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Executive Job Search? You’ll Need More Than a Resume

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Tips for Doing an Executive Job Search

 

Executive Job Search? You'll Need More Than a Resume

It might intrigue you to learn that you’ll be judged by more than just your resume during your executive job search.

A full resume is most likely not going to be the only source of information that recruiters use to decide if you are the right person to be interviewed.

Surprised? You’ll find that recruiters, company owners, Boards of Directors, and other hiring decision-makers often look at your experience through a series of interviews and investigations.  This means that your executive resume is just one part of the process. [Read more…]

Important Job Search Tactics For Older Workers

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Back To The Basics: Older Worker Job Searching Tactics

Baby boomers faced with the prospect of job searching—in some cases for the first time in years—need to employ more sophisticated tactics in an overall job searching strategy.

The days of relying strictly on a resume are long gone.  A well-written resume is still important.  However it’s only one tool in a job search strategy.  To really compete with younger job candidates, baby boomers need to update their job search tactics.  This often means incorporating social media, boosting their education and increasing networking activity for an effective job search strategy. [Read more…]