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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

An IT security professional receives a resume makeover Bridgitt Ann Robertson never thought she was conducting two separate careers. Her career in IT security at several enterprises and two master’s degrees led her to begin teaching college and graduate-school classes part time. In 2003, when she wanted to work from home to care for her … Read More

A 21st century resume must follow the old rules of grammar, brevity and clarity, but with a twist – Google must find it first. What’s the perfect resume for the 21st century? It must be clear enough that a human can read it in less than 60 seconds and optimized for search engines like Google … Read More