Author RSSDesign an Ideal Job by Identifying Your Must-Have Benefits
I first came across the list below and used it as part of a tip about salary negotiation ("33 things to think about when negotiating your executive compensation"). It can also be looked at in another way. These things are essentially a laundry list of the...
4 Basics Steps That Cement the Foundation of Your Resume's Success
In times of greater competition for jobs - no matter what level of the workforce we're talking about - you need to raise your resume game. And that's true whether you're submitting resumes by hand (some people still do!), by email, or through a resume dis...
Improve Your Salary Negotiation Skills With These 3 Must-Dos
If it weren't for the whole "copyright violation" thing, I'd reprint a certain article in its entirety on my blog. It's called "The Salary Game," by Donald Asher, and I love, love, LOVE it. It made me laugh out loud, and it reminded me strongly of the abs...
3 Steps to Making the Informational Interview Work for You
In talking about interviews, we have to widen the net to include a couple of other topics. These days, the interview process often includes behavioral and skills testing, and people who talk about interviews often focus on the on-the-nose issue of the job...
3 Simple Questions to Help You Find Your Ideal Work-Life Balance
Work-life balance is a tricky thing to opine upon. In the abstract, it's kind of meaningless. It's not like you can say, "1.5 hours of work is the equivalent of 2.2 hours of conscious life (removing sleep from the equation), and I'm at work for 9.5 hours ...
The Three Worst Things You Can Do With Networking Events
I'm sharing this little tidbit because I can always use the occasional reminder, and I bet many of you can, too. Even if you aren't thinking about switching jobs right now, aren't writing and re-writing your resume, are perfectly happy with your executive...
Get More Done by Breaking Your Workaholic Habits
Yes, yes, all work and no play makes Jack and Jill a dull boy and girl. I'm not telling you anything you haven't heard before - but the four most dangerous words in the English language are, "I already know that."
That kind of know-it-all response is c...
3 Reasons to Make Continuing Education an Executive Career Priority
When you reach a certain level in your executive career, you start to ... well, coast a bit sometimes. Be honest, now. Have you decided - actively or not - that you already know enough, and don't need to continue improving your skill set?
Call it a fee...
The Best-Laid Plans of Your Executive Career Search
I'm writing this while thinking about how we all start the year off with the best of intentions. The resolutions, the promises, the goals we set for ourselves.
If the word on the street is to be believed, very few people follow through on these commitm...
You're Saying One Thing, but Your Body's Saying Another in Your Executive Interview...
Whether you've gone on dozens of interviews yourself, or conducted dozens more, it's always worth a little time brushing up on your interview skills - especially the ones that most people aren't even trying to control, despite how helpful (or damaging) th...
Salary Research Makes Your Executive Job Search More Profitable
How about that Robert Wright? He got more than $15.6 million in compensation from General Electric in 2006, including $520,291 in above-market earnings on an employee salary deferral plan.
But if you're thinking about a job change - regardless of wheth...
What to Do Before You Walk Into the Executive Interview Room
Each year, millions of people go job hunting in an effort to find better and higher-paying jobs. And each year, millions of people fail to land those jobs.
Only a select few ever get the job of their dreams - the rest are stuck in their same-old, same-...
Fun With Resumes and Executive Job Searches
Job hunting? Fun? Surely you're joking.
Someone recently described job hunting to me as a "grueling and decidedly unpleasant activity. After all, what could be more tiring than going from one place to another and peddling yourself?"
It's hard to arg...
Get Happy, Get Educated, Get Your Resume in Order
Someone told me recently that studies show our occupations play a major role in the overall quality of our lives.
In other words, the job you hold more or less determines just how happy you'll be.
It seems like common sense. After all, if you're in ...
Career Education Doesn't Stop at the Executive Offices
When some people reach a certain level in your executive career, they start to ... well, coast a bit sometimes.
Are you one of them? Be honest, now. Have you decided - actively or not - that you already know enough, and don't need to continue improving...