How To

Improve the chances of getting the job by showcasing the right credentials on your resume and during the interview. Every job has a different set of requirements, and every hiring manager has to justify the salary you’re asking them to offer you. Help them by building enough evidence to make it clear you’re worth the … Read More

Hugh Taylor had barely settled in at IBM when the recession claimed his new job. Yet he found his short tenure wasn’t an obstacle to finding another position. Hugh Taylor was living in Los Angeles and commuting to Seattle for much of his work at Microsoft. When the software giant asked him to relocate to … Read More

Steve Hunt and his wife tried running their own bed and breakfast but found they preferred corporate corridors. Steve Hunt and his wife were living the dream in sunny Florida after leaving the cold, snowy winters of Connecticut and their high-powered corporate careers to start a bed and breakfast. But something was missing. For the … Read More

Selling yourself means demonstrating your value. Use these simple tips to make your case. Common wisdom from almost every resume writer, career coach, recruiter and hiring manager: Your resume should focus less on listing the jobs you’ve had than demonstrating the value you brought to each. It’s great advice, but not always easy to follow. … Read More

The following is a brief look at what we believe to be the most important tools available to executive job seekers today and a few tips on how to best put them to use. Read More

When scanning a resume, HR pros ‘want infomercials, not Tolstoy,’ resume writer Richard Hoffman explains. Here’s how he wrangled the weighty bona fides of a health care professional. Looking for a new position in a new city is hard enough without relying on a resume that is nine pages long. “Bradley” (who requested that his … Read More

Ace salesman Noble lives by the numbers – but they were hard to find in his resume until Tina Harlan helped him tally up his value. In sales, it’s all about the numbers. Here’s an example of what sales accomplishments should look like on a resume: A pharmaceutical company has 1,500-plus employees and annual revenues … Read More

How clear job targeting and a full reorganization afford a hospital director new opportunities in executive-level health care positions. Carla Fore, a registered nurse and hospital manager who holds an MBA and a master’s in organizational psychology, has always tended to her own resume over a 30-year career. “I have updated my resume every year … Read More

That’s because the brain is designed to learn something and make it automatic to conserve energy. Here’s how to rewire your brain. Read More