The Riley Guide:Sites with Job Listings

The Executive Job Search

Executive Job Search and Support Services || Executive Job Lead Sources
Board Recruitment || Resume Mailing Services
Executive Job Search & Career Management Advice

This page lists resources directed towards mid-to-senior level executives and reported to be very useful by these same persons. However, many resources listed throughout the guide include job listings at this level. The good news is yes, executives can search for new job opportunities online. The bad news is most of the best sources are fee-based, but they are usually worth the expense.

You may also be interested in our Directories of Recruiters or Search Firms. We have some listings targeted to senior executives and other professionals under job lead banks, including Manpower Professional and Spherion Professional Recruiting.

You may be interested in our info on Job Search & Employment Services scams!

This Google Custom Search will search this site plus select others that we feel will be helpful to you in your search for job and career information.

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Executive Job Search and Support Services

Exec-U-Net

Fee. A career management and job search membership organization for $100,000+ executives, offering listings of very good jobs along with a resume-review program and face-to-face networking meetings organized around the country. Several membership options are offered, depending how long you want to be active with the organization. This service has been around for several years (originally offline) and has always received very good comments from members.

Executive Network Group of Greater Chicago (ENG)

Fee. "A non-profit organization that provides executives in transition with valuable resources and networking opportunities for finding new employment. We invite participation by any individual whose focus is providing career networking connections for the membership. [...] All ENG members are experienced in middle and senior management positions. Typically, they have held titles such as, Manager, Director, Vice President, President, CFO, COO, CEO, and CIO with a minimum base salary level of $100,000." Membership is $100/year, but there are many benefits to joining.

Executives Network

Fee "Executives Network is a national peer-to-peer network for executives in the job search." This is a networking group designed to allow members to interact with one another and share information that may lead to a successful search. At this time they have meetings in Phoenix (AZ), Chicago (IL), Dallas (TX), Denver (CO), Boston (MA), New York (NY), West Orange (NJ) and 4 locations in California, but persons outside of these areas are encouraged to join their national online network. Membership is limited to persons at the corporate director / vp / c-level. They get very high marks from their members. Molly Wendell, current President and CEO ( and a former member) has a marvelous blog with truly helpful articles that all are welcome to read.

ExecutivesOnly.com

Fee. This service offers $70,000+ executives the opportunity to review job leads and get assistance from a career management consultant in preparing your resume, presenting yourself and planning your next career move. The people behind this service have extensive backgrounds in recruiting and outplacement and offer quality service based on what they know. They offer several membership options based on how long you wish to be a member and what services you’d like during your tenure. Discounted memberships may be available to those who are currently enrolled in an outplacement program or recently ended a program without successfully making a transition to a new opportunity. Contact them for information.

HAPPEN: Halton And Peel Professional and Executive Network

Fee. Established in the early 1990's, this is a networking group helping senior level management and skilled professionals accelerate their job searches. They are currently focused in the Greater Toronto Area with a second location in Vancouver, British Columbia. Your membership fee includes the weekly networking meetings, access to online resources and services (including a nice job database), and much more designed to support you in your search. Details on the membership fee is on the website, but they also offer a one-time visitor fee should you want to just try one of their meetings before joining (a portion of this fee will be credited towards a full member fee should you decide to join).

Netshare

Fee. A fee-based service offering listings of exclusive confidential job leads, a resume database, networking forums, and career-management tools for senior executives earning $100,000+.. If you haven’t heard of Netshare, don’t be concerned. Think of the company as “the quiet guys” who don’t do as much general advertising as the competition but have a terrific reputation through word of mouth. The database is updated daily, and Netshare offers varying membership options designed to meet your current search needs. Gets high reviews from sources like Forbes and Fortune.

RiteSite.com

Fee. RiteSite’s purpose is "to provide the strongest and most comprehensive possible help to job-hunting and career-building executives”. John Lucht, author of Rites of Passage, offers members a Custom Career Service designed to “help you with everything you can do to advance your job search and long-term career development.” This includes resume preparation and posting, the ability to confidentially forward your resume to others, and connectivity to his select group of retained executive search firms. (Yes, he does background checks on each firm that wants to register as a "select firm".) This site is devoted to helping you know, contact, and build relationships with these firms. He has job listings here which are open and free for anyone to view and charges a moderate annual membership for those who want the Custom Career Service. I had an opportunity to look around "behind the password," and this site and its services are quite impressive. Members speak quite highly of it, plus John has a reputation for being one of the best.

TLA: Technology Leaders Association

Free "An executive level networking forum enabling the career development needs of senior information technology professionals. [...] Membership is limited to senior IT execs (large Project Managers, Director to CIO large cap through small cap companies)or equivalent experience." Membership is free. Networking meetings are held in the Chicago area, but the online resources (this site plus LinkedIn) are open to members from anywhere.

