Job Search Podcast By Amy L. Adler, Five Strengths Career Transition Experts

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 might be dealing with pressures from multiple sides—financial, professional, family, and even your own ambition. It is probably time to get serious about your job search and to start doing what actually works. A job search done well convinces your future hiring executive to bring you into their organization. Done badly, and you will waste valuable time and lose valuable income. What’s going to be faster and better for you as you go through your own job search process? This is “The Job Search Podcast,” and I’m Amy L. Adler, certified master resume writer and job search strategist to executives across the globe.

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 networking event, overall, you can measure your networking success with a few simple metrics. In this episode, we cover: * New connections on LinkedIn * Telephone meetings * Face to face meetings * Introductions to hiring executives (informational interview) * Job interviews