Career Advice & Insights

Expert guidance to help you navigate your career journey

Do those years of experience count for or against you? I’m 59 years old with a full-time job in medical ultrasound imaging. I have 32 years of experience in the field. With hospital downsizing and Medicare cutbacks, the higher-paid employees costing the most will be looked at. Your book “Job Searching With Social Media For … Read More

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Running an Effective Long-Distance Job Search Andrew Klappholz

Tips to help keep you in the running with hiring managers when you want to relocate. Now that you’ve decided you want to relocate and your calculations tell you that the financial math is on your side and you can afford to relocate, there’s still one small detail to work out — getting the actual … Read More

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Adapting Your Elevator Pitch to the Occasion Andrew Klappholz

Practice makes perfect, but be sure to tweak your pitch to keep it effective. In the job search, the “make or break” moment for candidates often comes down to just a couple sentences: the elevator pitch. This is a quick statement about who you are and why you should be hired. Theoretically, it should be … Read More

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Researching Companies Online: Do Your Homework Andrew Klappholz

10 critical questions to ask when considering a career move. Very little is guaranteed in today’s business world. A lack of certainty in the global economy can take its toll on your job search. To make matters worse, after landing that plum job you may be stripped of it for reasons that have nothing to … Read More

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Setting the Right Social Media Strategy for Your Job Search Ladders Contributor

5 simple guidelines to help you market your skills and network online. Social media is here to stay, like it or not. The “Big 4” social media players of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube have become tightly intertwined with our personal and professional lives and completely transformed the news media. Millions of people worldwide use … Read More

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New Rules for Branding on the Job Search Rebecca Rapple

Focus on communicating your value in a clear and concise manner. Reposted with permission from Personal Branding Blog Advice about developing a personal brand is widely accepted because it is effective. But, in today’s economy, there are new rules for personal branding, especially on the job search. Traditionally, your personal brand is the absolute best … Read More

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Patience Is More Than a Virtue Dan Coughlin

Finding the key to long-term success in the job search — and in life. Some people dig for gold. Others dig for oil. I like to dig for habits that people use to achieve success over an extended period of time. I’m interested in how Warren Buffett started with ten dollars and built a fortune … Read More

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Employment background checks: Know your rights Lisa Vaas

You’re likely to face a background check on your job search, but there are limits, and you have some options. Read More

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Getting to the Point Gets the Job Lisa Vaas

The resume of a Ph.D. nutritionist was so lean, mean and focused, the recruiter gobbled her up. She got right to the point, and it got her the job. “Seeking to add value to health and wellness field — highly connected and motivated leader,” her resume title read. That’s the kind of directness Wayne Weiner … Read More

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