The Job Search Podcast, with Amy L. Adler

Do hiring managers consider volunteerism on a resume fluff? Learn the ways volunteerism that can bolster your job application process whether you have a long volunteer (unpaid) career or are using volunteer experiences to round out your executive career history.

When you present yourself at a networking event it's crucial to present who you are and why you are relevant to the listener's needs. If you don't, you have failed! Learn new ways to make yourself memorable in this episode.

Your resume is your entree into your next executive role, but preparing it has another exceptional purpose--getting ready for your interview. When you develop your resume, you tell your story multiple times, so that your interview is perhaps the 10th time you're describing your relevant career history.

Sometimes what you hate is as important as what you love in your executive career. Think about your future potential positions and discover what you do NOT want in your next executive role.

Do you know how to find joy in your executive career? Let's talk about how to get you to a deeper level of job satisfaction.

LinkedIn can feel overwhelming, but it's a fantastic place for potential employers to learn the ways you can contribute to their business organizaton on Day 1. Don't know where to begin on LinkedIn? Here are 10 easy things you can do right now.

By its very nature, the term "career" reflects the series of jobs you hold over a period of time. In the cases of most executives, these positions are going to be linked by your industry, promotions, network, and drive. I posit that this vision for the long term will serve a savvy executive better than a scatter-shot approach of moving whimsically from position to position.

The informational interview… this may be uncharted territory for you. What is it? An informational interview is a meeting in which a job seeker searches out advice on their career or the entire industry of a potential workplace. Through the information interview, a potential hiring entity (or simply a source of good information) learns about the job seeker and determines their potential or fit in...

Having the right contacts can help you get information about the company and what they really want. Building your network is important, especially during your job search. Ideally you will already have some foundation for your network, but further developing it can help you find an opportunity. The following tips will hopefully provide advice for interacting with your network during your job search...

Using numbers and metrics in your executive resume will allow hiring managers to know exactly what your skills and accomplishments are. This will boost your resume and help you get that career you're looking for.

So why write cover letters with your resume? Is this even necessary? Today we'll discuss the merits of a cover letter with resumes.

What are you focusing on in your executive resume? Who is your intended audience? These questions and more are key to understanding how to make your executive resume stand out.

The 80/20 Rule is the Pareto Principle, but here's something amazing: it is completely applicable to your executive job search.

Your executive resume should show you're smart, you're driven, and you know what you're doing. There seem to be two avenues to take with this: You can't stop talking about how awesome you are, or you take no credit for what you've done. Let's move forward into a new and better approach.

Objectives are self-centered and are a terrible way to say that you'll bring teamwork when you start off talking about yourself. Listen in to know how to overcome this obstacle!

One of the biggest questions I frequently receive is how best to work with recruiters. As part of a well-rounded career search strategy, working with recruiters can be extremely valuable. If you choose to work with a recruiter, or a recruiter seeks you out, follow these top etiquette tips to ensure that you have a smooth, positive, mutually rewarding relationship with your recruiter.

Trick question: There's no such thing as "not part of the interview." When you're being interviewed, every bit of what is asked and answered is taken into account.

Cut the clutter and stop boring your audience. The people who read your resume and cover letter want to know what you did, and how it's relevant to bringing their company success.

Job seekers succeed for one simple reason. This tactic is the best way to learn about new positions. Even though it may sound intimidating, this is one of the most successful ways to find a new job.

There are signs that indicate if you're wasting your time on your executive job search, and signs that you just need to continue what you're already doing.

Do you know how to choose the right keywords for your LinkedIn profile? For what do you want to be known? What executive job are you seeking? With a few smart tweaks to your LinkedIn profile, you will see the number of your profile views grow.

Since your executive resume represents you, make sure that everything you put in it describes your professionalism and experience while appealing to your intended audience.

It's hard to know where to look for advocates in your executive job search and to know why each of these types of people can help you as you work through your career strategy. Let's discuss some of your options.

Welcome to The Job Search Podcast. # The Job Search Podcast Trailer, Episode 0 ## With Your Host, Amy L. Adler, Certified Master Resume Writer Job search. Job search is scary and certainly not something you do every day. You’re putting your most vulnerable professional self out there and hoping that what you say and do meets your audience’s expectations. It’s a tough process to go through, and you...

Do you wonder whether you are really getting anywhere with your job search networking strategy? While you are in the midst of networking, the process can seem thankless. Did that connection you made a month ago turn into something? How do you know whether the presentation you attended was worth going to from a networking perspective? Although it is hard to pin job search success onto any one netwo...