LinkedIn Profile Optimization: Proven Ways to Double Your Success

The Only Platform Made Exclusively to Boost Your Executive Job Search

Quick: which of Microsoft’s acquisitions posted $10 billion in revenues in 2021? If you answered LinkedIn, pat yourself on the back. The platform is a job seeker’s dream — 6 …

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Top Executive Job Search Trends for 2022

Career and executive coach Deanna Brkovich says that in her business, she has to coach job seekers through the job search expectations that have changed since the last time they applied. Though executives of every generation have grown accustomed to …

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5 Reasons Why You Absolutely Need a Job Search Strategy

The first step to a successful executive job search is often the most overlooked step. It’s establishing a solid job search strategy—and it’s imperative to inviting leadership-level opportunities your way. 

Setting up an executive job search strategy is simple. …

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How to write a standout cover letter

When applying for jobs, cover letters are an easy way to set yourself apart from the crowd and help you move on to the next round of consideration. This doesn’t mean, however, that you should write your cover letter in …

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Five ways to make your LinkedIn profile stand out

LinkedIn is, arguably, THE place to be for professionals these days, social media or otherwise. In the post-pandemic world, networking online is more important than ever, and, of course, LinkedIn is the place where most job applications live.

The first …

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What Is a Consultant?

Consultants provide expert advice and guidance. While this could technically mean providing suggestions and strategies on where to go for dinner, consultants usually work on business and financial matters. 

Though it can take years to gain enough experience to truly …

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Forensic Accounting: Definition and Overview

Forensic accounting is a type of accounting that “follows the money” and analyzes financial information to look for evidence of potential financial misconduct. Forensic accountants investigate companies’ and people’s financial records and use accounting and legal skills to interpret and …

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What Is Venture Capital?

Canva, Instacart, Airbnb, Uber — what do these companies have in common? They’re all highly successful startups that venture capital has funded. So, what is venture capital, and how does it lead to companies worth billions of dollars? Venture capital is …

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What Is Financial Services?

Financial services is a broad sector that impacts everyone in big and small ways. And while you probably think of bankers and hedge fund managers, financial services touch small community banks and even nonprofits, too.

This guide will help you …

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A Day in the Life: Consulting Firm Associate in Shanghai

7:30 AM: Wake up in the hotel near the Shanghai office. Hit the gym for 30 minutes, shower and change. Even though, I am actually based in Beijing, I have been working in the Shanghai office for a couple of …

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