Events this week: we are taking a break!

You won’t meet us this week. It’s time to charge out batteries! We can proudly say that we have trained almost 3500 people in 2020. That “kind of happened” based on requests we receive from people and organizations that know us and our quality. We thank everyone for their cooperation and we hope for more in 2021. Having said that, we’ve already been booked for 20+ webinars, lectures, bootcamps and alike in 2021!

If you can’t get enough of us, here two ideas:

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Best of 2020: CVs, CVs for humans, CVs for ATS, 2-column CVs


2020 accelerated several trends, incl. the use of ATS in recruitment processes – which also applies to senior and executive roles. If you are thinking about looking for a job, here are our best (and still current) articles on CVs:

5 reasons why 2-column CVs don’t work: “Eye-catching” design, unusual layout, more and more free templates available to the public are tempting candidates to create a 2-column CV. They don’t work!

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Best of 2020: Online, digital, leadership presence, Zoom fatigue


2020 has made our lives more digital and online – for better or worse. Here are our best articles where we show how to avoid common mistakes and adjust to the new situation:

6 things you are doing on video calls that are killing your leadership presence: Noise in the background, “blurry” videos, dirty dishes on your desk – just to name a few mistakes that occur during video calls – that heavily impact your leadership presence.

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Best of 2020: How CV-19 has changed the job market and job search processes


COVID-19 impacted everyone on the job market – also, or shall we say especially, professionals who didn’t expect it. Finding a way to adjust to the new situation can be difficult and frustrating.

Here are our best articles on getting through the job search process in light of CV-19:

CV-19: an opportunity for – some – candidates: People who have lost their jobs are not necessarily the candidates that the job market is hiring. There is a certain mismatch between supply and demand. Which competencies are sought after? Which candidates are attractive? How can you be one of them?

COVID-19 + Your Career & Job Search: What should you do with your job search in light of the coronavirus? We have prepared a step-by-step guide with practical tips & resources! This material was shared more than 100 times on LinkedIn.

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Our brand-new Udemy course: Every step of the job search explained – backed by research!


Join us on Udemy and sign up for our new course! The course is designed as a comprehensive, step-by-step introduction to the strategic planning of your job search, with an understanding of COVID-time market trends.

What you’ll learn:

  • Job Search Strategy: build and implement an effective job search strategy, consistent with your career motivations
  • Professional Goal Setting: make sure your next career step is realistic and in line with your profile
  • Diagnosing Your Strengths: formulate your unique selling proposition (USP) and check it against job market requirements
  • Personal Branding: communicate your USP to relevant people in relevant ways
  • CV Creation: make sure your CV really stands out against the competition
  • ATS-Compliant CVs: optimise your CV so that it is AI-friendly

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#WiseWednesday: Woodrow Wilson

“Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.” by Woodrow Wilson

LMGTFY: Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856 – 1924), American politician who served as the 28th president of the United States (1913 – 1921). Also President of Princeton University. Led the United States into World War I in 1917. Leading architect of the League of Nations.

Hack LinkedIn for your job search

Free session for experienced managers & executives in Europe who are currently looking for a job (or getting ready for it): “Hack LinkedIn for your job search”.

By now, everybody serious about their career should have a proper & complete LinkedIn profile – but that’s not enough. Not even for executives! Not only does your profile summary have to speak to Executive Search Consultants – you must understand how the algorithm works to get found in the first place!

If you haven’t been contacted with great job offers via LinkedIn over the last 6-9 months, you should definitely join, as during this interactive meeting we’ll explain:
– how headhunters use LinkedIn as a recruitment tool
– how to optimize your profile to stand out among thousands of other candidates (incl. real example)
– how to satisfy both the human reader and the algorithm!
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Where will you meet us?

Do you want to follow the know-how of Career Angels? Learn about the latest trends? Data? Methodology? Read this blog post to get access to one of our many lectures, webinars, podcasts, webcasts, training sessions and alike!

This week:

Date: December 22, 2020
For: WU Executive Academy
Hours: 12:30 CET
Topic: LinkedIn Revolution – understand the algorithm 2020
Speaker: Sandra Bichl
Format: online
Language: English
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Company Page on LinkedIn: Explore the LinkedIn ecosystem (Tip #8)

Tips 1-7 covered the most important aspects of running a Company Page. But that’s not where the journey ends. You’re now ready to expand and explore the LinkedIn ecosystem and all it has to offer. You can add specialized pages to highlight specific parts of your business.

If you want to share specialized content with a specific target audience, create a Showcase page. You can highlight a portion of your posts to make sure it reaches exactly who you want it to reach.
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#WiseWednesday: Walt Disney

“First, think. Second, believe. Third, dream. And finally, dare.” by Walt Disney

LMGTFY: Walt Disney (1901 – 1966), American entrepreneur, film producer and animator. Introduced developments in the production of cartoons. Holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations.