Career Advice & Insights

Big data is changing everything. From how we do our jobs to who we date, the numbers are now dictating what to do – and we’re better for it. In business, organizations are using big data to do everything from identify customer pain points to predict when employees will quit their jobs. But does big … Read More

Keep your career on the right track with this mid-year evaluation.  If you don’t want to become obsolete in your career, then it’s imperative to seek out new professional development opportunities. This could be as simple as registering for your industry’s annual conference, watching a relevant webinar, or optimizing your summer reading with a book … Read More

Make the military-to-civilian career transition easier by highlighting these sought-after strengths. Our nation’s veterans continue to find the job search more challenging than their civilian counterparts, according to the most recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While the employment rate for this group has shown improvement, the job hunt remains a difficult process. … Read More

Create a career “I WILL” list so your dreams will never die. Fact: I am a huge fan of the television series NCIS. In a recent episode, one of the characters unearthed an “I WILL” list she wrote when she was a young child. It contained the kinds of dreams you’d expect a young girl … Read More

Learn the ground rules of effectively working with recruiters.  In a perfect world, recruiters would reply to every application they received and provide answers about the progress of each job seeker’s candidacy. Unfortunately, this behavior is rarely the case. All too often job seekers find themselves stuck in the dreaded ‘black hole,’ wondering why their … Read More

The Muse’s Founder and CEO talks to Ladders about career transitions and becoming an entrepreneur. Prior to founding PYP Media and The Muse, you worked in both private and public sectors. Did you find any of these transitions particularly challenging? Compared to the public sector, the private sector tends to be a lot more bottom-line-driven … Read More

Just because Wi-Fi is available, doesn’t mean you should be.  As reported by TechCrunch, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has “switched on wireless connectivity in 30 underground subway stations around Manhattan.” What’s more, over the next two years, cell phone service and free Wi-Fi will continue to expand to all of the MTA’s 277 subway … Read More

We asked recruiters using Ladders “what was the worst lie you have ever heard during an interview”. When looking for that next career move, it’s imperative to put your best foot forward, but after asking our recruiters, “what is the worst lie you’ve heard during an interview?” it became apparent that all too often, job … Read More

As a candidate, you’ve got one thing you can’t control stacked against you. Don’t blow the things you can control. Chad Oakley, president and chief operating officer of one of the largest recruiting firms in the country, says, “The biggest reason job seekers get the cold shoulder from a recruiter is timing.” Even if you do everything right … Read More