by Karen Alphonse | May 19, 2025 | Advice, Featured, Job Search, Job Seekers
Part 1: Navigating the Emotional and Practical Aftermath of Unexpected Job Loss Introduction: You’re Not AloneLosing a job can feel like a seismic shift. Whether due to funding cuts, leadership changes, or evolving priorities, the sudden separation often leaves...
by Karen Alphonse | Apr 24, 2025 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
By Karen Alphonse, Senior Executive Coach, ExecSearches.com A cross-sector move requires rebranding and creativity. The way you have thought about your most recent position has been tied to that role and specific expectations. To break out of that cycle, you will need...
by F. Jay Hall | Apr 2, 2025 | Advice, Featured, Recruiting Strategy, Research
AbstractAs contemporary nonprofit organizations navigate increasing demands for accountability, scalability, and community-centric solutions, the imperative for impact-driven leadership intensifies. This paper synthesizes empirical evidence and theoretical frameworks...
by F. Jay Hall | Feb 20, 2025 | Advice, Featured, Recruiters, Recruiting Strategy
Engaging in online discussions inspired me to explore this topic further. As a nonprofit executive job board manager and search consultant, I’ve long observed that anonymous executive job postings consistently generate the highest engagement and views. In today’s...
by F. Jay Hall | Jan 28, 2025 | Advice, Featured
Leveraging volunteer work to build a professional nonprofit career. The nonprofit sector is a space where passion meets purpose, and for many, it starts with volunteering. Whether you’re tutoring students, organizing community events, or fundraising for a cause you...
by F. Jay Hall | Jan 8, 2025 | Featured, Recruiters, Recruiting Strategy
Recruiting an Executive Director is one of the most critical decisions a nonprofit organization can make. This key leadership role carries the responsibility of steering the organization toward its mission while overseeing day-to-day operations, fundraising...
by F. Jay Hall | Jul 22, 2023 | Advice, Drafting a Job Description For a Non-profit, Job Responsibilities, Nonprofit Job Duties and Responsibilities, Q+A
Payscale https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Chief_Operating_Officer%2C_Non-Profit_Organization/SalaryIn non-profits, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) holds a critical executive position and is instrumental in steering the organization toward operational...
by F. Jay Hall | Jun 30, 2023 | Advice, Job Seekers
The nonprofit sector can be an incredibly fulfilling career choice for those with a passion for particular causes. But what about individuals looking to change careers from the corporate sector? What does transitioning from the for-profit sector to the not-for-profit...
by Dr. Nancy Sobel | Jan 11, 2023 | Advice, Job Seekers, Resumes and Cover Letters
Note: We have a special running until the end of April. All resumes, bios, cover letters, and online profile phone/video reviews will be only $55. Email contact@execsearches.com with the subject “Resume Review” to receive a link to schedule your one-hour...
by Dr. Nancy Sobel | Nov 14, 2022 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Resumes and Cover Letters
(Part one of a three-part series) A resume is the foundation of your job search and your entre to an interview. Simply put, it’s the story of your career, and you want to make it so interesting that the person reading it wants to know...
by Karen Alphonse | Apr 13, 2022 | Advice, Management, Q+A
I just got a promotion to a VP role at my organization. How do I figure out what to wear to work now that COVID is subsiding? Before COVID, we had a more dressed-up, “Business Casual” culture. Most of us have been wearing very casual clothing at home. What would...
by Karen Alphonse | Jan 20, 2022 | Advice, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, Management
To take on the deeper diversity, organizations and their leaders need both courage and honesty. It requires courage to step beyond what feels comfortable and what you know to encounter the unknown. To confront the “What-You-Don’t-Know-You-Don’t Know.” This is...
by Karen Alphonse | Oct 6, 2021 | Advice, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, Management
How do you deal with the leader who resists diversity and inclusion while “pretending” to be on board? This situation requires real skill. Your leader may be in denial and probably cannot see their true response to DEI. The whole point of DEI is to increase...
