Career Advice & Insights

Your career is as driven by what you say “no” to as it is by what you agree to. Find out who you are, and who you aren’t in this self-assessment. Great organizations are defined by what they say “no” to. The same is true for great individual careers. A great career is defined by … Read More

The Web makes it easy to spread your message. But if you make these errors, exposure can hurt you professionally. It’s so easy to get your name out these days. But to what end? Just like all corporate-branding plans, your personal-branding activities need to be a part of a well-conceived strategy — one that will … Read More

Now you’re your own assistant. When you’re working in an executive capacity, your company provides a clear support system to take care of day-to-day tasks: Administrative assistants and other players within your organization free you up to focus on the critical tasks that drive revenue or reduce costs. You can’t do a high-level job without … Read More

Brian Haley keeps trying to dodge irrelevant questions about his age as HR managers invent new ways to ask. Brian Haley finds it frustrating to face the same questions again and again as he interviews for jobs. Questions that he knows have no bearing on his ability to do the job but have everything to … Read More

If you can manage the logistics, searching nationally can land you in a better spot than you thought possible. Since the recession officially started in December 2007, the unemployment rate has doubled, and the average time it takes to find a new job has increased 37 percent. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Oct. 2 unemployment … Read More

Can executive recruiters find you on the Web? Make sure you know these basic truths about today’s colossal search engine. How do you currently show up on the World Wide Web? Eighty-seven percent of executive recruiters use Google searches to research candidates, according to an Execunet study. Furthermore, hiring managers at Fortune 500 companies are … Read More

Discussing your salary history can be the most uncomfortable moment in a negotiation. But what do you really have to say? Follow these steps to be honest without being vulnerable. Few professional conversations are more awkward than those about how much money you make. For job seekers, though, salary and compensation history isn’t just an … Read More

Don’t ruin your perfect “first date” with a potential employer by talking compensation too quickly. Job interviews, like dating, have a lot to do with timing. In my many years as a recruiter, I’ve heard the following story countless times from my associates: They had sent the “perfect person” (excellent skill set, right presentation) to … Read More

Matthew Marshall had wearied of telecommuting with a California office; then OpsLadder and a networking campaign helped him find a job in his hometown of Reading, Pa. Matthew Marshall had well-defined criteria for his next job. The sales manager wanted to move into procurement, and he wanted to work for a global company, somewhere he … Read More