Tag Archives: Finance Executive

A Flawed CFO Social Media Strategy

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

Google is on fire with the headlines about the public company CFO who used Facebook and Twitter to complain about his job. Seriously? Obviously this Finance Chief hasn’t read any of my blog posts on the subject nor the excellent … Continue reading →

Posted in Branding, CFO Careers, Digital Footprint | Tagged CFO, CFO Careers, CFO-Coach, CFOs, Chief Financial Officer, Cindy Kraft, Finance Chief, Finance Executive | 2 Comments

When the Person and the Paper Don’t Align

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

A recent question on Quora asked … I am constantly contacted by recruiters and I frequently get called for interviews, but I never land the job. What possible causes should I consider? Does that happen to you? I responded that … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Recruiters, Resumes | Tagged CFO, CFO Careers, CFO-Coach, CFOs, Cindy Kraft, Finance Executive, resumes | Leave a comment

CFOs, Linked In, and Networking

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

Last week’s blog post focused on offline networking mistakes and fixes. This week, after reading CFO Search expert Samuel Dergel’s two blog posts on Linked In, I decided to chime in with my thoughts on building those online networks. Samuel’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Branding, CFO Careers, Digital Footprint, Networking | Tagged CFO, CFO Careers, CFO-Coach, CFOs, Chief Financial Officer, Cindy Kraft, Finance Executive, Linked In | 2 Comments

CFO Turnover is on the Rise

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

It seems as though the days, months, and yes, years, of CFOs hunkering down and waiting out the storm are over. This is true for CFOs individually, as well as companies and Boards who were nervous about replacing a finance … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Current Affairs, Recent Statistics, Recruiters | Tagged CFO, CFO Careers, CFO-Coach, Chief Financial Officer, Cindy Kraft, Finance Executive, finance leader, recruiters | 4 Comments

Job Search is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

A recent FENG newsletter contained this quote … “Unfortunately the search process is more like a marathon than a sprint.” While the author was referring to the length of the job search, it is also a true statement when you … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Current Affairs | Tagged career management, CFO, CFO Careers, CFO-Coach, CFO.com, Cindy Kraft, Finance Executive, job search | 1 Comment

The Unemployed vs. the Employed Candidate

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

Recruiters routinely tell us that companies don’t pay them to find unemployed candidates. Recruiter Wayne Mitchell told the Career Thought Leaders at our conference last week that he requires 6 references from unemployed executive candidates and they are checked before … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Digital Footprint, Networking, Recruiters, Resumes | Tagged CFO, CFO Careers, CFO-Coach, Cindy Kraft, executives, Finance Executive, recruiters, social media, unemployed | 4 Comments

Recruiters Work in Reverse, Too!

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

If you are a CFO or Finance Executive who is in a job search or anticipating a move in the next 6-12 months, move away from the “job board” mentality and adopt a “web 2.0” mindset. Having great positioning long before you need it is a smart career management strategy! Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Digital Footprint, Recruiters | Tagged career management, CFO Careers, CFO-Coach, Chief Financial Officer, Cindy Kraft, Finance Executive, job search, recruiters | 2 Comments

K.I.S. for CFO Branding

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

When most of us think about Albert Einstein, we think about a man who was so incredibly intelligent that the average person could not hold a conversation with him, right? Well, apparently that’s not the case. He actually embraced the … Continue reading →

Posted in Branding, CFO Careers, Resumes | Tagged Blackberry, branding, CFO, Chief Finance Officer, executive branding, executive resume, Finance Executive, iPhone, marketing message, recruiting, resumes, Twitter, value proposition | Leave a comment

Cell Phone Etiquette

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

This very curious email came to me through a contact at MyCFONetwork, asking for my thoughts … In the past two days, I have been privy to listen to someone pitching a new business idea to a colleague and also … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Current Affairs | Tagged business idea, cell phone, CFO, email, Executive, finance, Finance Executive, MyCFONetwork | 8 Comments

Linked In Faux Pas!

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

Linked In is a great networking tool. Sadly, there are plenty of user errors … two of which continue to confound me. Canned Invitations. I’ve written about this before. Other people have written about it. Sending a canned invitation to … Continue reading →

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