You might be surprised to find that developing your marketing collateral - also known as resume, cover letter, career biography and more - actually comes in step four of your job search process. I continue to educate executive job seekers on the importance of laying groundwork and foundation first before promoting themselves to companies, recruiters and anyone who would listen to them.

I have personally worked with clients who were already in the middle of an active job search only to discover that their resumes and career marketing documents were not effective for their target positions.

Some resume and cover letter writing basics - you probably heard it before but it never hurts to hear good advice again.

Revisiting Resume Best Practices

A Strong Argument For Executive Cover Letters

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