Career Advice & Insights

Expert guidance to help you navigate your career journey

These days, you can use your smartphone for pretty much anything — yes, even in your job search. Learn how to land your next job on your phone, here. Read More

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C-Suite talk with MeeGenius’ Wandy Hoh Amanda Augustine

Wandy Hoh, talks to Ladders about becoming a “mompreneur” with a mission, the culture she’s built at MeeGenius, and how the company is growing by leaps and bounds! … Read More

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Start Bragging to Advance Your Career Amanda Augustine

Chronicle your professional accomplishments to manage your career. Whether you’re updating your resume, preparing for salary negotiations, or are in need of a pick-me-up after a bad day at work, a brag sheet is a useful document to own. In its simplest form, a brag sheet is a place where you record all your professional … Read More

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6 Tips for Giving Feedback in the Workplace Amanda Augustine

There is a right and wrong way to give feedback in the workplace — follow these 6 tips for giving it, rightly so, the next time. Read More

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4 Ways to Waste Your Internship Amanda Augustine

Avoid these mistakes to make the most of your internship. Internships are an essential part of every student’s college career. They can clarify job goals, build resume experience and grow a network of professional contacts – all of which will help you land full-time work after graduation. However, landing the internship is only half the … Read More

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C-Suite talk with LearnVest’s Alexa von Tobel Amanda Augustine

Alexa von Tobel, CFP and Founder/CEO of LearnVest.com, talks to Ladders about job security, financial planning and career advice. Read More

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5 reasons your career has stalled Amanda Augustine

Reassess your career path to jumpstart its advancement. A career can be quite a roller coaster ride. At times you’re flying forward with tons of momentum, and then there are periods of time when you seem stuck on a plateau with nowhere to go. If your career path has seen very little movement up the … Read More

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3 Ways to Nurture Your Professional Network Amanda Augustine

Advance your career by tapping your resource pool. It’s true, “April showers bring May flowers.” However, any good gardener knows it takes more than rain water to grow a successful garden, and the same can be said about your professional network. If you want to build strong relationships, you need to patiently nurture those individual … Read More

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Video Chat: Negotiating Your Worth Amanda Augustine

A follow-up on some of the most popular questions asked during Ladders spreecast on negotiation. A big thank you to everyone who attended our interactive video chat on Negotiating Your Worth. I had a great time and I hope you did too! Click on the following links to view the entire spreecast and to obtain … Read More

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