Career Advice & Insights

Apply these 6 criteria to help you decide when the best alternative to a negotiated agreement isn’t good enough. Editor’s note: Salary expert Jack Chapman and Ladders want to help you negotiate the best deal you can. You can e-mail us your salary negotiation questions or situations or use #salaryQ to submit them via Twitter. … Read More

In the creative age in which we live, these elements are critical to your success. When I was a kid, there was a very popular song on the radio called Aquarius. It was written in 1969. Some of the lyrics included: This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius Harmony and understanding Sympathy and … Read More

How challenges can propel great performances. Many great achievements can be traced back to overcoming disadvantages. Many great failures can be traced back to a lack of disadvantages. Be careful about complaining about your disadvantages and about assuming that your advantages will guarantee you success in life. Disadvantages can help propel you to see your … Read More

Find out what 10 tactics job seekers often forget to do, or never know to try. Fact: Until you find a job, looking for a job is your job. No matter what you do or where you live, you must treat this process as if it were your job. So, we’re going to explore a … Read More

Don’t burn your first bridge to the job. Recruiters speak up about what job seekers need to do to win their trust. Increasingly, recruiters represent the bridge between you and placement with a company. Build that bridge, and you may find yourself presented with opportunities you never even considered. Burn that bridge, and… Well, we … Read More

It’s not as obvious as it seems. Follow this guide on when to use a nickname, your legal name, tie your name to a degree, or even use the phonetic spelling. Read More

Employers may be their clients, but recruiters may push back on behalf of the right job seeker. Here’s how that can work to your advantage. Never forget this simple fact about the recruiting industry: Recruiters work for employers, not for job seekers. Nevertheless, some recruiters are willing to take a chance on pushing for a … Read More

Don’t let these common errors brand you as unprofessional. Resume screeners can be very picky: they have that luxury. You want the job, and so do hundreds of other people. These busy professionals develop criteria to “disqualify” some of the many potential employees/business partners. It’s easy to knock out a candidate for lack of correctness … Read More

While much of the job search moves online, some recruiters find nothing replaces the reliable telephone. When a recruiter calls, it’s a good idea to answer the telephone. That might have been obvious advice 10 to 20 years ago, but today the job search has become so reliant on the Internet, e-mail and cell phones … Read More