Monthly Archives: January 2008

Big ROI on Trusted Sources

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

I received an email today regarding the new social networking site being launched by Hoovers. Here’s an interesting stat from the article … "The goal of the service is to take advantage of research from the University of Chicago and … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Information, Current Affairs, Recent Statistics | Tagged Hoovers.com, networking, UNC, University of Chicago | Leave a comment

Is your Finance Career Recession-proof?

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

Interesting article in CFO.com today, “Is Your Finance Job Recession–proof?” I’m excerpting the CFO section below, but other finance jobs are covered in the article. I wonder if a better question would be, “is your finance CAREER recession-proof?” There is … Continue reading →

Posted in Branding, Coaching Tips, Current Affairs | Tagged CFO, CFO.com, CFOs, Chief Financial Officers, finance careers, finance jobs, recession, Recession-proof, Senior Finance Executives, Today in Finance | Leave a comment

Great read in Today in Finance at CFO.com

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

Two things stuck out to me in reading the article, “What You Don’t Know about Headhunters: 10 Tips" in Today in Finance at CFO.com. First, recruiters are too busy to return every prospect’s phone call, but they expect prospects they … Continue reading →

Posted in Recruiters | Tagged CFO.com, CFOs, Chuck Eldridge, job search, Korn Ferry, networking, recruiter, recruiters, senior finance executive, senior-level finance executives, Today in Finance | Leave a comment

Linked In and Zoom Info

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

In a recent article for ERE Daily, Lou Adler contrasted the differences in two recent searches his company conducted. While the article was interesting, what should be interesting to you is this …. Of the seven candidates he presented, six … Continue reading →

Posted in Branding, Career Information, Coaching Tips, Current Affairs | Tagged branding, ERE Daily, ERE.net, Linked In, Lou Adler, recruiters, Zoom Info | 2 Comments

Passive vs. Active, Employed vs. Unemployed

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

I posted this question at Linked In, and received some very interesting responses. I thought my blog readers might like to join in with their thoughts as well … The overriding theme by internal recruiters at the recent Kennedy Conference … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Information, Coaching Tips, Current Affairs, Recent Statistics | Tagged active candidates, career management, Kennedy Conference, Kennedy Recruiting, Linked In, passive candidates, unemployed | 3 Comments

You Should be Networking

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

I find that my senior finance executive clients seem to struggle with networking. Either they are so busy working in their jobs that they don’t have time or energy to devote to networking. Or, they are lulled into a false … Continue reading →

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One Size Fits All

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

It seems like everyone has a different opinion about what kind of resume they want to see. CFO.com’s “Third Rails for Resume Writing, six traps that recruiters warn will make them toss a finance executive’s resume” certainly drives that point … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Information, Coaching Tips | Tagged CFO.com, finance executives, hiring managers, recruiters, resume, resume objectives, resume summaries, resumes, Third Rails for Resume Writing | Leave a comment