There is often nothing more frustrating than spending many hours each day searching for a job only to find that your hard work doesn’t seem to be paying off. Of course, most people are aware that job searches (and particularly executive job searches) take some time, but sometimes, you just want things to move a bit faster. While you can’t do anything to guarantee a dream job interview tomorrow, you can certainly take a look at your approach to make sure that you’re doing everything you can to appear a viable, effective candidate. If you find that your executive job search is beginning to stall, keep it going with a few of these tips. Make Some Unique Adjustments to Your Resume If your traditional resume isn’t pulling in the attention you want, you may have the wave the red flag at the bull. In other words, you may have to say some things that may get a recruiter or employer’s attention. For online applications, this can mean using a more attention-getting title. Instead of just [...]

It’s easier said than done to create a great resume when you’re under pressure to get it done. This is especially the case if you’ve had a long and complex career, and you’re unsure where your resume’s focus should be. But, of course, ultimately there’s no excuse for having a subpar executive resume. Here are a few tips to help you improve your executive resume, and to help you focus that all-important job search document.   Define a Clear Target One of the first things you want to do when organizing your executive resume is to define a clear target. You should know the mission of the company you’re applying with, as well as what would be expected of you in the position you want. This helps you prove that you’re the perfect person for the position.   Make Sure to Brand Yourself At this point, you should be known for contributing something to your field. Regardless of whether you work in heavy industry, communications, manufacturing, etc, you should be famous in your field for [...]

When you’ve reached the executive level, you’ve probably had a career full of successful accomplishments. However, it’s not uncommon for your massive list to not translate well on the resume, leaving it too short. As an executive, you want to make sure that your resume fully represents what you’ve managed to accomplish over the years. So if yours isn’t long enough, here are some tips to help you stretch it out.   Tell Your Story One way that you can stretch out your mini executive resume is to tell a story. While many resumes are typically thought of as dry documents (and cover letters are meant for storytelling), there are ways to sneak a story into yours. This is especially true for executive resumes for the same rules don’t apply as for career levels. There are a number of ways to tell your story, including defining who you are and what you want to accomplish in your executive profile, which replaces the objective/summary of qualifications. Keep your stories to only a few sentences, and make [...]