Career Advice & Insights

Expert guidance to help you navigate your career journey

The way you follow up your resume submission can make or break your job search. Learn what to do after submitting your online application form to catch a hiring manager’s eye. Read More

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4 habits of excellence Dan Coughlin

A career lasts decades. How can you sustain excellence for the long haul? I’ve been asked to speak to the honors students at a local high school on the topic of excellence. The more I thought about it, the more I realized this is a topic for people who are searching for a job. Defining … Read More

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A Move Down the Job Ladder Might Give You a Leg Up Debra Donston-Miller

Whether you’ve taken a less-senior position or started serving coffee to pay the bills, you can create the impression of career progress. We like to consider our careers a progression. And a progression only knows one direction. What happens when you have to make a career move that feels like a step sideways, backward or … Read More

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If you’re going to spend time on social media, at least make it productive John O'Connor

Do you need to spend hours a day on some social networks channel or bopping from Facebook and LinkedIn to Twitter? Do you need to tweet? … Read More

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How to Reapply After a Rejection Lisa Vaas

Don’t give up! Here’s how to tweak your resume and try again. She was a senior human-resources professional who was laid off in summer 2009 from her job at large hospital in Texas. After the layoff, she did everything she knew from her years in HR would help her land a job. She woke early … Read More

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5 ways to network in the real world Ladders Contributor

Here are five steps to forging a real-world connection with those who can help you. Read More

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How to Find and Borrow Resume Samples Lisa Vaas

If you need to tailor your resume to fit your field, it can be helpful to look at what others in your line of work have done. When it comes to resume writing, finding the right words to describe who you are and what you’re good at can feel like trying to find your keys … Read More

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5 ways to reboot your personal brand as the economy rebounds Scott Ginsberg

As you reboot your personal brand, let’s explore five essentials for tweaking the language of your brand: … Read More

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How Your Resume Can Tell Your Story Lisa Vaas

Putting a ‘Career Objectives’ section at the top may be passé, but your resume should still be structured to tell the story of your career path. A waitress wants to move into corporate training. A librarian hungers for a job with more emphasis on history, her passion. A computer programmer plots how to make the … Read More

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