Career Advice & Insights

The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse keeps tabs on data breaches and provides some examples of how personal data gets into the hands of bad guys. Before you hit “Send” or fill out a job application, do you ever wonder how careful a particular company is to protect your resume information? If so, you might consider checking … Read More

Another casualty of the recession is data security, as a growing number of departing employees walk off with their former employers’ data. How exactly do job applicants’ personal data manage to leak out of large, venerable companies? In many ways, it turns out. At Aetna, the large U.S. insurer being sued for allegedly failing to … Read More

Summer is upon us! The price of gasoline has gone through the roof; millions of children are unleashed from school; and, guaranteed, job seekers are frustrated enough to put their job search on hold. As we find ways to survive the gas prices and summer schedule, so too must job seekers find ways to accelerate … Read More

Customer-management software has the potential to change the way companies treat job candidates, keeping them informed and engaged at each step in the process. So why doesn’t anyone use it? When a customer picks up the phone to call the help desk at Hewlett-Packard, several things happen that let HP deliver the appropriate answer to … Read More

After you press Submit on Ladders site, your resume is on its way, but you’re not done yet. There are steps you must take to improve the odds your application will result in a job. The job posting read like a perfect match for your skills. You fixed the summary on your resume to make … Read More

Author David Snyder explains the metrics and equations recruiters and hiring managers apply to every job candidate and hiring decision. One of the bright spots in today’s economic news is that many companies – even manufacturers – are beginning to hire again. But what comprises a good hire or abad hire? Recruiters look at a … Read More

The job search is tough for everyone, but left-brained candidates have a big mountain to climb. Find out what their biggest challenge and how to conquer it. Much scientific research in recent decades has focused on the left and right hemispheres of the brain and suggested that people in whom one side dominates are likely … Read More

When I grew up relocating was a way of life, a way to advance your career. Relocating, and the perks that went with it, had long been the hallmark of six-figure executives. Well it’s mostly gone away, along with the signing bonus. Today, the lack of relocation has become quite egalitarian, affecting even the executive … Read More

Thoughts and notes from the editor-in-chief on how high-profile executives can land reduced-scope jobs as they scale back their emphasis on a 9 to 5. Remember the “Let’s Get Small” routine from comedian Steve Martin’s first album? The mantra echoed in my head a few times while reading business writer Sean Gallagher’s piece on “downshifting” … Read More