5 Simple Steps to Turbo-Charge Your Executive Job Search
Often overlooked, these 5 simple steps can speed up your job
search and encourage more executive recruiters and decision
makers to call you.
1. Be seen as an achiever rather than a "doer" by focusing your
resume on your achievements rather than responsibilities. On
your resume, under each of your job titles use "Achievements" as
a sub-heading followed by bullet points outlining your
achievements in that role. Then add another sub-heading for
responsibilities and outline your responsibilities.
2. Adding a Key Skills/Achievements summary at the top of your
resume can help you to easily target yourself when applying to
different positions. By looking at the requirements of the
position you can point out your most relevant key
skills/achievements in your Key Skills/Achievements summary.
This helps the executive recruiter to instantly see you as a fit
for the position.
3. Consider approaching people in companies that aren't
advertising for your skill-set. Many vacancies still don't make
it to the classifieds or executive job boards and this will help
you tap into these vacancies. In addition to the "contacts"
section of a company website the company's press releases often
contain a wealth of information on key contacts within the
company.
4. Look for contacts in industry-specific publications. Experts
usually know other experts and they may offer to help you,
particularly if you demonstrate in your letter/email that you
can add value to the industry/sector.
5. In addition to reaching for the classifieds take a good look
at the business section of your newspaper. Here you'll learn
which companies are expanding and winning orders. It likely
won't be long before these companies are looking for people and
by contacting them now you'll get in first when the competition
for positions is often minimal.