How To

With resumes, there’s no such thing as one size fits all; know where, how and why to tweak, advises resume pro Steve Burdan. Read More

To gain an edge in the job hunt, study the people within the company you’re pursuing. A successful career-change candidate can study a target company much like an anthropologist studies ancient cultures – by understanding the needs of its people. Just as the ancient Greeks’ actions were driven by their needs for education, culture, politics … Read More

Use the verbs that will inspire recruiters and hiring managers to pick up the phone to schedule an interview. Think of your work history as a string of verbs. Any history, after all, encompasses a series of actions with corresponding results. Resumes can describe those actions in two different ways: They can limp anemically across … Read More

Older candidates aren’t the only ones who worry about how they’re perceived by employers. Younger candidates for senior positions can take a few steps to raise their credibility. One of my more popular columns for Ladders was titled ” Take 10 Years Off Your Image.” My tone was a bit tongue in cheek, but the … Read More

Catch recruiters’ eyes with superhero action verbs that describe your career accomplishments. Readers roughly my age will probably remember this installment in the “Schoolhouse Rock” series of musical animations about grammar rules. In the “Verb” sequence, a superhero uses action words to describe amazing feats. By the same token, resume writers can harness the power … Read More

Certified professional resume writers Andrew Pearl and Tina Harlan use examples to explain how to improve your resume using the right action verbs. Active verbs can inspire recruiters and hiring managers to follow through with scheduling an interview. Andrew Pearl and Tina Harlan, certified professional resume writers who work with Ladders, provided these before-and-after examples … Read More

This professional social-networking tool can be a powerful aid to career management — if you treat your fellow users with respect and keep an eye on your objectives. You set up your profile on LinkedIn. Now what? Increase your CQ (Connectability Quotient) with LinkedIn’s features and applications. After all, they’re designed to help you connect … Read More

Action verbs to improve your resume performance by certified professional resume writers Steve Burdan and Mary Schumacher. There’s no secret list of verbs that will impress every hiring manager every time. Used in moderation, variety is the spice of a successful resume. However, a few workhorse action words can help get you started thinking about … Read More

Confidence gets hired, while arrogance closes doors. Know how your behavior reflects on you during a job search and if it’s a barrier to you connecting with a recruiter. Read More