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Executive Job Lead Sources

AllExecutiveJobs

...UK-based source for international senior executive positions. You do not need to register in order to view listings and apply for consideration. For an interesting view of the database listings, select Job File from the menu at the bottom of the front page. You'll see a list of fast links to the jobs by industry sector, UK location, or International location.

BlueSteps

Fee. A service of the Association of Executive Search Consultants, the worldwide professional association for retained executive search firms. BlueSteps offers two services for executives seeking new career options, Executive Profile and SearchConnect. Executive Profile allows you to submit your resume for consideration by the members of AESC. SearchConnect is a searchable directory of all AESC members that you can use to make direct contact with firms that handle searches in your industry and functional field. These services can be purchased separately or as a package. If you are actively seeking new opportunities, we recommend you purchase the package for better exposure and better connections at a lower cost.

CEO Update

Fee. CEO Update publishes CEO Job Opportunities Update listing over 150 new vacancies every two weeks for executives in associations, foundations, nonprofit organizations, and professional societies. It is really a print publication, with the website serving as an archive of positions announced in previous editions that are still open.

exec-appointments.com

Free Free Free! "We advertise permanent, interim and contract jobs over £50,000 from top executive management recruiters and employers in all areas across the UK, Europe and the rest of the world." Their search page is quite detailed, but you only need to select ONE option (like "permanent") in order to start your search. Registration is not required to search for jobs or even get the contact info to submit your resume, but by registering and storing your resume here you can save your search, execute a job agent to notify you of new listings in the database, and set up a one-button application process. You can also access their National Register for Non-Executive Directors (see Board Recruitment) from this page.

exec2exec.com

Free Free Free!...an executive level recruitment portal for senior level candidates, recruiters and employers. While its primary market is the UK and Europe, there are some listings for the US & Canada as well as "Other Worldwide". You can search the jobs database and review listings, but you must register (free) in order to apply for positions that interest you. Your registration will also let you set up email alerts and keep track of all applications you've made. exec2exec is part of the The UK Apollo Group, parented by BNB Recruitment Solutions PLC.

Experteer.co.uk

...Experteer is an executive career service for leading professionals and around the world. "Based on your qualifications and career goals, it matches you to specific senior management jobs and provides confidential access to a pre-approved headhunter network." You must register to view the full job announcements, but you can see a considerable amount of information before making that decision. Scroll down the front page to quickly browse jobs by Location (city), Industry, Functions, Career Level, and International (currently UK, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, and the US). I am really quite impressed by what I see here.

Executive Registry

Fee. Kennedy Information, publisher of several directories of recruiters, now offers a confidential online service where executives seeking new opportunities can post resumes, review "pre-qualified" postings from executive search firms, and connect with the search firms. You can purchase 6-month or 1-year memberships, and they are not cheap. However, the fees are similar to other services, Kennedy's is a well-established and trusted name in this industry, and there is a 7-day money back guarantee.

Executives on the Web.com

Free Free Free! Based in the UK, this site lists executive positions worldwide. You can search the listings for free and without registering, but will need to register in order to apply for listings through the site. Neat feature: before you can click the "Apply" button, you must say that yes, you hold work authorization for this country.

Goldjobs

Fee. A UK-based advertising portal for executives commanding salaries upward of £100,000 / €140,000. Candidates can review the listings for free and submit a resume for consideration to any listing. Those who use this site frequently may want to fill out a free registration and store a resume/cover letter on site as well as set up reminders and application tracking.

6FigureJobs.com

Free Free Free! This site "provides experienced professionals the opportunity to confidentially seek and be considered for some of the most prestigious jobs in the country." They offer a free resume database for all people who would like to be considered for the job listings they receive. Candidates with the skills and experiences to justify being considered for a senior level position will be given access to the site's job announcements and will be permitted to post a resume in their database. To be considered, you must submit your resume to them for evaluation. If you feel you are ready to break into the C-Suite, these folks could give you the opportunity.

TheLadders

Free for limited access, otherwise Fee. I'm listing this site with reservations. It claims to be a site for professionals in the $100K and up earnings arena with confidential access to good jobs from around the world. You can have limited access to the jobs database for free, but you can't preview the listings without registering. I have also read many complaints from users who say the listings are not in the pay range advertised and that many are reposted from other sources. If you want to take a look the free registration only requires your name, email address, ZIP code, and last year's earning level. Be sure you select "Free".

Experience.com

payment unknown. This is an online recruiting and career management service for the students and alumni of the many member institutions. As we have seen in similar services that target specific college career centers, you will find numerous employers posting good jobs in these databases. You will have to see if your alma mater is a member and then contact your alumni office for information.

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Board Recruitment

Board Options

Operated by Stybel Peabody & Associates in Boston, this consulting firm provides services to executive boards, not only assisting them in becoming more effective but also guiding the search for new members. Individuals who are interested in joining a potential board-level candidate pool are welcome to create their own free Board of Director resume following the guidelines provided and to submit it to Stybel Peabody for consideration. There are also numerous articles on board governance that you can review.

