Recruiters

There are only a limited number of corner offices; how can you demonstrate you’re the person to occupy one? In corporate America, what does it take to move from the senior ranks to the top of the org chart? There are many bright, ambitious people in the workforce, but simple mathematics dictates that only a … Read More

Use the verbs that will inspire recruiters and hiring managers to pick up the phone to schedule an interview. Think of your work history as a string of verbs. Any history, after all, encompasses a series of actions with corresponding results. Resumes can describe those actions in two different ways: They can limp anemically across … Read More

Catch recruiters’ eyes with superhero action verbs that describe your career accomplishments. Readers roughly my age will probably remember this installment in the “Schoolhouse Rock” series of musical animations about grammar rules. In the “Verb” sequence, a superhero uses action words to describe amazing feats. By the same token, resume writers can harness the power … Read More

Certified professional resume writers Andrew Pearl and Tina Harlan use examples to explain how to improve your resume using the right action verbs. Active verbs can inspire recruiters and hiring managers to follow through with scheduling an interview. Andrew Pearl and Tina Harlan, certified professional resume writers who work with Ladders, provided these before-and-after examples … Read More

How to make the best use of the time between a job offer and your first day on the job. You’ve cleaned up your resume, worked your network, aced interviews and landed a job. Now it’s time to relax and recharge before you start the grind anew in a fresh job. Right? Not when you’ve … Read More

Recruiters and resume experts draw a firm line between putting your best foot forward and lying on your resume. The woman was mousy and small — just 5 feet tall and 105 pounds. She wanted to be hired full time at the Ohio-based manufacturing facility where she was temping, and asked what she had to … Read More

How do you deliver job references to an executive recruiter or hiring manager? To start, remove ‘References available upon request’ from your resume. Read More

You met with a recruiter, but now she’s not responding to your e-mails. Maybe your background is perfect but you don’t make it past the phone screen. How could it be that you’re “not a good fit” when you’re so clearly made for the position? … Read More

Six ways to be more memorable at networking events and holiday parties from recruiters who have been on the meet-and-greet circuit. Recently, I attended what was billed as the “largest networking party of the year.” There were more than 1,600 people at this event in New Jersey, run by the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce. … Read More