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The 30-year-old electrical engineer wanted one job, that’s it, to carry him from graduation to retirement. When he was laid off by a large national pipeline company, he was mad. True, it wasn’t personal; he was only one of several hundred included in the company’s workforce reduction. But still, he was mad. “It really showed … Read More

Job seekers pull their hair out over how and whether to follow up on job applications posted by anonymous companies. He was desperate. He’d found the perfect job and applied online. Now, all he could do was wait to hear back. And wait. And wait. It’s been weeks. Shouldn’t he have followed up by now? … Read More

The way you follow up your resume submission can make or break your job search. Learn what to do after submitting your online application form to catch a hiring manager’s eye. Read More

Angry e-mail? Check. Thank-you messages read from scripts? Check. Here’s a rogues’ gallery of what else not to do. If you can craft an intelligent letter or e-mail to follow up after a job interview, it could be the tipping point that pushes you into the job candidate finalist category. “The thank-you note remains one … Read More

You might need a resume rewrite, and you might need help from a professional, but you might not be ready to work with one. Maybe your resume hasn’t attracted the attention from recruiters that you thought it might. Does the work experience on your resume seem to stop short in 1997? Are you in a … Read More

A career lasts decades. How can you sustain excellence for the long haul? I’ve been asked to speak to the honors students at a local high school on the topic of excellence. The more I thought about it, the more I realized this is a topic for people who are searching for a job. Defining … Read More

A tech pro’s resume has to match the speed of this fast-changing industry. IT pros, polish those resumes: Technology staffing firms and recruiters say hiring is finally growing at a steady pace again. “IT is [becoming] stronger and stronger each month,” said Dave Willmer, executive director of IT staffing firm Robert Half Technology (RHI). Willmer … Read More

Broadway actor John Treacy Egan and acting coach Jodie Bentley share body-language tricks to use (and some to avoid) during a job interview. Actors know that body language speaks volumes, and the good ones use it subtly to persuade the audience. Poses, positions and postures tell the audience what to think about the character. A … Read More

Recruiters from advertising and Web marketing agencies share their advice for would-be job seekers applying for positions in creative fields. They send their resumes in pizza boxes. They send in construction boots with notes about getting a foot in the door. They send in resumes with black backgrounds and white text that make hiring managers’ … Read More