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Executive Employment . . . The Old Days Are Gone Forever!
The old ways of finding executive employment are dead! If you’re serious about advancing your executive career, you better understand what’s going on in the REAL job marketplace. Or kiss your executive employment search good-bye! For example, we’ve all been bought up to think, practically from childhood, that a traditional resume is the way to start a job search. But then, we were also taught that Santa is for real. The 21st Century job market requires you to rethink the old-fashioned ways of doing things. Things have evolved since the last time you looked for executive employment . . . especially since 9/11 and Katrina. Just take a look at the dramatic changes that have occurred in the last few years: 1. Changing jobs every three years is no longer frowned upon. 2. Lifetime employment went out with the dinosaurs. 3. Corporate loyalty to workers in terms of job guarantees is dead. 4. Employees are now totally responsible for their own careers. When we re-examine today’s job market we also find that the expectations of employers are a lot different than they used to be. For instance, employers are much more savvy about who they want to hire. Frankly, they could care less about what you used to do for someone else, no matter how proud you may be of your work history. They want to know what you can do for them! And, most likely, your expectations are different as well. Salary isn’t everything, anymore. Benefits mean a lot more than they used to, especially with exploding health care costs, women’s issues, child care, financial planning, etc. So a traditional resume strategy is no longer adequate, if you’re at all serious about finding a job that’s just right for you . . . and in the right organization. You have to be prepared to show employers how you can live up to their expectations. To do that you write a PROPOSAL in addition to a resume. Show an employer that you’ve taken the time to learn something about him/her and the organization. Then, write down several very specific ways you can respond to the needs of the employer. Show how you can add to their bottom line through cost saving ideas, marketing strategies, improvement in office procedures, sales increases, just doing things more efficiently, opening doors to new business or alternate suppliers, making introductions to people who could influence the business, etc. If you then want to attach a short resume confirming that you have the capability of doing all those things, of course, that’s just the topping. This prize strategy is part of the amazing alternate executive employment approach that is gaining so much momentum these days. Why? Because it works. When you master 21st Century alternative executive employment techniques you can be entertaining job offers in a little as two weeks!
 
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