We get lots of sales and marketing executives, mid level and front line job seekers who come to our office and we’re happy to spend time with them to get to know them and to understand their skill sets, what they’re looking for, and to put their resume into our database. We make sure to […]
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Packaging Yourself As a Job Candidate
Make sure that you have rehearsed and tuned your “elevator pitch” to that you can quickly describe exactly the kind of position that you are looking for, the industry, the size of company, etc. The more you focus your search criteria and your message, the more effective you will be in making a lasting impression […]
Job Seekers: Make Sure That You Do A Good Job Of Contacting Recruiting Firms
Often times we get jobs seekers in the local market who submit their resumes to our firm for specific positions, but they’ve never taken the time previous to the job listing to actually post their resume with us. This causes us to ask ourselves why job seekers are not doing a better job of contacting […]
Social Networking for Your Job Search
The internet has brought some wonderful new tools over the last few years, that can help you to rapidly accelerate your job search through the use of social networking programs such as Spoke, LinkedIn, and others. These programs allow you to establish linkages between yourself and different people who you are associated with in business […]
Dealing With Truth In The Interviewing Process
If you’re a sales professional and have had at least on career misstep, how do you deal with that when you’re interviewing for your next great job? This is an important question because we interview top sales candidates all the time and while there are many people who have had a smooth career without any […]
Marketing Your Employment Skills In The Internet Age
In today’s day and age, using the power of the internet to market yourself is an absolute must. Many candidates fail to recognize the tremendous power that is possible to be gained from using online marketing techniques in order to place their resumes and gain potential visibility from would-be searchers. The starting point to this […]
Planning For Your Next Great Sales & Marketing Job
A well-orchestrated plan starts with doing a skills and career self-assessment to understand what it is that you’re good at and what you truly love to do. Figure out what kinds of companies and what kinds of industries you’d like to work in. Also, figure out exactly the job duties and responsibilities that you’re best […]
Build A Great Sales & Marketing Resume That Sets You Apart
If you’re a top sales producer or marketing genius, and you are thinking about making a job change, how do you start your career search and make sure that you stand out as a top candidate? Recruiters and executive search companies are always looking for the best. If you are interested in working with them, […]
How to Decide When a Sales and Marketing Job is for You
Today I had a 45 minute conversation with a very senior sales and marketing leader who wanted my advice regarding her decision on whether or not to take a VP of Sales and Marketing job at a leading company in the technology space. I spent time walking through her decision criteria and helping her to […]
Remember The “Give/Get” When Networking For A New Job
This morning I had a top VP of sales candidate in my office. This person came to us because he’s looking for a new career position. He asked us to spend some time with him to help him talk through his career search as well as do some networking and also give consideration to him […]