Career Advice & Insights

Tactics for executive job seekers on how to rise above the nation’s growing talent pool. Business sucks. Layoffs abound. Job stability is wavering. Will you panic or prosper? If you want to accomplish the latter, remember this three-word philosophy: Anonymity is bankruptcy. That’s why we’re going to explore three tactics for elevating your visibility: Exert … Read More

How to request a salary increase during bad economic times In the early 1980s the country was in the midst of a recession to rival the one we are currently facing. Unemployment was in the double digits, and so was inflation. Yet I was able to negotiate a 50 percent salary increase when I took … Read More

Expand your networking circle with these tips on making friends. Today more than ever, the net rules! Not the Internet. Not by a long shot. I mean your own network. When giving seminars and talks, I like to surprise people with statistics that reveal why sitting behind your monitor actually impedes an effective job search. … Read More

One man’s story of how he landed an automotive job in Indiana by touting his specialized skills. Read More

How to find where your personal information is located online. The World Wide Web was created back in 1989. Since that time, it has amassed billions of pages of information from millions of Web sites — many of which probably mention your name, your business and your associations. Whether you’re an avid user of social … Read More

Focus on the future — not the past — to overcome the age-based excuses mature job seekers often tell themselves. Read More

Your manners and etiquette matter online in social networks. Social networking Web sites are becoming an indispensable part of the job search. As your relationships move online, it’s easy to track and manage your contacts and connections. Unfortunately, it’s also easy to forget your social skills. Ignoring a contact’s “hello” feels less harsh when it’s … Read More

Steps to begin using social networks in your job search. Once you decide to take the plunge and create a great profile that reflects your personal brand, the real value is in the connections that you make. So, how do you determine with whom to connect, and what’s the etiquette for doing so? Here are … Read More

An Image Makeover — A New Shot at Success Sometimes it takes more than just a little self-knowledge and chutzpah to get what you want. Sometimes it takes someone with an outside perspective to help you see that you may be frustrated in pursuing a goal not because you can’t reach it, but because it’s … Read More