Career Advice & Insights

At current rates of unemployment, being without a job bears less stigma. It’s called “candidate forgiveness,” and companies are in the mood to practice it. Where do you find the silver lining in the darkest economic cloud since the Great Depression? It’s hard to think of positives. Supposedly, the roads are less crowded as fewer … Read More

Recruiters regularly work across geographies. Does it pay to find a recruiter who knows the terrain? When you’re working with a recruiting firm, will its location affect your chances at landing the job you want? If you’re trying to find a job in a new location, does it pay to find a recruiter already there … Read More

Here are two methods to improve your habits and your outlook when you need it most — when you’re searching for a job. It’s not so bad being out of work – not at first, anyway. You get to sleep a little later, see the kids off the school, play with the dog a bit, … Read More

Dig out those job-search receipts: If you shelled out for resume preparation, employment agency fees or interview-related travel in 2009, you might see some of that money come back to you. Her husband is an aeronautical engineer. They moved from Texas to Connecticut, where he found work with a defense contractor. She, however, worked in … Read More

Jane Helfen had been at Agilent 26 years when she found herself on the hunt. “Getting laid off was the kick in the pants that I needed,” she said from her new desk. If Jane Helfen had not been laid off last May, she says she’d still be in her former position at Agilent, waiting … Read More

Not all tax deductions are created equal. We often use the aphorism that the job search is a job itself. Like most maxims, it’s easy to take for granted — until there’s actual personal value at stake. When you consider your relationship with the IRS, your job hunt does indeed take on a decidedly entrepreneurial … Read More

I was a recruiter for more than 15 years, so job seekers often ask me for advice on how to make working with recruiters a beneficial experience. Read More

Making a job switch requires balancing ambition and savvy. Follow these five steps to keep your reputation intact and your income secure. Ideally, senior executives have gotten where they are because of a combination of qualities: Personal drive and ambition coexist with the ability to analyze, plan and execute creative tactics with integrity. And when … Read More

Just because you’re searching remotely doesn’t give you an excuse to be out of touch. I’ve worked with job seekers all across the country. Some know exactly the job they want, and most know exactly the place they want it. But a minority of job seekers, especially in the executive ranks, are willing to work … Read More