Board Recruiting

"Board Recruiting, a NASDAQ OMX product, is a sophisticated profile matching system designed to revolutionize the way that directors and boards meet while reducing the cost and the time required to make director appointments. [...]Board Recruiting brings together Directors and Boards with open opportunities in this new online recruiting network." Qualified directors can create a free account with Board Recruiting and connect with registered board seeking new personnel. I did not create an account and review the information needed to establish a profile, but the partners behind this site (NASDAQ OMX and the executive search firm of Heidrick & Struggles) are well known, reputable, and well qualified to operate a site of this type.

boardnetUSA

"Connecting nonprofit boards and new leaders." This service from the Volunteer Consulting Group was established "to allow nonprofit boards and those interested in serving as board members to reach out beyond their existing networks and find each other." Registration is required in order for you to access the site. There is no fee to register as a candidate, but candidates who are sponsored by a community partner will receive expanded access to the site. Organizations registering are required to be incorporated as a 501(c)(3) charity and must use the EIN assigned to them by the IRS.

The Non-Executive Director (UK)

.. provides authoritative information, research, job opportunities and distilled knowledge about the Non-Executive and Trustee marketplace. This is national service for Non-Executive Directors brings together leading recruitment companies, major executive institutions and thought leaders to provide a comprehensive service for those interested in the Non-Executive and Trustee market. Launched in mid-2003, the service is now provided in association with Ernst & Young. Your membership fee also gets you access to the partner site www.exec-appointments.com and its services.

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Resume Mailing Services

JobBait: Executive Resume Distribution

...working in conjunction with RiteSite.com (listed under Executive Job Lead Sources, above), JobBait offers executives a direct mail resume distribution service designed to offer you the best service at the lowest cost. If you are not interested in the service, this site also offers information on how this sort of campaign works, the odds of a successful campaign, and how to do it yourself.

myResumeAgent (was ExecutiveAgent.com)

...a service of Kennedy Information (publishers of The Directory of Executive Recruiters), myResumeAgent allows you to compile a list of executive search firms and other qualified recruiters you compile from their database and forward your resume with an optional cover letter to each you select. This is a one-time mailing service, but you can opt for additional services such as having your resume sent out a second time after 21 days, having your list of targeted recruiters emailed to you for phone or other follow-up, and more. Your resume is not retained in a database for later perusal.

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Executive Job Search & Career Management Advice

Association of Executive Search Consultants

...offers articles and information for clients (the employers), candidates (the executive job seeker) and search consultants (including some information on what it takes to be a successful search consultant -- just in case you think you'd like to try.) They operate BlueSteps, a job search source for executives.

Careers from CFO.com

...nice collection of articles on executive job search and career management, including such topics as corporate whistle-blowers, talking to the press, and how to get back on track after a reputational mishap.

JobBait Free Executive Job Market Report

"Switch industries, relocate, or stay where you are? Here's a quick and easy way to find out which industries are growing where you live now ... and which States have the most new jobs in your industry." Mark Hovind, President of JobBait, is providing this free job market report to help you with your career decisions. To receive it, just enter your email address. "This report includes the employment trends and the number of new jobs by state for Natural Resources and Mining, Construction, Manufacturing, Wholesale Trade, Retail Trade, Transportation, Utilities, Information, Finance Insurance & Real Estate, Professional Services, Education, Healthcare, Leisure and Hospitality, Other (auto repair, laundry, etc.) and Government." While you are here, check out his articles on Recession-Proof Cities and Industries (links 18 and 19 on the left).

Job Search Debugged Blog

...this blog is done by Rita Ashley, a job search coach working with executives and technology professionals. The front page will connect you to several very good articles she has written, but the Archives in the right margin will give you even more. While she says "executives and technology professionals," I think her advice is useful to all. If you like what you see and feel Rita can assist you, connect to her website to learn more about her, her services, and her book.

Articles on the Executive Job Search from The Job Whiz

...these articles were written by Debra Feldman, a career consultant who is also known as The Job Whiz. They are good articles filled with excellent advice on networking, cold-calling, and much more.

Messenger Associates

...based near Syracuse, NY, Messenger Associates is a career management consulting firm offering outplacement services to individuals and organizations. Their website includes several articles written by their consultants with advice on making a change in your career or your life, several good resources for job search, business development, and successful retirement, along with a recently implemented blog. Messenger Associates is also networking via Facebook (includes advice, links to good articles, and occasional job announcements) and LinkedIn.

Drake Beam Morin | Lee Hecht Harrison | Stybel Peabody & Associates

Each of these corporate outplacement firms offers you articles on job search, career management, and even career change on their sites.

More advice can be found in the Executive Job Lead Sources. We also have information on Executive Compensation, How to Find a Good Career Management Firm and Scams in Job Search Services, including many warnings regarding executive career management firms.

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