Job Search

What to remember when a job search goes from weeks to months, or longer. Before you can deliver a great performance, you need an opportunity to perform. With at least 15 million Americans out of work, the length of the job search has stretched from a sprint to a marathon. To endure and succeed, you … Read More

Matthew Marshall had wearied of telecommuting with a California office; then OpsLadder and a networking campaign helped him find a job in his hometown of Reading, Pa. Matthew Marshall had well-defined criteria for his next job. The sales manager wanted to move into procurement, and he wanted to work for a global company, somewhere he … Read More

Families are prepared for a fire or hurricane. Take the same measures to ensure you’re also prepared for an emergency job loss. Many families have an earthquake, hurricane or disaster plan, but how many have a layoff plan? A job loss is a time when the Earth unexpectedly moves from beneath your feet, so it … Read More

Being creative is a huge asset in a job search – but being unable to ask for help can weaken it. Find out the pros and cons of being a intuitive job seeker, and how to play to strengths. I made the case in a previous article, The Challenges of Left-Brained Job Seekers, that job … Read More

How do you navigate the ‘permanent whitewater’ of career change? Be prepared for inevitable turbulence. People who tend to survive catastrophes (such as fire, flood, bombings and kidnappings) accept what’s happening quicker than others and therefore take action faster, according to author Amanda Ripley in “The Unthinkable.” The same is true for job-search success in … Read More

In a tight economy, your boss may be out the door. What if a peer takes his place instead of you? Who’s making more money than you? Probably the person you report to. That’s why they’re often let go ahead of the folks below them — folks like you. To capitalize on this situation, I … Read More

Summer is upon us! The price of gasoline has gone through the roof; millions of children are unleashed from school; and, guaranteed, job seekers are frustrated enough to put their job search on hold. As we find ways to survive the gas prices and summer schedule, so too must job seekers find ways to accelerate … Read More

Customer-management software has the potential to change the way companies treat job candidates, keeping them informed and engaged at each step in the process. So why doesn’t anyone use it? When a customer picks up the phone to call the help desk at Hewlett-Packard, several things happen that let HP deliver the appropriate answer to … Read More

After you press Submit on Ladders site, your resume is on its way, but you’re not done yet. There are steps you must take to improve the odds your application will result in a job. The job posting read like a perfect match for your skills. You fixed the summary on your resume to make … Read More