Executive Job Market Brief
The Executive Hiring Process Has Changed, And It’s Embedded With Obstacles
Today’s executive job seeker faces a bruising hiring environment:
- The average executive job search is 6–12 months (LinkedIn report)
- As many as 3,000 applicants per job posting
- Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) disqualify candidates with requisite experience
- Resumes only get a 6-second glance
- Inexperienced recruiters can’t recognize expertise
- Human and algorithmic bias
The Economic Factors Driving The Hiring Market Conditions
Executive-level layoffs and sluggish hiring are often the result of multiple interconnected economic, strategic, and organizational forces. However, one underlying driver tends to stand out across industries: economic uncertainty and the need to optimize costs while navigating digital transformation.
The single most consistent driver is economic and strategic caution in a disrupted and evolving market: companies are slow to hire or lay off executives based on revenue pressures, market uncertainty, and the need for transformative leadership.
Our Proven System Enables Clients To Land Offers Faster Than The National Average
According to LinkedIn hiring data, the average executive job search now lasts six to twelve months.
Our clients consistently outperform national hiring averages.
Here’s why…
At Executive Job Experts we deploy a proven system built for today’s harsh hiring environment. Our methodology integrates:
- Strategy & Positioning
- Hiring Science
- Hiring Data
Our Approach
We set up a strategy session to identify:
- Where you are vulnerable to ATS and recruiter disqualification
- Is your strategy aligned with job market constraints and opportunities
- Do you have a resume or LinkedIn issues and/or errors
- Is your positioning clearly articulated
- Errors that will trigger immediate disqualification.
You will then receive a diagnostic report on our findings and a proposal detailing the next steps.
The Risk Of Inaction
Every additional month out of work for an executive job seeker risk:
- Lost income
- Credibility momentum
- Negotiation leverage
In today’s hiring environment, ignoring market realities is the riskiest strategy you can take.
To change your job search outcome, you have to change the things that are impeding your path forward.
We identify and mitigate the obstacles our clients face.
Services We Offer
We help executives identify strengths, address gaps, and align career paths with industry needs so they can make informed, strategic decisions.
Industries are evolving rapidly, and executives who employ data-driven strategies tend to thrive. Our guidance focuses on helping leaders position themselves effectively for changing markets.
- Executive resume writing
- Executive LinkedIn optimization
- Executive strategy consulting
- Career change consulting
- Compensation negotiation
- Interview preparation
- Personalized growth plan
- Image consulting
Who We Work With
We advise:
- Fortune 500 executives
- C-suite and senior VPs
- Private equity leaders
- Division presidents
- Transformation leaders
- Entrepreneurs
Typically, these individuals face:
- Longer-than-expected searches
- Repeated near-miss outcomes
- Sudden displacement
- Market repositioning challenges
Case Studies
Client: Fortune 500 Operations Executive
Problem: A Fortune 500 Aerospace executive was unable to gain traction for a new role in operations and program management.
Strategy: In accordance with hiring data, we reconfigured his strategy to amplify his program manager experience and mute down operations, as there are twice as many roles and 50% less applicants in the USA for these positions, respectively. We moved his Fortune 500 aerospace space expertise (previously mentioned at the bottom of his resume) to the second line of his narrative. This change was crucial because in this industry, being already screened, vetted, and having a security clearance is a must-have credential.
Result: In 37 days, the client landed a new role with a company within his industry.
Client: Fortune 100 Sales and Marketing Executive
Problem: A Sales and Marketing Executive from a Fortune 100 technology company was not receiving any traction in his job search.
Strategy: We made the centerpiece of this client’s strategy his unique ability to bring technology services from the USA into the Middle East and vice versa (he knew the culture, customs, and ecosystems).
Result: This positioning strategy enabled him to leapfrog hundreds of other candidates and land a job at a billion-dollar technology firm in about 93 days.
About Us
Executive Job Experts is a boutique executive job strategy advisory firm.
Joe Culotta, President, has published numerous white papers on executive job strategy, positioning, and workforce hiring data.
Executive Job Experts’s clients have landed jobs with some of America’s most respected companies across nearly every industry sector.
Located in Chicago’s prestigious Gold Coast, the company is 100% owned by Joe Culotta.