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November 2, 2009
Marc Cenedella We're gratified by the attention that media such as Fox, Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times have focused on us. I think it shows how TheLadders' job-search model is different and better than those "other guys." Why?
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How Keywords Open Doors for Your Resume
November 2, 2009
By Matthew Rothenberg
Resume keywords are necessary to win over the human-resources (HR) pros and Applicant Tracking System (ATS) that stand in the way of your job application.
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Tuning Your Resume to the Right Keywords
November 2, 2009
By Lisa Vaas

The resume keywords you use can make or break your match with an open position. How can you find and deploy the right keywords to aim your resume at the job you want?

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Top 100 Resume Keywords
November 2, 2009
By John Hazard
What are the words recruiters use most often to find the candidates they’re searching for? These are the top 100 terms used by recruiters to find candidates on TheLadders.
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How to Send a Resume by E-mail
October 30, 2009
By Lisa Vaas
Sending your by e-mail may sound like the simplest part of the job search, but beware: You must know how to dodge spam folders, how to get your document read by attachment-weary hiring professionals and how to follow up after you hit "Send."
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Changing Industries, Then Changing Back
October 30, 2009
By Darryl K. Taft
Jan Edbrooke left technology marketing to earn his fortune in real estate. He needed a new resume to cover his absence when he decided to return to technology five years later.
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Dodging the Job Interview Question of Age Again and Again
October 26, 2009
By Patty Orsini
Brian Haley keeps trying to dodge irrelevant job interview questions about his age as Human Resources managers invent new ways to ask.
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‘How Old Are You?’: Readers Tell Job Interview Tales
October 26, 2009
By Patty Orsini
Some questions, like "How old are you?" are off limits. But how do you gracefully duck the question without offending the questioner?
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Five Ways to Dodge and Deflect Job interview and Application Questions about Your Age
October 26, 2009
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How to answer age-related questions on a job application or in a job interview.

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Resume Recasts Bookkeeper as HR Powerhouse
October 26, 2009
By Darryl K. Taft
Bookkeeper Debbi Ramirez was ready to trade in her role in finance for a position in human resources. Selling her qualifications meant a rewrite to her resume.
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Marketing the Marketing Executive
October 21, 2009
By John Hazard
Amy Chernoff, an advertising and marketing executive, was good at marketing the companies she worked for, but she needed help writing a resume that would match her to the right position.
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