Monthly Archives: November 2009

The “Spaghetti” Job Search Strategy

There’s a lot of angst in the LinkedIn CFO group this morning. Not hearing back from recruiters these days is enough to send even the most stable senior finance executive to the edge of the cliff after a period of … Continue reading

Posted in CFO Careers, Networking, Recruiters | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Over-promoted and Over His Head

How would you like that headline to appear in the #1 slot in a Google search of your name? While this is a fictionalized story of a CFO turned CEO, could you find yourself the “victim” of digital dirt? And … Continue reading

Posted in CFO Careers, Digital Footprint | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

LinkedIn: Your Portable Portfolio

There have been a couple of good posts about LinkedIn this week. If you aren’t currently on LinkedIn (shuddering in horror), here’s a good primer … “7 Ways to Get More Out of Linkedin,” which is posted on Mashable. And … Continue reading

Posted in CFO Careers, Digital Footprint | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The Wall Flower Syndrome

A couple of my colleagues wrote some good posts about networking this week … See  “How to Find Your Old Contacts” at the Interns Over 40 blog and “Explain to your network how they can best help you” by one … Continue reading

Posted in CFO Careers, Networking | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

CFOs as CEOs

After Business Times Online posted an article on the rise of CFOs into CEO positions, one of my Linked In colleagues, a recruiter who works with private equity clients, asked for my thoughts on the topic.  In preparation for my keynote at the … Continue reading

Posted in CFO Careers, Current Affairs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments