LinkedIn is a valuable resource for executive job seekers on many levels: reconnecting with colleagues, building contacts, researching prospective employer companies, keeping abreast of industry trends etc. LinkedIn continues to expand its visibility and importance as a key element of a strategic job search, and feedback from our clients bears this out. However, many job […]
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As networking (in-person and online) is a vital component of the job search, it’s important to use common courtesy when reaching out to colleagues and acquaintances in both situations. In a face-to-face meeting, if you break the rules of networking etiquette – coming on too strong, telling an off-color joke, etc. – you’ll be remembered,
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As a result of the economic downturn that began in full swing in 2007-2008, many previously secure executives unexpectedly found themselves caught in wide-scale reductions-in-force, plunged without warning into a fiercely competitive job market. While the economy has righted itself to some degree since then, many companies continue to operate in “lean” mode, and so
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LinkedIn Recommendations can be a potent selling point in a LinkedIn Profile, as they provide an external endorsement from a connection who has direct knowledge of your professional attributes and achievements. Once you’ve built a solid network of past and present colleagues, write recommendations for several of your connections. (Be sure to note how you know
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Executive presence is a term used to describe the aura of leadership surrounding effective decision-makers. Executives with presence exude self confidence, and are strategic, decisive and assertive, according to a study released by the Center for Work-Life Policy, a New York think tank. In the current sluggish economy, companies struggling to recover are finding it
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Earlier this year, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution partnered with consulting group Workplace Dynamics to survey 40,000 employees of small, midsize and large Atlanta companies nominated as a Top Workplace. Employees graded the companies on six areas, including the direction of the company, execution, work conditions, career paths, management, and pay/benefits. The initial 495 nominated companies were
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Last May, LinkedIn Corp. debuted as a publicly traded company, with a market value of $10 billion; co-founder Reid Hoffman is now a billionaire. Shortly after its launch in 2003, LinkedIn had 4,500 members; eight years later it boasts 102 million members. Formerly EVP at PayPal Inc. (prior to its acquisition by Ebay in 2002),
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Executives contemplating a career transition – whether prompted by a desire to seek “greener pastures” or exiting a challenge industry impacted by the economic downturn – may shorten the search by targeting those industries expected to enjoy faster than average growth in 2010.
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According to recent articles on sites such as CIO.com, some U.S.-based companies are canceling their offshore outsourcing contracts and bringing work back home, a process called backshoring (also called “on-shoring”). Economists are saying this trend is occurring in part to the consumer backlash against offshoring, and believe it will help the U.S. and other foreign
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According to a recent study released by the Board of Directors Network (BDN), women have made little to no progress on the boards or in the executive suites of Georgia’s public companies. The Board of Directors Network is a nonprofit research and advisory organization seeking to increase the number of women in executive leadership and
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