Career Planning
The interview cheat sheet
Doing your homework is an important part of interviewing. So be prepared with your answers and be aware of the hidden messages that you will convey.
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High-performance is the new average
Don’t expect the organization you work for to plan your career, establish your direction and pay for training you need to achieve your long-term goals.
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5 Important differences between managers and leaders
When it comes to business, growing and succeeding requires more than just maintaining the status quo. To do that, you need people who are leaders – not just managers.
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Multicultural executives have an edge
Executives who have been successful in international assignments have usually excelled in understanding the environment, leading visionary change and results, as well as mastering complex business problems.
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ExecuNet Q&A: What Drives a Recruiter?
It is important to align your expectations by understanding what drives a recruiter.
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Career portability. A lesson from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Seriously)
plan your career and make decisions ask yourself the question: How portable and independent am I? Can I be equally successful in another organization or position? Am I worth what they pay me in the open market? Be brutally honest with yourself. Identify the gaps and make sure you’re portable.
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Leadership: YOU are not perfect, and that is just perfect
By Jose J. Ruiz | Alder Koten The premise is that the ideal executive does not exist. Our research indicates that there is no such thing as branding a person as an A, B, or Z type since the environment and context drive our behaviors. Great managers and leaders adapt, and their styles tend to […]
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How to best approach executive recruiters as a candidate
If you want to approach an executive recruiter with success and stay top-of-mind, then give them what they need (hint: It’s not always your resume).
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Don’t just say it, prove it
Selling and describing yourself in a resume, a presentation, an interview or meeting is a crucial factor in getting noticed, getting promoted or getting hired.
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Are your skills and competencies portable?
Your potential performance outside of your current organization and your future potential for success can be debated if there is only evidence of success with a single organization, and hence, a single support structure and environment.
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