Top Notch

Branded resumes that illuminate the candidate's unique value proposition and ROI are a must in today's quest for the executive suite. Top Notch Executive Resumes not only explains how to integrate branding into career-marketing communication, but also how to craft resumes that address your fit with the organization's mission and meet an employer's specific business needs. Hansen instructs high-level professionals in framing past accomplishments so that the employer can visualize the executive's strategic vision and industry insights, as well as what he or she can contribute.Highlights of the book include:•A huge collection of resume samples in cutting-edge formats, organized by profession for easy navigability.•Examples of a wide variety of complementary documents-including leadership profiles and executive bios-that top-level professionals need to round out their executive portfolios.•Special additional features, including the preferences and peeves of hiring decision-makers, guidelines for working with recruiters, frequently asked questions, and case studies detailing complete job-search marketing campaigns.Let Top Notch Executive Resumes get you into that corner office!

Few of us have ever experienced anything like the current job market. Millions of jobs have disappeared, and everyone from experienced executives to newly minted college graduates are facing the toughest environment in decades. Which is why top-notch interview skills are more important than ever. Top Notch Interviews teaches job seekers at any level, from all industries and professions, the author's proven technique to increase interview success. Even if you are the most qualified candidate, have the perfect resume, and possess the perfect background, you may still lose the job if you lack interviewing skills.Top Notch Interviews is organized in easy-to-digest segments that will show you:Tips for confidently answering questions with an easy-to remember method.How to identify the phases of the interview and formulate your responses accordingly.How to avoid common pitfalls that eliminate the majority of candidates.How to navigate through the pursuit phase including thank-you notes, follow-up, negotiations, and acceptance.Dramatically boost your chances of winning your next interview and get the job you want using Top Notch Interviews.

In these turbulent times, the job-interview game is more different than ever for executives. They face a longer interview process, must demonstrate a vision to meet the prospective employer's challenges, and will undergo intense vetting before receiving a job offer. Top Notch Executive Interviews reveals what employers really want and expect to see in executive candidate interview behavior and content. The book's coverage of the executive interview difference, its case studies of senior-level managers in sticky interview situations, and its broad collection of hiring decision-maker interview peeves and preferences make it the must-have companion volume to Top Notch Executive Resumes. This vital book includes an insightful examination of critical differences that distinguish executive-level interviews from all others, along with extensive information on leveraging relationships with recruiters, plentiful sample interview questions and suggested responses, and a comprehensive list of sample questions to ask the interviewer. Special additional features include:•- Detailed tips on how to land an interview and conduct pre-interview research.•- The importance of nonverbal behavior and attire.•- A thorough guide to interview formats.•- An interviewing checklist.•- A chapter on tricky interview situations.• - A directory of executive-interview coaches.•- And post-interview chapters covering thank-yous, follow-ups, references, vetting, background checks, plus negotiating and weighing job offers.