Career Advice & Insights

2011 brings new tools and Web sites to end your personal brand schizophrenia and take more control of the message you’re sending. Expect to encounter these five personal branding trends in 2011 and be prepared to take advantage of the opportunities they offer and combat the obstacles they might present. 1. Anywhere Hiring As companies … Read More

As you age, you will want to change the types of jobs you seek, the personal brand you introduce, even the way you present your resume. Whether you are 22 or 62, a job search may be in your future. But the 20-something’s job search strategy should look very different than the 60-something’s — and … Read More

A look at eight of the high-paying occupations and industries gaining traction. If you’re planning to change jobs — and perhaps boost your salary — you might first consider some lucrative industries, and then pry into those industries for specific occupations. According to an analysis of Department of Labor figures by Dr. Laurence Shatkin, a … Read More

Is there a best time of year to search for a new job? To everything there is a season. The Old Testament declared it. Pete Seeger and the Byrds sang it. And many things in our lives follow discernible calendar cycles. Does the same apply to the job search? Do companies follow a business calendar … Read More

A marathon runner determines training and running 26 miles to be easier than the job search, where she can’t control the finish line, if there is one. Marc Cenedella wrote a piece a few weeks ago comparing the search process with running a marathon (It’s a marathon, not a sprint, Nov. 8, 2010). As a … Read More

Manufacturers fired more than necessary. Now they should be poised to hire, but only a particular type of candidate. Since 2008, many manufacturing, supply-chain and consumer products businesses have been in a state of crisis. The result was a perfect storm of bad news for Frank Laux, the president and founder of Strategic Search Partners, … Read More

Present yourself as an expert by building a business plan for the company and present yourself as the one to execute it. Alex Madeja got the job he wanted as the press and media manager at Education Dynamic, a leading education industry marketing and technology firm, because he was prepared. Prepared for Madeja didn’t mean … Read More

Go to the front of the line by finding the next industry or specialty about to grow and make it look like you were made to have that job. In the wake of the economic recession, pinpricks of prosperity are beginning to shine through. No single industry is necessarily bouncing back to pre-recession vigor, but … Read More

Whether you are looking to climb inside your organization or find a new job, step carefully and always make progress. Imagine you are standing on the bottom rung of a ladder in a 20-foot-deep swimming pool. The ladder starts at the bottom of the pool, goes straight up all the way through an opening in … Read More