Job Seekers: Differentiate Your Candidacy by Showcasing Pandemic-Era Crisis Management Skills

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As the pace of recruiting continues to quicken in the third quarter of 2021, my clients are more regularly being asked about their crisis management skills, particularly in light of the recent global pandemic. Operating in a Covid-19 environment added an additional layer of stress to the workplace ...

Landing an Executive Role at a Private Equity-Backed Company

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Many of my executive clients retain my services to prepare them for a search for their next big role in a public company. And while that is certainly one option to explore, the reality is that the higher you are in seniority, the fewer the options for those plum C-level roles. Additionally, these c...

Career Solvers 2021 Free Career Planner

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Are you happy with your job? Are you happy with your life? The end of the year is a natural time to take stock of the past year and plan for the year ahead. This career planner is designed to guide you in taking a look back at 2020 and looking ahead to 2021. Most important, it will help you identif...

Eight Ways to Keep Your Job Search Moving Forward in a World That Feels Like it is Standing Still

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We are eight months into this pandemic. As a job seeker, you have mastered Zoom, updated your resume, and practiced your pitch. But it’s certainly not business as usual and unusual times call for different ways of doing things and a whole lot of creativity. In today’s climate, you don’t have ...

How to Keep Track of Your Network During a Job Search

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As a career coach I’ve noticed that my clients often have trouble keeping track of their networking activities or remaining accountable for their search. In an effort to make this process easier, I recently created a tool to accelerate a client’s networking opportunities and expedite their sear...

Five Things You Can Do During the Pandemic to Accelerate Your Job Search

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These are not normal times. And job search is no exception. Many of my clients have reported job leads that quickly dried up and budgets for new roles that vanished in the aftermath of the pandemic. While it might be more challenging to secure interviews right now, activity is still happening, and ...

How to Land Your Next Six- or Seven-Figure Job

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I'm excited to announce that I recently released a new book, Guide to Executive Search: How to Accelerate Your Search to Land Your Next Six- or Seven-Figure Job. After working with thousands of job seekers and building a practice focused on helping senior executives navigate their job search, I...

How to Persevere in Your Job Search During Times of Uncertainty

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We are certainly facing unchartered waters due to the current pandemic, and people in a job search may feel like they are navigating without a compass. The job search process is riddled with uncertainty, and our new normal is creating a level of complexity that most of us have never seen. Some job ...