The average person puts on about 1-2 pounds per year from early adulthood through middle age. To stay healthy, while accumulating weight with each passing year, there are clear remedial steps to take. The same is true of your leadership resume. As you progress in your career, you can’t just Read More >
Why Your Executive Resume Template From 20 Years Ago Is Getting Ignored
Ah, the 90s. The era of answering machines, computer monitors that took up all of our desk space, and awkward paper maps. It was also the era of resume readers who may have spent a bit more time perusing your printed resume as their fingers admired your fine paper choice. Read More >
Executive Resumes: Avoid the Jack of all Trades Dilemma
Seasoned executives with 20+ years of experience across various industries and functions frequently face the dilemma of having done way more in their career than you can sensibly present on a 2- or 3-page resume. So, what to do? Obviously, you must filter, tweak, summarize, and ideally, laser-focus in on Read More >
3 Reasons Your Executive Resume Isn’t Sparking an Interest
Are you a frustrated executive job seeker who knows that your background is exceptional and yet your resume is failing to muster any interest for appropriate positions? You’re not alone. On a daily basis I hear the same complaints and desperation. A dead-end job search can catch anyone off guard, Read More >
Top 3 Mistakes Executives Make When Engaging With Recruiters
Inevitably, for most executives, there are times when a proactive job search is needed to keep their career momentum going. If that’s you, perhaps you’ve considered reaching out to a recruiter. Working with an executive search firm is a great way to diversify your search efforts and offers many advantages, Read More >
Don’t Need a Resume or LinkedIn Profile Because You’re a Comfortably Employed Executive? 3 Reasons You Do
If you’re like most employed executives, you’re too busy protecting your company’s P&L to think about refreshing that dusty old resume or making use of that LinkedIn account you opened up ages ago. But this is the precise moment when you can best prepare yourself for change—whether it comes by Read More >
Attract executive clients with CDI’s executive resume credential + save $50 now
You want to grow your resume writing business and you've learned that writing resumes for Executive clients is fun, rewarding, and actually rather easy, because: #1 - They understand their worth and will invest in themselves. #2 - Their career history is filled with juicy challenges, actions, and results making Read More >
7 Ways to Showcase Your Career Brand in Your Executive Resume
In a highly competitive market, your brand sets you and your candidacy apart. If you're an executive to C-suite leader, your resume must leverage your career brand in order to position you for next-level opportunities. But how do you do so? There are 7 strategies you can employ to make Read More >
$100k+ Executive Resume Checklist
If you are a $100k+ executive, you need an executive resume that works very hard to communicate critical information—not just when given a cursory glance but at the deeper read as well. The trick is knowing what to include—and what to omit—with a dash of marketing 101 understanding in its Read More >
Certified Executive Resume Masters (CERM)
Are you an executive looking for assistance in writing your executive resume? These individuals have proven their talent in helping executives at all levels to craft outstanding professional resumes. To date there are only 34 recognized CERMs in the world*. These talented professionals include, in alphabetical order thus not by Read More >
