by Karen Alphonse | Aug 19, 2013 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Question: I hear what you need to get a senior-level job these days is an “Executive Profile,” not a resume. A friend described the profile as a detailed document describing the information usually contained on a resume and more. Can you elaborate? Answer: We have...
by Karen Alphonse | Aug 13, 2013 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Q: After applying for a new, professional job for quite some time, I finally have an offer from a well-known, regional insurance company. However, the offer is making me angry. I will be hired on a contract basis for the first year and am expected to generate at...
by Karen Alphonse | Aug 6, 2013 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Q: I have been crushed by the lack of response to my resume. My more than 33-year career has been as a corporate executive, an entrepreneur and an adjunct professor, so I am very taken back at the seeming lack of interest. After circulating the current version of my...
by Karen Alphonse | Jul 30, 2013 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Q: I have been a professor for the past 15 years and would like to serve the not-for-profit sector in a leadership capacity. I have tried everything from applying online and following up on job board posts to responding to newspaper ads. Nothing has even resulted in...
by Karen Alphonse | Jul 23, 2013 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Q: I live and work in South Carolina and want to relocate to the North East for family reasons. My spouse and I have family in New Hampshire, and, for the sake of our two children, we would like to find solid positions in that general area. I feel as though my...
by Karen Alphonse | Jul 16, 2013 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Question: I am finding that in my current role, there seems to be a glass ceiling regardless of having earned three promotions during my tenure. Complicating this issue is that I live in a state with a poor reputation for education which concerns us for our two sons....
by Karen Alphonse | Jul 9, 2013 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Question: I have been in the financial services sector for the past fifteen years working for a number of big name companies operating mostly out of New York City. I would like to take on a not-for-profit leadership role that taps my three core strengths of client...
by Karen Alphonse | Jun 25, 2013 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Question: I was hired to take charge of diversity and inclusivity initiatives at a higher education institution. Because of politics, I resigned a few months ago and am now having difficulty securing another role. What do you suggest? Answer: There seem to be at...
by Karen Alphonse | Jun 18, 2013 | Advice, Featured
Question: What is the difference between a nonprofit (NP) and a not-for-profit (NFP)? Does it matter? Answer: I tend to use both terms as synonyms. However, there are some distinctions. I reviewed IRS definitions and learned that NFPs are typically focused on a...
by Karen Alphonse | Jun 11, 2013 | Advice, Featured, Management
Question: We are running an Executive Director search for a small ($2M budget) non-profit in the tri-state New York area. We are not in a position to run a full-blown executive search at this time. What kinds of skills should we emphasize in our position...
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