The Amazing, The Amusing, and My Advising

Welcome to the last Monday of the year, folks. I've dug through the mailbag to pull out our "greatest hits" of the past year - the three newsletters that you all liked the most. So without further ado, here they are - the amazing, the amusing, and my advising - for you.

Our most popular story this year was Jason McElwain. This truly inspiring story of a young man, born with autism and suiting up for the final basketball game of the season, generated hundreds of emails from you all. Have another look at this wonderful video below, and read the whole story here.

You know, after we ran this article, we had Coach Jim Johnson visit us here at TheLadders.com. He was our favorite guest all year, and if you're looking for a great motivational speaker for your company, visit his website at http://www.coachjimjohnson.com to invite the Coach to your place of work.

Another big hit with you, Readers, was this experiment we ran in a New York park - we left $100,000 out in the open to prove the point that $100K attracts a lot of people...

This video has been a big hit with corporate recruiters as it drives home the point that posting their $100K+ jobs just any old place will attract a lot of people, but posting on TheLadders will attract serious $100K+ candidates like you.

And, finally, on a snowy morning this April, I wrote you this overview of the $100K+ job hunt. Take some time during this slowest week of the year, and bone up on the basics of optimizing your job hunt for a great new start in January.

Well, Readers, those were your top three newsletters of 2008. I hope you've enjoyed re-reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them!

Here's to a great 2009 for us all! Happy New Year!

Warmest Regards,

Marc Cenedella
Founder & CEO
TheLadders.com, Inc.