Career advice from The Good Search executive search firm CEO Krista Bradford. Insight on how to increase your value as a candidate to attract dream job opportunities at the board and senior executive level.
Stalking the Elusive Retained Recruiter You’re The Perfect Executive Candidate Executive coaches and mentors often advise senior leaders to cultivate a relationship with a leading… How to Get to Know a Retained Executive Recruiter
Find Your Calling How to find your calling depends on how your life unfolds. Sometimes your career chooses you. Sometimes, you don’t fully understand the… How to Find Your Calling | Video
What Headhunters Look For in LinkedIn Profiles Listed below is a Top 20 “hot list” of the things that headhunters look for in the LinkedIn… Top 20 Things Headhunters Want to See in LinkedIn Profiles
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Looking your Best with Executive Makeovers If you are a candidate looking for your next opportunity, Crazy, Stupid, Love offers a lesson in the power… Executive Makeovers | Video
The Hero’s Journey Within each of us, in the collective unconscious, there lies a hero — an archetype that Swiss Psychiatrist Carl Jung believed lays… The Hero’s Journey is Your Career
Why Companies Block Recruiter Calls and Emails Companies block recruiter calls and emails to prevent headhunters from poaching talent. Their impulse is understandable. Corporations invest… Why Employers Block Recruiter Calls and Emails
Say Their Name Say their name and you rewire their brain. Research has shown that when you address a person by their name, it activates… Say Their Name When You Network
Phone or Video Conference Confusion Often we are left wondering, “Are we meeting by phone call or video?” Ambiguous invitations beget calendar confusion. Colleagues reserve… Meeting by Phone or Video?
Credit: Chatham House Sir Branson’s Approach to Lowering Unemployment Sir Richard Branson has an intriguing idea on how to lower unemployment to a rate of… How to Lower the Unemployment Rate to 1.6%