by Karen Alphonse | Feb 4, 2021 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Question: Why do you need to write a cover letter to get the non-profit Dream Job I saw advertised? Can’t the new employer get all of the information needed from LinkedIn and the Internet? You are correct. Today, we have access to much more information about...
by Karen Alphonse | Jul 7, 2020 | Advice, Job Seekers, Management
The world as we knew it has shifted. Certainly, and surely. Our organizations may expand, but it more likely that they will contract. Likewise, our internal staff may expand, but it is probably the case that it may have to contract. After...
by Cameron Kobes | Apr 22, 2020 | Featured, Management
Beginning earlier this year, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 has led to closures and disruptions across the country. While necessary to protect people who are vulnerable to the virus, these changes have caused a variety of impacts as people have...
by Karen Alphonse | Mar 15, 2019 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Q: I am pulling together my resume, biography, and LinkedIn Profile, although they are well-written, typo-free and professional, hiring managers do not respond well to them. I am not getting offers. I thought I had the perfect package. What’s missing? Perfection can...
by Karen Alphonse | Jan 31, 2019 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Management
Leadership has many facets that include having a vision, implementing plans and programs, managing, influencing and motivating others, ensuring the financial health and sustainability of your organization and building strategic partnerships/relationships....
by Karen Alphonse | Dec 14, 2018 | Advice, Job Seekers
A:Congratulations. This is a great question. I am guessing that this interview will take place outside of your town and that train or plane travel will be involved. I can remember showing up for an important interview after 36 hours on the road because of plane...
by Laura Gassner Otting | Jun 16, 2017 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Functional vs Chronological: Which Resume Format is Best? The purpose of a resume is to land an interview. Nothing more, nothing less. It need not exclaim to tell a potential employer why they must hire you this instant, but rather, get your foot in the door to tell...
by Cameron Kobes | Mar 30, 2017 | Advice, Featured, Management, Recruiters
One pertinent challenge facing nonprofit organizations today is leadership turnover, as described in the article The Nonprofit Leadership Development Strategy, from the Stanford Social Innovation Review. A significant number of nonprofit executives and managers have...
by Joe Brown | Apr 20, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Management
For the vast majority of the country’s more than 1.2 million registered 501(c)(3) organizations, the development function, and therefore development professionals, has always been of critical importance. Today, while the profession itself faces increased demands...
by F. Jay Hall | May 27, 2025 | Advice, Aerospace, Interviews
Software Engineer Role in Aerospace Company Technical Questions with Model Answers Question 1:Can you explain the differences between real-time systems and general-purpose systems, particularly in the context of aerospace applications? Model Answer:”Real-time...
by F. Jay Hall | May 19, 2025 | Advice, Volunteer Leadership
Coming Soon! Applications to join the a Nonprofit Health Advocacy Organization will be available in a few weeks. If you want more information about this volunteer leadership position with a growing nonprofit public health organization, Contact Us or check back soon....
by F. Jay Hall | Mar 23, 2025 | Advice, Latest News
The growing organization seeks leadership and nonprofit management talent to take its mission to the next level “We are having a significant and life changing impact on the families that we support. To take our mission to the next level we are looking for a talented...
by F. Jay Hall | Feb 17, 2025 | Advice, Featured, Interviewing, Recruiters, Recruiting Strategy
Interview Questions for Advancement Leadership Candidates This blog post is a follow-up to our discussion on Tips for Successful Biographical Interview Questions in Nonprofit Hiring. Be sure to check it out for additional insights! Securing exceptional leadership in...
by F. Jay Hall | Feb 4, 2025 | Advice, Featured, Interviewing, Recruiters
This blog post is a follow-up to our discussion on Tips for Successful Biographical Interview Questions in Nonprofit Hiring. Be sure to check it out for additional insights! Additionally, don’t miss our latest blog post on key questions to ask during interviews...
by F. Jay Hall | Feb 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Revolutionizing Talent Recruitment: Insights from Laura Gasner on Finding and Retaining Top Talent IntroductionIn today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving professional landscape, finding and retaining top talent is more critical than ever. But how do organizations ensure...
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