Career Advice & Insights

Here are 5 free resources that you can use to establish or extend your online brand quickly and economically. By Kirsten Dixson and William Arruda If you haven’t figured out that you are being Googled in your job search just as frequently as you are Googling your business contacts, then it is time to enter … Read More

Crash! Pick up Those Network Pieces When your industry is dealt a heavy blow like the recent Wall Street woes, networking takes a little creativity. Here’s a short list of tips from job seekers and recruiters. Use your resources creatively Services like Ladders are not only good to find job openings, they also provide tremendous … Read More

Your Personal Brand: A Career Advancement Must Have Consider this scene from the recently released Kevin Spacey movie, “21”: In an interview for a prestigious scholarship, the main character, Ben, tells his interviewer, Professor Phillips, that money is the only thing between him and fulfilling his long-held dream of attending Harvard Medical School. While the … Read More

Market yourself outside your ‘box.’ The last few weeks have certainly been difficult for the folks on Wall Street and the companies affected by the credit freeze. If you had asked me if there was a surplus of talent in August, I would have said no. Even with today’s landscape and with more ‘feet on … Read More

Resources to help senior Wall Streeters who have been displaced by the financial crisis. The Web has an abundance of resources that can help senior Wall Streeters who have been displaced by the financial crisis. Not only does it offer access to job listings and financial analysis, it can also act as a terrific gateway … Read More

Connect Your Way to Your Next Job Advertising Week in New York City was, once again, a fantastic meeting ground for hiring managers and job seekers. Every industry assembles together at least once a year, and these gatherings are prime spots to advance your search agenda. Events like IAB MIXX and the Relay Sports Sponsorship … Read More

Jane Harding, a top medical pharmaceutical sales representative, says that investing more in her personal brand could have gotten her hired faster. Here’s her story: She interacted daily with regional medical health centers, gave educational presentations and felt strongly that her portfolio of drugs helped patients recover more quickly from surgery. She made $100K+. One … Read More

A NASCAR race is so much more than just a car race. It’s a Super Bowl level event. Read More

Formulating your personal brand. Refining a 30-second “elevator speech” — a statement of your professional value you can deliver in the time it takes to complete a hypothetical elevator ride — requires focus. Here’s how to make this first impression last. In a 30-second elevator pitch, the biggest mistake I see is that clients try … Read More