Landing An Executive Position

Today's executive job market is fiercely competitive, and executives must market their value to organizations using a diverse range of channels and tactics. In this book, executive career expert Beverly Harvey gives you a simple, proven, step-by-step approach to: Recognize why the job search strategy you used five years ago doesn't work in today's market Create a job search strategy based on your unique aspirations Identify your personal brand and value proposition Launch an effective job search campaign Understand and pursuing the hidden job market Design a strategy to leverage your network Build an online presence that attracts the right recruiters and decision makers Prepare responses to tough interview questions Plan for persuasive compensation negotiations Get off to a roaring start in your new position

Looking for your first administrative position? Moving from middle level administration to top-level administration? Haven’t sought a new position in the last 3 years? PREPARING FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE JOB SEARCH is for you!! · Developing a Dynamite Letter of Application!! · Create a Résumé That Can’t Be Set Down!! · Develop Interview Skills that will Separate You · from the Rest of the Pack!! · Learn How to Use Search Consultants to Your Advantage!! · Negotiate an Effective Contract!!

The indispensable guide for executives in search of a soft landing The groups hardest hit by the most recent wave of downsizings have been upper and middle management. People with 10 or more years on the job, much or all of it spent at one company, are particularly unprepared for the rigors of today's job market. The Executive Job Search shows these professionals how to take charge of their searches and land the jobs of their dreams. Career expert Orrin Wood shows job seekers how to: Determine their job goals so they can conduct a highly focused search Improve their attractiveness to potential employers Optimize their interviewing skills Mine the contacts they've built up over the years for an effective networking campaign Explore alternative career options and plan for the future Readers will also find a gold mine of checklists, and sample forms and documents, including sample resumes, cover letters, interview scripts, and more.

In today’s fast-paced, unprecedented, and unpredictable economy, many executives simply don’t know what to do. Conventional methods—which many never entirely be understood in the first place—often don’t work during economic upheaval. Executives, especially CEOs, need something better. They need a guide that identifies the roadblocks and points out the landmines. In her more than 30 years of working with hundreds of executives, Dr. Linda Henman has observed the critical elements of success, both for the new leader and the one who aspires to the next level of success. In Landing in the Executive Chair, you’ll learn how to: Avoid the pitfalls and identify a clear plan for personal and organizational success. Leverage the first months in a new executive position—that time of transition that promises opportunity and challenge, but also often brings a period of great vulnerability. Create a competitive advantage, set the right tone, make effective decisions, keep talent inside your doors, and establish credibility—all while navigating unfamiliar and turbulent waters. As organizations expand and grow, the skills that led to success often won’t sustain further development in a more complex, high-stakes environment. Present and future executives need more. They need Landing in the Executive Chair.

You've looked at dozens of books that promise to help you get a job. This book is different. This book is written by an executive whose business is teaching managers how to interview job candidates. He knows what they're looking for--and how you can successfully prepare for landing that job you really want. Through interactive and easy-to-follow exercises, Landing the Job You Want equips you to make your next job interview one of the most positive experiences of your life. Whether you're a recent college grad searching for a first job, a corporate veteran looking for that big promotion, an at-home mom starting a new career, or an experienced worker looking to move in a totally new direction, you will walk into interviews prepared and confident because you know how to: identify the skills most important for a job decide whether a job is right for you present your skills with maximum impact respond to difficult questions perform well in simulations and tests handle an ill-prepared interviewer close an interview on a positive note critique your own interview performance Each exercise in Landing the Job You Want is designed to help you look within yourself to identify your strengths and your weaknesses. You'll learn how to quickly develop a portfolio of skills that match your ideal job, and you'll understand exactly what your interviewer is looking for in a candidate. You'll be ready to dazzle your interviewer with both your qualifications and your preparation. The result? The interview of a lifetime--one that leads to the job you've always wanted. From the Trade Paperback edition.