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Expand your networking circle with these tips on making friends. Today more than ever, the net rules! Not the Internet. Not by a long shot. I mean your own network. When giving seminars and talks, I like to surprise people with statistics that reveal why sitting behind your monitor actually impedes an effective job search. … Read More

To combat the stress and anxiety that come along with unemployment, follow these tips from mental-health experts. Grace Barry did everything right. After being laid off from a high-level IT position at a government agency in December 2007, she got right to work at the job of finding a job. “I didn’t anticipate having a … Read More

Advice from mental health experts on how to cope through a prolonged job search. Being let go from a job is difficult under any circumstances, but in today’s economy, it can be even more stressful. Mental-health experts and people who have been through the job hunt themselves offer the following advice for maintaining your emotional … Read More

Clinical psychologists and therapists provide insights on how not to lose your identity when you lose your job. One big challenge a professional faces when he’s lost his job is that he’s also lost a big piece of his identity. “Being out of work is a terrible feeling,” said Elizabeth Friedman, PhD, a clinical psychologist … Read More

Warning signs that a job loss is taking a toll on your emotional wellbeing. The loss of a job hits both your pocketbook and your very identity. Negative feelings are only natural after being laid off and going through a job search — especially in the current economic climate — but there are some red … Read More

Help your references help you. Reference checks can confirm or deny the value of a job seeker to a potential employer. They can be the difference maker in employment. When it comes to references, do sweat the small stuff. For a real-life illustration of a reference’s importance, consider “Alex’s” example: “Alex Partain” thought his resume … Read More

Ways to ace your phone and in-person interviews in a competitive finance industry. Considering the state of the finance industry, every competitive edge counts when you’re preparing for that interview. Recruiters and job seekers offered Ladders insights into the dynamics of interviewing in finance today. Art Romero is managing director and owner of Academy Recruiting, … Read More

HR executive receives resume rewrite by a professional resume writer and sees success one day later. After months of job searching, it can be easy to lose perspective about how much difference a small change can make. After hundreds of unreturned e-mails, phone calls that get no response and the understanding that success doesn’t happen … Read More

Alex Douzet had many online profiles, but no written resume; Certified professional resume writer Irene Marshall swept his Web trail to create an effective executive resume. Alex Douzet had no need for a resume in many years. He still worked at Ladders (the company he helped to found in 2003), he wasn’t looking for a … Read More