Posts Tagged: finding a management job
Preparing for Life After Work
In today’s super competitive business arena, even those who are considered giants of their industry are no longer considered to be in a safe position – and sometimes are even the first to be relieved of duty. For many senior executives, the time when they will be eased out the door is approaching – and Read more »
Why It’s Imperative to Build a Professional Network on LinkedIn
Have you put your profile on the professional networking site LinkedIn? That is, did you put up your name, a few of your past employers/positions, asked to link with a few former and current co-workers and then left it at that? If so, you haven’t really used its power. Here’s a short primer on the Read more »
The Importance of Updating Your Resume, Even if You’re Not Looking for Work
Let’s say you currently have a terrific job, with great pay, with a wonderful boss and fun coworkers. You’re not looking for work and you don’t plan to in the foreseeable future. So the idea of keeping your resume updated hasn’t occurred to you in a long while — since you started at this wonderful Read more »
Some Questions You Should Ask During Your Job Interview
So you’ve landed an interview. Congratulations! Now you need to prepare for it, and prepare well. If you researched the company some as you were writing your cover letter and resume (you did didn’t you, so that you could reference your knowledge of the company in your cover letter?), you now need to really dig Read more »
Getting Noticed by Upper Management and Your Company’s CEO
If you’re a go-getter at work — and in today’s uber-competitive economy you’d better be or you could find yourself a go-goner from work — you’ll undoubtedly want to move up within the organization. A great way to do this is to establish a good relationship with your company’s CEO. That’s right, the Big Guy Read more »
Are You Too Qualified for the Job?
As funny as it sounds, being too qualified for a job can sometimes go against you. When interviewers say you are “overqualified,” here’s what they are concerned about: You’ll be bored in this position. You won’t be satisfied with the salary they’re offering. You’ll leave as soon as you get a better opportunity. They’ll have Read more »