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Why Your Network Isn’t Working When You Need It Most

Why Your Network Isn’t Working When You Need It Most

If your professional network isn't delivering when you need it, look at two things: are you nurturing the relationships you already have, and are you...
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Executive Marketing Edge: Edition 9

Executive Marketing in the AI Era: Being Found, Chosen, and Remembered By Lisa Rangel AI has changed how your professional reputation gets built, evaluated, and...
How To Run Your Executive Job Search Like A Marketing Campaign

How To Run Your Executive Job Search Like A Marketing Campaign

Run your executive job search around outcomes, not a list of tasks. This week, identify five people you could speak with and decide what you...
Turn Long Tenure Into Executive Job Search Leverage

Turn Tenure Into Leverage: Job Landing Secrets Of Successful 6 and 7 Figure Executives

A long run at one company can show far more than loyalty. It can show that you earned broader responsibility, led through change, and delivered...
hy executives should stop rewriting their resume for every job

Stop Rewriting Your Resume

If you are rewriting your resume from scratch for every executive job posting, stop. Build a strong, accurate resume that clearly communicates your leadership value,...
Executive discussing business impact during a senior-level job interview

What Wins Interviews Now That Titles Don’t

A senior title can still get you noticed, but the title alone will not win the interview. What matters now is proof: what changed because...
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How To Get Your Executive Resume Past AI Screeners

To get your executive resume past AI screeners, make it easy for the software to understand the role you want, the experience you bring, and...
Chameleon Resumes discussing how to fix an AI-written executive resume

How To Fix an AI-written Executive Resume

If your executive resume sounds polished but could belong to almost any VP or C-suite candidate, AI has probably taken too much control of the...
Executive discussing networking and hidden job opportunities

How Executives Find Roles That Are Never Posted

Executives find roles that are never posted by getting connected to the people who know about leadership needs before those needs become public openings. That...
Executive resume being reviewed through an applicant tracking system

How The Applicant Tracking System Reads Your Resume

An applicant tracking system reads your resume by parsing the text, storing your information, and helping recruiters identify candidates who match the role. It can...
Executive preparing to answer the “Tell me about yourself” interview question

How To Answer The “Tell Me About Yourself?” Question as an Executive

When an interviewer says, "Tell me about yourself," do not walk through your resume from your first job forward. Start with the scope you lead...
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Executive Marketing Edge: Edition 8

How Executives Should Really Use LinkedIn to Get Hired By Lisa Rangel The advice nearly everyone gives senior leaders who want to market themselves or...
isa Rangel discussing the summer hiring slowdown for executive job seekers

The Myth Of The Summer Hiring Slowdown

Yes, hiring can slow somewhat during the summer because people take vacations and business schedules change. But hiring does not stop. If an executive role...
Lisa Rangel discussing reverse recruiting for executive job searches

The Problem With Reverse Recruiting

Reverse recruiting sounds appealing because someone else promises to conduct your job search for you. The problem is that executive hiring does not normally work...
Executive considering whether to pursue a pre-IPO leadership opportunity

Should I pursue a Pre IPO executive

A pre-IPO executive role can create significant career and financial upside, but equity potential alone is not a reason to take the job. Evaluate the...