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Avoid these mistakes to make the most of your internship. Internships are an essential part of every student’s college career. They can clarify job goals, build resume experience and grow a network of professional contacts – all of which will help you land full-time work after graduation. However, landing the internship is only half the … Read More

Alexa von Tobel, CFP and Founder/CEO of LearnVest.com, talks to Ladders about job security, financial planning and career advice. Read More

With new technology comes a new set of workplace etiquette rules. Learn how to maximize your productivity and keep the peace with your office mates. Technology can be a great time-saver or a time-sink, depending on the platforms you’re using and how you use them. Additionally, the use of electronic devices requires its own set … Read More

Pass the pre-screen and land that all-important in-person interview. Have you ever had a problem with your boss? What was the main reason you left your last job? Given a little time, you can probably come up with good answers to these questions — but that’s not how a typical phone screen works. When you … Read More

Look polished and professional during the interview process with these five tips. I’ve written a number of job-search articles over the past few weeks specifically for our workforce newcomers. Each week we’ve tackled a step in the job-search process, from writing your resume to cleaning up your social media habits and applying to jobs. From … Read More

Learn how to stand out amongst your competition and still enjoy your summer. Let’s face it: rising temperatures usually make job-search activity cool off. It’s tough to keep your head in the game when your job search is competing against beach trips and block parties for calendar space. However, if you can breeze past these … Read More

Start networking today to take your job search to the next level. If you’re looking for a job, you’re bound to find many articles encouraging you to network, and with good reason. It’s widely acknowledged that networking can help you uncover job leads that may not be published anywhere else and will give you a … Read More

Explore these online assets to uncover additional job opportunities. If you’ve been following me on  Twitter  or  Facebook, or reading my  weekly column, you’ve heard me talk about the concept of ‘harnessing the power of three.’ Basically this means that you should use multiple methods to uncover job leads – both hidden and published – … Read More

Simplify your job-search with the new app from Ladders. What do you do while standing 15-deep in line at Starbucks each morning? If you’re like me, you’re probably playing Candy Crush or scrolling through headlines on CNN. However, if you’re like  75% of the American population  who are either actively job seeking or open to … Read More