by John G. Self | Jan 8, 2020 | Career Building, Career Transition/Outplacement, Interviewing Skills, Leadership
By John G. Self, Career Advisor & Executive Coach In more than 25 years as an executive recruiter, and now as a career coach, I have never met an executive job applicant that did not have an interesting story that, when well-told, made him or her a stronger...
by John G. Self | Jun 18, 2019 | Career, career advancement, Career Building, Career Coaching, Career Transition/Outplacement
A recently laid off executive had her first meeting with a career transition advisor. When they finally got around to talking about the size of her professional network, the conversation went something like us: Canva.COm Q. What is your underlying philosophy for...
by John G. Self | May 14, 2019 | career advancement, Career Building, Career Coaching, Career Management
One of the most common assumptions in the world of career transitions is that executives, regardless of their competence, know how to look for a job. That is just not true. Hours, days, weeks and months are routinely lost in job searches because executives engage in...
by John G. Self | May 6, 2019 | career advancement, Career Building, Career Coaching, Career Management
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by John G. Self | May 4, 2019 | Career, career advancement, Career Building, Career Coaching, Career counseling, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Personal branding
Having a robust social media strategy for your job search is one of the most cussed and discussed career transition subjects.If you have a narrowly focused search at the highest of levels, then this may not be critical for you, but if you are in a competitive job...