{"id":2114,"date":"2010-12-21T08:14:57","date_gmt":"2010-12-21T12:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/?p=2114"},"modified":"2023-09-29T06:48:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T10:48:39","slug":"best-executive-job-search-tips-for-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/best-executive-job-search-tips-for-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Executive Job Search Tips for 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>About.com&#8217;s job search expert Alison Doyle recently put out a query to a number of career strategists and founders of leading job sites\u00a0for job search tips for an upcoming article.<\/p>\n<p>Here are seven of the eleven responses she received, with advice on how to land your next great gig. Go to\u00a0her article, <a href=\"http:\/\/jobsearch.about.com\/od\/jobsearchtips\/a\/best-job-hunting-tips.htm\">Best Job Hunting Tips<\/a>, for the full tips:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Establish Goals<\/strong> \u2013 by Penny Loretto, Associate Director, Skidmore College and the About.com Guide to Internships<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Avoid burnout by creating a doable plan with concrete goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u2022 <\/strong>Stay Focused on Your Job Search<\/strong> \u2013 by Margaret Riley Dikel, author, RileyGuide.com<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Stick with the resources and networking opportunities that focus on your target companies and industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u2022 <\/strong>Get Current Job Listings<\/strong> \u2013 by GL Hoffman, CEO, LINKUP.com and JobDig.com<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">If you&#8217;re going to use job boards, go to ones like his LinkUp, which aggregates only current listings from company websites.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u2022 <\/strong>Know What Makes You Stand Out<\/strong> \u2013 by William Arruda, founder of Reach, author of Career Distinction<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Understand your brand. Determine what differentiates you from your job search competition and create your career marketing tools around that unique value you offer.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u2022 <\/strong>Research the Company<\/strong> \u2013 by Avram Piltch, Online Editorial Director at LAPTOP Magazine<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Devote at least two hours to researching the company online before each interview.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u2022 <\/strong>Stalk the Company (Almost)<\/strong> \u2013 by William Fischer, co-founder of TwitJobSearch.com<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Hiring managers are spreading the word on social media about job openings, before spending money on advertising them. Stay active on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook to learn about the opportunities before everyone else does.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u2022 <\/strong>Relocate For a New Job<\/strong> \u2013 by Jay Martin, Chairman, JobSerf<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Be willing to go where the jobs are, possibly at your own expense.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 <\/strong>And my contribution \u2013 <strong>Identify Companies That Are a Fit<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>&#8220;Don&#8217;t even think about starting a job search campaign without first identifying and researching companies that will be a mutual good fit, so that you can build your brand and all your career marketing communications around what will resonate with them. If you don&#8217;t know who your target audience is and you try to cover too many bases, your resume and other career documents won&#8217;t hit home with anyone.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>Related posts:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/how-to-tap-into-hidden-c-level-executive-jobs\/\">How To Tap Into Hidden C-level Executive Jobs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/10-steps-to-an-authentic-magnetic-personal-brand\/\">10 Steps to an Authentic, Magnetic Personal Brand: The Executive Personal Brand Worksheet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/how-to-build-a-powerful-executive-network\/\">How to Build a Powerful Executive Network<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter Turbocharges Executive Job Search and Personal Brand Visibility<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advice from job search and career experts on landing your next great gig.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,12],"tags":[112,197],"class_list":{"0":"post-2114","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-executive-job-search","7":"category-executive-personal-and-career-branding","8":"category-social-media-and-social-networking","9":"tag-executive-job-search","10":"tag-social-media","11":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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