Top 5 Executive Career Insights: The Market Isn’t Broken. Your Strategy is.

October 02, 2025•2 min read

The Recruiter Hack to Find Roles That Align With You

Too many executives rely on surface-level recruiter outreach. The problem? If you’re only responding to inbound, you’re reacting, not leading.

This isn’t about chasing every recruiter email. It’s about strategically reverse-engineering which recruiters and firms specialize in your space and proactively aligning with them. Done right, this flips the script: instead of waiting for opportunity, you make opportunity find you.

Pro Insight: Build a short list of 3–5 recruiters aligned to your exact role level and industry niche. Connect, engage, and get visible; that’s where alignment happens.

Leaders in Transition: A Timely Reminder

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As we head into Q4, leaders in transition face both urgency and opportunity.

If you’re not getting traction, it’s rarely about your capability. It’s about your market presence. Leaders who invest in clarity and brand signal strength are the ones who land. Those who wait and hope? They stall.

Pro Insight: As the year closes, refine your positioning now; not in January. By then, the best opportunities will already be filled.

How Executives Prepare for Interviews (This Week’s Poll)

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Interviews are where every ounce of preparation meets the reality of the market. This week’s poll digs into how long leaders spend preparing for interviews.

Options include:

⭐ 1–2 hours

⭐ 2–3 hours

⭐ 3+ hours

The insights that come from collective polling aren’t just interesting, they highlight habits, blind spots, and how top performers prepare differently.

Pro Insight: Don’t just prepare answers. Prepare your stories. Stories showcase impact, leadership, and vision far better than polished responses alone.

Last Week’s Poll Results

Last week, I asked leaders in transition a different question, and the results spoke volumes.

Pro Insight: If you have decades of leadership experience, you can still ask the question, “What do I want to be when I grow up?”. Half of those who voted are seeking greater clarity.

Have Your Next Role Find You (Friday LinkedIn Live)

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This Friday, I’ll be walking through how to have your next role find you.

If opportunity isn’t knocking, it’s because your visibility and positioning aren’t set up to invite it in.

This is the single biggest differentiator between executives who constantly chase, and those who consistently attract. In this LinkedIn Live, I’ll share the framework I coach my clients on to move from invisible to invaluable.

Pro Insight: The leaders who are found aren’t the ones with the most polished resumes. They’re the ones who’ve made themselves indispensable in the marketplace conversation.

Closing Thought

Executives: the job market isn’t slowing down. It’s accelerating. These five insights aren’t theory, they’re the practices that separate the leaders who land from those who stay stuck.

👉 Don’t miss Friday’s LinkedIn Live: Have Your Next Role Find You. This is where we’ll put the strategy into practice.

Be Invaluable.

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Christine C. Kidder

I help revenue producing executives easily accelerate their path to that next high-impact role. We replace soul-sucking with soul SATISFACTION & FUN at work; a visible role, where they're invaluable & well paid—work that works for them; quickly & efficiently. It all starts with being strategic. The best time to find your next role is when you don't need it. You need to know your brand and how you want to use it to have a LinkedIn profile that truly illustrates YOU and your light. 🗂 Are you a driven leader who’s stuck, frustrated, or unfulfilled? 🗂 Not paid your worth? Not recognized for your work? 🗂 Not truly “seen” or recognized for your value? 🗂 Do you wonder what your work is for or do you feel like your efforts are wasted? Wouldn’t you rather… ⭐️Feel calm and confident knowing your work is contributing to the business and that you are invaluable ⭐️Have a job where you thrive and KNOW you are building something of substance. ⭐️Be well compensated for your hard work and feel fulfilled. My clients have these results and more from our work together. They land roles their passionate about, where they’re seen for the invaluable leader they are, and are well paid by knowing their unique personal brand, formulating a focused search strategy, and taking focused action through connecting with their career story. See more of my clients’ results in the “Featured” section of my LinkedIn profile. ⭐️I Help You⭐️ ⭐️Have crystal clear clarity on what your next IDEAL role is, including companies to target that match your values, even if you have no idea what that is currently. ⭐️Know what your unique, one of a kind personal brand is and to communicate it through your job search documents (resume, LinkedIn profile, cover letter, and email templates) and mastery of story-tellling. ⭐️Formulate a focused strategy that’s the direct path to roles that fit you like a glove. ⭐️Take action through connection and story-telling to be sought while thoroughly vetting potential employers ⭐️Have 100% confidence in securing ideal offers for the roles you desire. To learn more on how to find YOUR next ideal, well-paying role where you are invaluable and energized, schedule your customized Career Strategy/LI Audit Call here ⬇️ https://ChristineCKidderAppointment.as.me/CareerStrategy Take the fast track to increased impact and income. Remember, energizing work creates an extraordinary life.

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