And so it goes, you are in hot pursuit of finding that next great gig. You are determined that ‘now that you have determined’ you are ready to jump ship from your current company, that you have a set timeline. You’ve determined, above all else, to be planted in your new role on X date […]
7 Things I’ve Gained (and Lost) During 7 Years Living In Texas
In 2011, my husband, “Capt.” Rob, and I uprooted our lives in Kansas City, MO, to relocate to a tiny town in North Texas, in a community called, Sherwood Shores, on the banks of Lake Texoma. You can read my prior posts on this career and life upheaval, here, here, here, here and here. A couple of years […]
Executive Careerist: Beware the Hypothesizers + Deducers. Take the Helm of Your Career
Executive Careerist: BEWARE the hyphothesizers, deducers and stern pragmatists who insist that their marketing expertise or digital guru-ism applies neatly + perfectly to your career resume story. The strategy for building your value proposition and aiming it as an influential message to your target audience, which ultimately is a hiring executive, board member, etc., is […]
How Leveraging Artful, Contextual Stories Can Point Your Exec Resume to Positions That You Are Passionate About
For years, I have been leveraging context as an essential strategic driver in writing value-driven executive resumes, so it was refreshing to see a Harvard Business Review article take a run at this important topic. “When choosing a CEO, boards typically take into account the particular circumstances the company faces: Is it in need […]
Why You Should Select Mirrors That Catch and Reflect Your Magical Light
“A mirror works because the atoms inside it catch light and throw it back,” Chris Woodford, Mirrors, the Science of Reflection I had a conversation with a family member the other day. She mentioned having recently gone clothes shopping. While she likes to be stylish and present herself in the most fashionable light, she also mentioned […]
How Embracing Your Colorful Details Will Result in a Resume That Knocks the Socks Off Your Next Employer
“I thought maybe it was the best resume I’d ever seen,” said my new strategic sales executive client who retained my services yesterday. She went on to explain that she had been part of the hiring team that recruited my former client into her company–which started a dialogue of how he put the resume together. […]
How to Build a Rock-Solid Foundation Under Your Executive Career Vision
Search the definition of “foundation,” and you find this: a body or ground on which other parts rest or are overlaid. an underlying basis or principle for something. It’s also synonymous with basis, base and point of departure. A sturdy career foundation provides stability, ensuring you maintain the integrity of your vision. The following action […]
Career Change: How You Can Build Momentum in the Right Direction Without Undergoing a Complete Disruption
Here are four steps to help you gain career change momentum.
How to Convert Your Standard Resume to a C-Level Story That Blows the Competition Out of the Water
This blog post explains how you can convert your standard resume to an executive level resume story that blows the competition out of the water!
4 Career Don’ts to Feather Your Thinking Cap This Weekend
1. Don’t look at your executive resume as a one-off item to check a box. Instead, seriously invest in your career through a deeper process of introspections, research initiatives and conversations. Articulate your value on an ongoing basis. Your storyline continually is evolving, day-over-day, week-over-week, hurdle-over-hurdle. 2. Don’t let anyone minimize your value through their […]
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