Job Search

Here’s how to discover your best traits and communicate them on a resume, even the most eccentric. Andrew Salsman has what he calls “the uncanny — and many say stupid” — ability to name every Academy Award Best Picture winner in less than a minute. We all have unique abilities. Maybe your best trait is … Read More

The security of your job is paramount until you guarantee a new job offer. You’ve decided to look for greener pastures, but until you find those you want to stay in your current position. That reality requires job seekers who are employed to walk a tight line between publicizing their desire for new employment and … Read More

The way you follow up your resume submission can make or break your job search. Learn what to do after submitting your online application form to catch a hiring manager’s eye. Read More

Sometimes when you have to make a career move that feels like a step sideways, backward or down, you create an opportunity that you wouldn’t have had otherwise. Richard Bird, 43, was on the IT fast track, with the position of CIO the brass ring. As a technical director for merger integration at JPMorgan Chase … Read More

Should you jump through hoops to keep your job search a secret, or will the prospect you’ll leave provide you new leverage in the workplace? Part 1: Most job seekers take to the job search while still employed and most conduct their search in the shadows, worried that their current employer will discover their disloyal … Read More

Once he had clear goals, SalesLadder member Chris T. found his network a far more effective tool for achieving them. When Chris T. decided to begin a job search after seven years with the same company, he assumed networking would play a role in helping to land a job. He figured his business networking, classmates … Read More

Apply the R.I.G.H.T. Job method to analyze and rate every job offer. It’s a good news/bad news dilemma: Yes, they’ve finally given you that job offer you were hoping for; but, no, you’re really not sure if you should take it. Parts of the offer seem excellent, but not everything – definitely not everything. Deciding … Read More

As a senior executive, when you look for your next job, you will be judged by the hires you made at your last job. Here are six key factors to keep in mind. News Flash #1: As the recession recedes, companies will start hiring more employees. News Flash #2: The people you choose to hire … Read More

Consulting work can be a lifeline when you’re unemployed; it can also derail your job search and extend your unemployment. Any out-of-work executive is likely to hear the siren song of consulting. You can lend your years of expertise to a business part time and temporarily. It can be a paycheck when you really need … Read More