Tag Archives: resume

Your Brand (Image) Precedes You

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

Over the past few months, I’ve noticed many more of my CFO clients choosing branding packages over the standard marketing document packages. Then, as usually happens before I write a blog post, a couple of things along that line caught … Continue reading →

Posted in Branding, CFO Careers, Resumes | Tagged branding, CFOs, Chief Financial Officers, FENG, finance, finance executives, resume, Senior Finance Executives, unemployed | Leave a comment

I Never Heard Back

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

I’m hearing this from some of my CFOs … –A recruiter called me, said he had a great opportunity for me, asked for my resume, and I never heard back from him. –I had an interview 3 weeks ago and … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Networking, Recruiters | Tagged CEO, CFO, CFOs, Chief Financial Officer, interview, recruiter, resume, senior leadership team | 13 Comments

A No Win Scenario

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

In yesterday’s coaching session, my client (we’ll call him Jim) told me that, before engaging my services, he received a phone call from a contingency recruiter in California. Jim didn’t know the recruiter, but was told by the recruiter that … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Coaching Tips, Networking, Recruiters | Tagged career builder, CFOs, coaching, ERE.net, Executive, job boards, job search, recruiter, resume, senior-level executives | 1 Comment

The Buzz is Audible

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

I've noticed some increasing buzz in the corporate finance space. Opportunities that seemed to be flat-lining over the past year have a pulse again. CFOs who spent the last 12-15 months hunkered down in positions they hated are now cracking … Continue reading →

Posted in Branding, CFO Careers, Digital Footprint, Networking | Tagged brand, CFOs, Chief Financial Officer, corporate finance, finance, network, online presence, online visibility, resume, senior finance leader | 4 Comments

Resumes are about Strategy

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

Last week I was contacted by a CFO who sent me two resumes to review along with a request to talk by phone. I would normally just do an email review on one of his resumes, but since he was … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Resumes | Tagged CFO, commodity, personal brand, positioning, resume, resumes, value proposition | 3 Comments

CFOs in the Board Room

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

In case you missed it, CFO.com published an article summarizing panel comments on who should be in the Board Room. Yes, the consensus by retired-CFOs is that Chief Financial Officers must be a part of the conversation. If you’re interested, … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Current Affairs | Tagged Boards, CFO.com, CFOs, Chief Financial Officers, finance acumen, networking, recruiters, resume | Leave a comment

The Secret Weapon for CFOs is the Intangible

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

One of the discussions by the recruiter panel at the CFO Rising conference was around the intangibles of being a Chief Financial Officer. Intangibles … as in presence. It won’t matter how great your finance acumen, skill sets, and deliverables … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Current Affairs, Recruiters | Tagged CFO, CFO Rising conference, CFO.com, Chief Financial Officer, CPA, finance acumen, finance skill, recruiter, resume, value proposition | 4 Comments

Stay the Course … or Pivot?

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

You thought I was going to talk politics, right? Another day, perhaps. But I am going to borrow from a current political message. Disregard people’s responses at your own peril. And while that certainly does apply to companies, government, and … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Digital Footprint, Networking, Resumes | Tagged CFO, CXO, Executive, finance, Finance Executive, job search, networking, online presence, resume, search strategy | 2 Comments

Whose Responsibility Is It?

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

I was contacted last week by a CFO expressing great frustration in his job search. Why, he asked, was he the only one who could see how easily he could make the transition back into a private industry leadership role … Continue reading →

Posted in Branding, CFO Careers | Tagged candidate, CFO, finance, job search, job seeker, resume, resume writing, subject matter expert, value proposition | 11 Comments

The “Spaghetti” Job Search Strategy

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

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 CFO, Deborah Gallant, Google, HR, job search, job search strategy, job seekers, LinkedIN, niche, posted positions, recruiters, resume, Senior Finance Executives, unemployment | 7 Comments