Strong Cover Letters: Three Reasons Why Executives Need Them

Why is a strong cover letter so important, even for executives? First of all, employers expect a cover letter. Not writing one when a cover letter is expected can hurt you far more than writing a cover letter when one isn’t explicitly asked for can hurt you. After all, when have you ever been upset…

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How Executives Can Write a Great Cover Letter

cover letter tips for executives

A great cover letter can make the difference in getting a potential employer or recruiter to pay attention to your job application and resume. At the executive level, when you are competing with others who likely also have impressive work histories and plentiful accomplishments, a cover letter needs to intrigue a potential employer so that…

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Is LinkedIn Premium Worth It?

LinkedIn Features and Tools

Are you a job seeker wondering if LinkedIn Premium is worth it? If you’re mid-job search, LinkedIn offers more than a dozen free tools, features, and resources that you can leverage in your job search. I’m often asked if it’s worth the money to upgrade to the Career Premium account. To answer that question, today…

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This LinkedIn Best Practice Can Jump-Start Your Job Search

LinkedIn Job Search Tips

In the last few editions of this newsletter, I’ve discussed different ways that you can use LinkedIn to its fullest potential plus shared many of the job search tools and features that can help you find your next job.  You can use all of the great tools, features, and job search shortcuts I’ve mentioned, but…

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How to Find the Right LinkedIn Contacts and Get Responses to Your Messages

LinkedIn Job Search Tips

With more than 14 million jobs posted, 1.9 million talent professionals searching for candidates, and someone hired every 15 seconds, LinkedIn is THE professional platform for your job search and long-term career management.  Even with all the opportunity that abounds on LinkedIn, it can be a challenge to find the right contacts and get responses…

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