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At Distinctive Career Services, our mission is to empower you with the tools, resources, and confidence you need to pursue your dream career and build a career you will love! On this blog, get tips and advice to help you to advance in your current career path, make a desired career change, or promote your personal brand and image. Articles cover topics such as career planning, resume writing, LinkedIn profile writing, job searching, interviewing, networking, and more.
How to Become a Board Member to Enhance Your Executive Profile
Does the prospect of becoming a board member appeal to you? Business executives, whether currently employed or involved in a job search, can benefit from becoming a member of the board. It’s well worth it for a busy executive or
Career Change Advice to Help You Achieve the Job You’ve Been Dreaming About
Years of college or university, then onto your first full-time job. You may switch companies and advance in your industry. But as the saying goes, change is good, and you are ready for a shift in a completely new
Retained Recruiters: Key Facts Job Seekers Need to Know About this Type of Agency
Working with a recruiter in your job search can be a key strategy to getting the career that you want. Understanding the type of recruiter that you are working with can be vital to ensuring that you are getting not
Contingency Recruiters: Key Facts Job Seekers Need to Know About this Type of Agency
You update your resume. Redo your cover letter. Apply to jobs. Respond to ads on career web sites. But no bites – not even a nibble! Maybe it’s time to consider contacting one or more contingency recruiters, also known as
What To Do First When You Lose Your Job
The economy is bad, company revenues were low, you heard rumors, but hoped it wouldn’t happen to you, but it did - you lost your job. It’s a trying time, a stressful time. But you need to look ahead
Guaranteed Ways To Get You Motivated and Moving To Land A Job Faster
You get up, go to work, push around some papers, go to lunch, attend some meetings, then go home. Do it all again the next day. Five days a week. You realize that you need something else in your
Essentials That You Must Know to Ace the Interview
A great cover letter, recommendation, or resume might get you in the door for your dream job, but it’s the interview that will keep you there. A prospective employer wants to know that you are not only qualified but
Bad Habits That Make Your Job Search Harder Than It Needs to Be
You want that new job, you need that new job…but you don’t have it yet. While the state of the economy and your industry are certainly factors that determine the ease or difficulty of your job search, sometimes the issue lies
Smart Tips to Ace Your Next Job Interview
According to ExecuNet in their 2012 Executive Job Market Intelligence Report, 59% of executive recruiters are “confident” or “very confident” that employment opportunities for executives will open up over the coming months. That’s great news if you want to expand
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