Most articles on the Web dealing with job interviews seem to cater to new graduates or job seekers looking for entry-level positions, as if with time people suddenly become good at it… That is, obviously, wrong. Interviewing needs practice and even if someone did well in an interview few years back, he or she needs to re-practice to get in shape again. CIO.com has a refresher for executive interviews: How to Ace an Executive-Level Job Interview. This article goes through the whole interview process and gives some very good practical tips.

BusinessWeek has an article on how to get on a headhunter’s radar… the right way. The article first makes a distinction depending on your career stage. If you’re still early in your career, sending your resume to a headhunter is an option. However, if you are a senior executive, you should abstain from sending your resume to or calling headhunters out of the blue.

Most connected executive headhunters rely on their connections and believe that if you are “good,” you should not be the one making the first move. How to get noticed? By being well connected. This means having a good network of friends. Being referred to a headhunter is always better than cold-calling them. Actually, they are the ones who should do that; after all, that’s what they are paid for. Another tip, having a large network is important, but having credible people in your network who believe in you is also key. A recommendation is only as strong as its messenger and its message.

How to (Really) Impress a Headhunter, BusinessWeek