Career Advice & Insights

Increase your job-search success with two data-backed solutions. Performing a job search is difficult. Writing the perfect resume, researching a company in-depth, interviewing impeccably and just the right amount of follow-up are all musts when completing a job application. If you do them all right, you could land the job. Or you could be one … Read More

Overcome a resume gap when you’re back in the job hunt with these five tips. In today’s tough economy, many professionals find themselves with substantial gaps in their work experience. Whether you were laid off, took some time to care for a family member or battled a serious illness, it can be challenging to explain … Read More

Don’t get penalized for these errors this job-hunt season. Every Fall across the United States, avid sports fans organize their tailgate parties and incessantly check their Fantasy Football teams. Collegiate and professional athletes alike give it their all on the field, hoping to avoid a spotlight on ESPN SportsCenter’s Not Top 10. Playing football at … Read More

Learn what it takes to land a job with the trusted advisor to many of the world’s most influential businesses and institutions. It ranks among the unquestioned laws of big business over the last half century: If you want to be taken seriously, you hire McKinsey & Company. The job seeker’s corollary: If you want … Read More

Reevaluate your job goals to make sure you don’t miss your mark.  Your job goals are only as effective as the plan you create to accomplish them. Break your goal into smaller, more digestible milestones. Make a list of the activities, tasks and deadlines associated with each milestone. By dividing your goal into more manageable … Read More

Learn how to stand out amongst your competition and still enjoy your summer. Let’s face it: rising temperatures usually make job-search activity cool off. It’s tough to keep your head in the game when your job search is competing against beach trips and block parties for calendar space. However, if you can breeze past these … Read More

Start networking today to take your job search to the next level. If you’re looking for a job, you’re bound to find many articles encouraging you to network, and with good reason. It’s widely acknowledged that networking can help you uncover job leads that may not be published anywhere else and will give you a … Read More

If you’re hiring, the best finance job candidates have these traits and qualities. Learn what they are and how to represent them on your resume to stand out in your job search and get hired. Read More

Explore these online assets to uncover additional job opportunities. If you’ve been following me on  Twitter  or  Facebook, or reading my  weekly column, you’ve heard me talk about the concept of ‘harnessing the power of three.’ Basically this means that you should use multiple methods to uncover job leads – both hidden and published – … Read More