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How to ensure your next work trip doesn’t get in the way of your work. Traveling for work can be fun, but it can also be challenging – particularly when it comes to staying productive as your routine is thrown off. Remember, your deadlines don’t disappear when you hit the road. When you’re traveling frequently … Read More

Job Search

How to Tap Into the Hidden Job Market Amanda Augustine

You could be missing out on 50 percent of recruiters’ job opportunities. If you’ve heard me talk about harnessing the ‘power of three,’then you already know how important is it to use multiple methods when searching for job leads. Not only will this strategy help you find more opportunities, but you’ll also uncover the “hidden” … Read More

Resumes

7 Mistakes That Make Your Professional Resume – and You – Look Old Amanda Augustine

Are your job applications saying the wrong thing about you? Resumes, like many other marketing materials, have an expiration date. As technology changes and the job-search process becomes more mobile, it’s important to reevaluate and edit this important document periodically. Your resume is a reflection of you – and you don’t want recruiters thinking you’re … Read More

Productivity

5 Ways to Keep the Job Search Blues at Bay Amanda Augustine

Don’t let the long days slow your job search. Use these tips to stay focused. Are the job search blues getting you down? You’re not alone. According to Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal, MD, a clinical professor of psychiatry for Georgetown University Medical School and a medical director at the Capital Clinical Research Associates, six percent … Read More

Office Life

C-Suite Talk With Gurjot Sidhu Amanda Augustine

Gurjot New York’s CEO and Creative Director talks to Ladders about her line of luxury women’s business wear and her passion to see women excel in the workplace. What prompted you to start Gurjot New York? Our mission is to advance women in the workplace by dressing them impeccably. Back in 2009 when I was … Read More

Office Life

Recommit to Your Career Resolution. Here’s How.Amanda Augustine

Learn how to stick to your New Year’s resolution to change your career this year. If you’re like many people out there, you may have already lost sight of the New Year’s resolutions you declared at the beginning of January. If your career resolutions have been usurped by work deadlines and children’s play dates, it’s … Read More

Job Search

Tips for a Prosperous New Career in the Chinese New Year Amanda Augustine

Embrace the Year of the Horse to conduct a successful job search. Gong xi fa cai! (Happy New Year!) January 31st marked the beginning of a new year on the Chinese calendar, the Year of the Horse.All around the world people celebrated the Chinese New Year by gathering with friends and family to exchange messages … Read More

How To

How to Handle Weather Disruptions in Your Job Search Amanda Augustine

Use these tips to ‘weather the storm’ when one literally blows through your job search. If you live in the mid-Atlantic region or are traveling to or from the area for a job interview, chances are good that the latest snowstorm is impacting your plans. Use the tips below to handle the inclement weather’s disruptions … Read More

Interview Tips

You Probably Haven’t Prepared for This Type of Interview Amanda Augustine

Apply these tips to perfect your scheduled – or unexpected – phone and video interviews. You’ve prepared all week for that interview tomorrow, but Mother Nature may have other plans. Would you know what to do if the hiring manager changes your appointment to a virtual interview due to a snowstorm or flash flood? Whether … Read More

Must Reads

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The 12 best people to pick as job references

You want to pick people who have worked alongside you and think highly enough of you to sing your praises to a hiring manager.

I did 8 rounds of interviews and still didn’t get the job

“I’ve interviewed with Google twice now, and when people ask me why I don’t work there, I respond, ‘I can never seem to get past the eighth interview,’” says Steve Silberberg, who is now the founder of Fatpacking, a weight-loss backpacking company.

Myth busted: 5 ageism stereotypes that need to be broken

In the last few months, older social media personalities have been gaining traction on sites like Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tock. They’re called Grandfluencers, and they’re here to debunk pervasive ageism myths….and make a little cash doing it.

The simple eye contact trick you should use in every conversation

“When two people are having a conversation, eye contact signals that shared attention is high —that they are in peak synchrony with one another.”

How to deal with ‘The Great Resignation’ when you are a manager

Managers are worried about maintaining the talent required to keep the doors open, but they are not asking the right questions.

The flu shot may protect you from severe COVID-19 infection

New research found that the flu vaccine may provide vital protection against COVID-19, reducing the risk of suffering severe infection, like stroke, sepsis, and deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

The best exercises for flabby arms — workouts you’ve never heard of

You can tone your arms with these five workouts, and we have video to show you the right form.

7 things you should never ask your boss

There are some things you should just not ask your boss — these 7 questions are things you should stay clear from in conversation.