Archive for the '$100k+ Job Seekers' Category

On the way up? Lay a Solid Foundation for Your Career

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

The Globe and Mail recently announced the recipients of the Top 40 Under 40 awards. Every year since 1995, a group of industry and community leaders from across Canada select 40 Canadians who have achieved significant success before reaching the age of 40, through Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Program. The  Top 40 Under 40 [...]

A strategic resume can make or break an executive

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Anyone can type a page or two and call it a resume. To write an effective executive resume, you need to be much more than a typist; you need to be strategic. When it comes to writing resumes, strategy is not about: Following the pack just because they say that something “should be done a [...]

Post-Recession Career Transition Strategies for Canadian Executives

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

“Canadian employers expect an upbeat hiring climate for the third quarter of 2010” Manpower’s Employment Outlook Survey of more than 1,900 Canadian employers reveals a hiring climate that is trending upwards as we enter the second half of 2010. Since the start of the recession, we have been preoccupied with job losses. However, as the [...]

Is your command of English hampering your job search?

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

70% of six-figure Canadian resumes have several spelling and grammatical errors. According to a landmark research study conducted by Graham Management Group (GMG), many professionals are not performing adequate due diligence to ensure that they are presenting impeccable documents. GMG evaluated 1000 resumes received from six-figure candidates over a period of one year and found [...]

Enhance the readability of your executive resume

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

49% of Canadian executive resumes have significant issues hampering readability. As a leader and innovator in the Canadian resume writing industry, Graham Management Group (GMG) actively keeps a finger on the pulse of the market. In the largest research study of its kind, we evaluated 1000 randomly selected resumes that we received from senior executives, [...]

Sales, Marketing, and Business Development Professionals: Do you look the part?

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

To be considered seriously as a sales, marketing, or business development candidate, you must look the part. You need to capture your prospective employer’s interest, present your product, highlight its features, demonstrate how the employer will benefit, negotiate the agreement, and close your next job offer. If you fail in any of these steps, you [...]

Is your functional resume hurting your executive search?

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

25% of six-figure job seekers are not addressing their shortcomings effectively  Based on two North American studies, it is clear that many executives are still opting to follow templates rather than creating a distinctive, strategic resume. Historically, professionals have been told to list their career history in a chronological format, presenting their career progression in [...]

Use targeted networking to accelerate your six-figure job search

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

66.0% of senior-level professionals are uncomfortable with cold calling and networking.   Graham Management Group’s recent survey, OUTLOOK 2010: Competitive Career Intelligence for Six-Figure Canadians, found that 69.4% of senior-level professionals feel that they do not have adequate connections or exposure within their industry. Adding to the concern, a full two-thirds of those surveyed expressed [...]

Eight things you can do to gain credibility in an interview

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

51% of candidates appear arrogant, according to hiring managers. CareerBuilder recently surveyed more than 2,700 hiring managers to uncover mistakes that some candidates have made in job interviews. Employers interviewed found that 55% of candidates appeared disinterested, 51% appeared arrogant, and 34% did not provide answers that were specific enough. If you want to gain [...]

Drive your $100k+ career in the new economy

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

45% of Canadian six-figure professionals don’t have clear short- or long-term career goals. We know that the economy has caused turmoil for many professionals in the $100k+ salary bracket. Yet, the results of Graham Management Group’s recent survey, OUTLOOK 2010: Competitive Career Intelligence for Six-Figure Canadians, seem to suggest that people are not adjusting their [...]