In this new business era, you may be looking to advance your career, or you may find yourself searching out of necessity. At BEST Human Capital and Advisory Group, we are making some of the helpful resources we have developed for use with candidates over the years available at no charge. Discover the tips, information, and articles we have found helpful when working with candidates. Whether you are new to LinkedIn, crafting a resume, and interviewing (via phone, virtually, or in-person), or an experienced veteran, we hope you find these resources helpful. 

One door closes, and another one opens. If you are looking for your next position, we also invite you to contact us or submit your resume. Be safe, be healthy, and be ready for the next step on your career journey.

The BEST Human Capital & Advisory Group Team

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As executive recruiters, LinkedIn is a primary tool we use to search for candidates. We cannot understate the importance of using LinkedIn today for any candidate and using your “dashboard” to open yourself to new opportunities. The more complete and optimized your profile is, the better the odds that recruiters will find you. Click here for a useful tip sheet (PDF) on how to get the most out of LinkedIn.

LinkedIn Premium Career: You may also want to explore this additional service during your search as it helps you make connections and find a new position. It is $30 a month and well worth it (you will get more exposure to available jobs and recruiters, you can use InMail, plus you can see who has been looking at your profile). The first month is usually at no charge. Click here for a helpful article that explains the LinkedIn Premium benefits.

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A resume or CV has one primary purpose: to highlight your qualifications and experiences enough to get you an interview and begin the process of getting your next position. Thus, your resume needs to be focused, clear, consistent, and impactful. It also needs to be accurate and real.  Click here for an example of a sales executive resume (PDF) that you can also tailor for other positions.

At BEST, we have an extensive library of successful resume examples. Please contact us for additional examples by position (executive level, finance, management, marketing, operations, sales, restructuring, and more).  

We have seen this format be successful; it covers the essential keywords; it lays out well and includes many metrics. It also tells a story. When it comes to resumes, people have a good idea of the responsibilities a person had based on their position or title, but how they made an impact is significant (anything that can be expressed by a % or $). 

Click here for our article on resume writing. Writing a resume or CV today can be frustrating and time-consuming, especially for those who are out of practice or starting from scratch. As our tongue-in-cheek title suggests, it is easy to stumble in this area. We have seen brilliant marketers and salespeople struggle for days to put together a 1 or 2-page sheet of their own career experiences and qualifications, which is essentially about selling themselves. They are not alone…

The BEST Team understands that every person has unique demands for resume writing and job searching. For example, a grower likely will need different resume guidance than a high-level sales executive. Contact us for assistance in developing your resume. Our BEST advisors are open to providing you additional resume examples and reviewing your resume.

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It may have been a while since your last interview, or you may be interviewing for the first time in a different format (via phone or virtually). Our BEST Interview Preparation Guide (PDF) is a comprehensive guide that takes a candidate through interviewing step-by-step from initial preparation to the thank you note. 

An interviewer has just one objective: to decide whether or not to make you a job offer. He or she is also interested in evaluating your level of motivation, values, attitude, and personality. In other words, to find out if you’re the right person for the job, what your potential is for promotion, and whether or not you will fit the company culture. While it’s true that an interview is an essential screening tool for companies, it also an important tool for you as a candidate.

PHONE INTERVIEWING: 12 Smart Phone Interview Success Tips

Typically the first contact a candidate will have with a recruiter or potential employer today is via the phone. The goal of a telephone interview is to secure an invitation to come to the employer’s location for an in-person interview. You typically have just two assets for telephone interviews – your voice and your preparation! 

VIRTUAL INTERVIEWING: Succeeding in a Virtual Interview for Candidates

Video interviewing and even onboarding has been increasing in popularity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These are useful tips you can use when being interviewed virtually. Zoom? FaceTime? BlueJeans? Be prepared.

THE INTERVIEW: Walk Out of Your Job Interview in a Blaze of Glory

This article is a candidate favorite because it works. These are the questions that get potential employers thinking in any job interview.

From all of us at BEST Human Capital & Advisory Group, we wish you the BEST in your interview process and the most important piece of advice we can give is to just be yourself. Your career achievements and accomplishments speak for themselves. You are a strong candidate and a lot of the heavy questions have already been covered by the information you have already presented on LinkedIn, in your resume, and in your interview preparation.

Good luck!

If you are looking to advance your career, we invite you to contact us and submit your resume.

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PLEASE NOTE: We understand the importance of confidentiality when you are looking for a new position.  Your resume is confidential to us and will never be put online.  When you submit your resume, it is imported into our proprietary tracking system and can only be accessed by BEST. Once you are in our system, your profile will be individually reviewed for new positions on an ongoing basis.