Are you an executive in the job market? It's been my experience that executive-level job changers seem to have the most difficult time out in the job market. They tell me things like "I have never had to look for a job before" or "I just don't know where to start".
To receive multiple, high quality interviews for key executive positions you must have a clear plan, followed by a significant level of market exposure. Here are several highly effective techniques and resources to get your phone ringing in no time:
Directly Contacting Companies
Did you know approximately 80% of key positions are filled before they are ever advertised? Contacting companies and their respective decision makers is a great way to gain in roads and initiate discussions that lead to interviews. Better yet, contact companies who are in a growth mode. Want to add some rocket fuel to that? Introduce a value proposition to help them in their growth mode. Are you a turnaround or start up expert? Send your resume to venture capital firms.
Recruiters
Recruiters can be very helpful if you plan to remain in the same industry and/or function. And since recruiters are generally driven by industry vs. geography, don't forget to connect with those recruiters that match your industry, but may be out of State.
Online
There ARE benefits to searching on line as long as you aren't spending hours and hours each week surfing for that lone executive job! Save yourself a whole lot of time and use a combination of job aggregators and niche executive job boards to locate senior level jobs quickly and easily.
Executive Recruiting
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