How To

Forget what you’ve been told about chronological resumes. It’s easy to find advice on how to format resumes–just Google “proper resume format.” Just because it’s easy to find doesn’t make such advice correct or up to date, however. One example that crops up in many resume advice sites and gets passed along by well-meaning friends, … Read More

Don’t slay your reader with too many bullet points. Solid, unbroken chunks of text are daunting to read in any format. So the best advice for those writing their own resume has always been to lighten the task by describing their work experience in sharp bulleted sentences instead of paragraphs. But be careful not to … Read More

Sixty-four-year-old Robert Paltos has nearly three decades of experience with online media. He used Ladders’ online tools to carve himself a new niche. For an older generation of job seekers, a frustrating and discouraging job search is made simpler by new online tools, social networking and a savvy, technologically literate workforce. Some online pioneers even … Read More

Thad Fox took his time completing a self-assessment before handing over his resume for a rewrite. The result spells out his ROI in capital letters. Andrew Pearl, a certified resume writer, tells job seekers it will take about 45 minutes to complete the worksheet he sends them to prepare for the resume rewrites he does … Read More

In an era of consolidation, hiring software collates every applicant’s resume. Just make sure you stay at the top of the pile. What happens to your resume when you apply to a company that then goes through a merger or acquisition? Let’s say you applied for a job at Merrill Lynch in early September 2008. … Read More

There’s no time to lose when distinguishing yourself from the competition. Try these tactics to make a connection. In this market, you need to leave people wanting more. And you need to move quickly to provoke that response. Here’s a tool chest of devices for capturing and holding attention. If you execute them consistently, these … Read More

Jessica Coates is a pioneer in the new world of digital-display advertising. But her old resume wasn’t selling her career properly. Sometimes all you need is an update to get your career going in a new direction. That’s what happened to sales executive Jessica Coates. Coates, who grew up in Westchester County north of Manhattan, … Read More

Ways to show a company your value and compel them to bring you onboard As I coach clients across the country, I’m always impressed by their caliber of accomplishments. It’s amazing to see some of the feats they’ve realized. Having said this, it’s important for candidates to remember the value that they bring to a … Read More

Expand your network by raising your visibility within a charity When clients tell me they need to do a better job of networking, there are two things I want to know: How they define networking What’s stopping them As it happens, how they define networking is often what’s stopping them. That may sound strange, so … Read More