Job Search

Is there a best time of year to search for a new job? To everything there is a season. The Old Testament declared it. Pete Seeger and the Byrds sang it. And many things in our lives follow discernible calendar cycles. Does the same apply to the job search? Do companies follow a business calendar … Read More

A marathon runner determines training and running 26 miles to be easier than the job search, where she can’t control the finish line, if there is one. Marc Cenedella wrote a piece a few weeks ago comparing the search process with running a marathon (It’s a marathon, not a sprint, Nov. 8, 2010). As a … Read More

Manufacturers fired more than necessary. Now they should be poised to hire, but only a particular type of candidate. Since 2008, many manufacturing, supply-chain and consumer products businesses have been in a state of crisis. The result was a perfect storm of bad news for Frank Laux, the president and founder of Strategic Search Partners, … Read More

Present yourself as an expert by building a business plan for the company and present yourself as the one to execute it. Alex Madeja got the job he wanted as the press and media manager at Education Dynamic, a leading education industry marketing and technology firm, because he was prepared. Prepared for Madeja didn’t mean … Read More

Whether you are looking to climb inside your organization or find a new job, step carefully and always make progress. Imagine you are standing on the bottom rung of a ladder in a 20-foot-deep swimming pool. The ladder starts at the bottom of the pool, goes straight up all the way through an opening in … Read More

What happens when you open your mouth to say the wrong thing at the right time? Recruiters try to clean up after some real-life disasters. It happens most often in the interview. You trip, you slip, you say something you didn’t mean, or you did, but you should know better. It can happen in your … Read More

As the calendar turns to 2017, think about the things you can do to make it great — like landing a new job. At the beginning of a new year we’re full of resolutions — lose weight, exercise, be a better person. But what are your career resolutions? Ladders asked recruiters, career coaches, resume writers … Read More

Bill Gates never graduated from college. Neither did Michael Dell nor Steve Jobs. Outside of the tech world, Richard Branson has done pretty well for himself without a college degree, as has Barry Diller. But Sharon Willis is a more common example of the challenges to American workers who never graduated from college. Since February, … Read More

Those interview questions you answer may have been designed by a computer. Next time you step into a job interview, you may be facing more than a savvy but lone human resources manager or hiring manager; she may be backed up by a computer program. Recruiters and human resources professionals are using technology to stack … Read More