Screeners

If you've been looking for a job recently, you've discovered the ugly truth: job boards are broken. That's why we do things differently here at TheLadders…

The hiring manager will never know that you exist if you can’t get past the recruiter or human resources representative.

One of the biggest frustrations of the modern job hunt is "the black hole" — that super-gravitational mass that sucks in resumes and applications and emits no feedback, no light, no rhyme or reason. So this week and next week, I'm going to let the boss "talk." I'll be doing an interview with a hypothetical hiring manager, and sharing with you all the "reasons why" the boss didn't hire you.

With resumes, there's no such thing as one size fits all; know where, how and why to tweak, advises resume pro Steve Burdan.

After you press Submit on TheLadders site, your resume is on its way, but you’re not done yet. There are steps you must take to improve the odds your application will result in a job.

Traditionally used to screen out entry-level applicants for retailers, pre-hire job assessment tests help shrinking HR departments weed through senior-level applicants.

Whether it’s the gray in your hair or the green in your paycheck, here’s how to overcome the seniority sticking point.