I recently have been seeing a trend related to candidate resumes. Besides sending a resume, some candidates also send a brief Fact Sheet that describes the executive candidate's summary of experience in a very reader-friendly way. Please follow this link for a Fact Sheet example: Sample 2017 Fact Sheet Consider sending a Fact Sheet along [...]
I recently came across this excellent resume "cheat sheet" that can help executive candidates write a best version resume. Please peruse this link: Executive Resume Cheat Sheet I received this "cheat sheet" from Fatemah Mirza, (Resume Writer, Networking and Interview Coach) who works at Career Tuners.com Thank you Fatemah.
This is an ongoing series about simple and useful interview tips that work well for candidates. Collect these tips in the coming year so that it always improves your chances of obtaining the job you want. Tip #3 Use a nicely timed icebreaker to help engage with interviewers As you begin to prepare for your [...]
This is an ongoing series about simple and useful interview tips that work well for candidates. Collect these tips in the coming year so that it always improves your chances of obtaining the job you want. Tip #2 Dress one-half step above the company norm when interviewing It is important to understand the company culture [...]
This is a new and ongoing series about interview tips that work well for candidates. I will try to keep the information simple but also very useful. Collect these tips in the coming year so that it always improves your chances of obtaining the job you want. Tip #1 Always exercise before any interview I [...]
One of our goals is to get great candidates prepped to do a superb job of interviewing in front of our clients. Here is a recent email that I wrote an executive candidate before he went into a first interview with our client: "Dear Steve, We hope you do very well when you interview on [...]
In the retained executive search sector, most medium to large executive search firms will typically charge 30-33% of the candidate's first year total cash compensation. They will leave the last payment (each payment is paid in 3 equal increments spread over 60 days) for an opportunity to invoice for an "up payment" if the candidate [...]
There was a recent business lesson related to the raucous 2016 Election (and let me be clear, I am not taking sides). To be effective in whatever you do, you have to show up and see people in person. On November 14th, President Obama said about the recent election and disappointment for Democrats, "we have to compete [...]
As the owner of a retained executive search firm, I am often asked, on a consistent monthly basis, about how to go about searching for an executive position. My usual response is typically found in these 10 points, in ranked order of importance: Set an objective, metric driven goal of at least 3 face to [...]
This year it was my wife Bonnie's turn to pick the location of our vacation trip. When she selected Japan, I thought it would be an interesting place to visit and really did not think much more than that. Wow! Just back and the country inspired us for these reasons: people: on at least four occasions, [...]
