a clear understanding of my past experience and key strengths in my updated resume”. Gayle writes: Peter you aren’t alone! I’ve been writing resumes...