How To

If you’re networking to find a job, you’re doing it wrong. Don’t network to get a job. Network to build value-added relationships. The job will come. When people begin their job search, they often start by calling and e-mailing everyone they know in hopes of getting a job, or a better job. Imagine hearing from … Read More

Resume length, font, and an old-fogey e-mail address are just a few ways to label yourself as antiquated. Remember mulling over whether to buy pure-white or ivory paper stock? Remember the satisfaction of printing your resume on that creamy, heavyweight, Strathmore pure cotton watermark paper? Remember washing your hands so you wouldn’t get marks on … Read More

Here’s how recruiters and hiring managers sniff out resume facts from fiction. As the days grow short, lies loom tall in the graveyard of tossed resumes. To save those job seekers who might be lured over to the dark side of spinning tales, we asked hiring managers to take some time from their crystal gazing … Read More

IT executives are being called upon to demonstrate soft skills like business smarts and communications. Cars. Advertising. Shower-curtain rings. Sales veterans like to say that “a good salesperson can sell anything.” It’s a maxim of the profession that it’s not what the salesperson is selling but her inherent selling skills and experience that determine success … Read More

What is the appropriate amount of time to wait to follow up on a job application? Guidelines on when and how to follow up without appearing to be a stalker. You’ve sent in your resume. You already know that a follow-up message is a critical step in your job search. Now is the time to … Read More

Parting can be sorrow if you explain it wrong in your next interview. Here are tips on positioning your resume (and your head) to provide a positive answer to the question: “Why did you leave?” Like any hiring professional worth her salt, Jillian Zavitz’s eyebrows go up when she sees short work stints on a … Read More

Ten jobs in 10 years might look like a job hopper or a committed consultant, depending on how you present your work history in a resume. It didn’t make sense. Doneé had been searching for work in the digital media industry for nearly eight months by the time she hooked up with career coach Adriana … Read More

Elaine Jefferson, a midcareer technologist from N.J., could have watched her career and life ended by two severe highway accidents, but her positive attitude held out and her luck changed lanes. “A funny thing happened on the way to my life,” says TechnologyLadder member Elaine Jefferson. “I was crossing the street three days before Christmas … Read More

Resume objective statements are being retired in favor of the resume executive summary, but young professionals still need to rely on objective statements for resumes as a way to introduce themselves to prospective employers. Read More