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Stay Positive During Your Job Search, Part 1 Deep Recession. Financial Industry Collapse. Taxpayer-financed Bailout. Consumer Spending Down. Nine Months of Job Losses. Worst Financial Outlook since the Great Depression. Even the most positive among us might feel deflated by the current newspaper headlines. With all the talk about the challenging economy, the failure of … Read More

Relocation can be the answer to provide new opportunities. During stable economic times (common wisdom dictates), people change jobs to get more responsibility, more money or a better work environment. During bad economic times, they don’t change at all unless their situation becomes unmanageable or they’re laid off. Only rarely, especially in a down economy, … Read More

Best of the Best Business Books for the Ages In my lifetime I’ve read over 500 books. Recently I put together a list of 110 recommended books that I called “Business Books for the Ages.” You can see this list, which represents 20 percent of all the books I’ve read, on my Web site. I … Read More

Here’s some food for thought as we navigate through these difficult times. The sobering developments at Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Washington Mutual, Wachovia, AIG, and UBS have served as a catalyst for many to examine their current work situations and future career management strategies. Here’s some food for thought as we navigate through these difficult … Read More

Around the Web: If Age Is a Barrier Of the thousands of age-discrimination claims filed each year, about 10 percent are related to hiring. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, “Age discrimination definitely increases during tough economic times.” The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 offers a protection against this, but as … Read More

Here are five pointers for candidates who may have a few years under their belts. Does age bias exist in the hiring process today? That’s a tricky question, as it’s often hard to prove. Yet many mature workers seem to face an uphill battle when competing against Gen-Xers and Yers today. Don’t let worries about … Read More

Behind the Numbers: Who’s looking to switch? Whether they’ve focused their job hunt on sales, marketing, tech, finance or elsewhere, members of Ladders keep their eyes open for other possibilities. Data from May through October 2008 reveals that one in five members have searched other Ladders for jobs, and 5 percent have applied for positions … Read More

Executive Career Transitions – Charting the Course to a New Career In light of today’s daunting economic climate, it is quite normal to feel anxious about your career future and possible job opportunities. But what happens if you are simply dissatisfied with your job and have been long dreaming of changing to a new industry … Read More

The grass may be greener in another field; these online resources can help you over the fence. The grass may be greener in another field; these online resources can help you over the fence. No question, making the transition from one industry to another is more daunting than the already stressful process of finding a … Read More