Career Advice & Insights

Carve out time for your life and the job search so the two co-exist and don’t compete. 1. Keep records, stay organized Don’t be caught off guard when a recruiter calls about a position and you can’t remember which one of 85 jobs she is referring to. Create a spreadsheet with dates, job titles and … Read More

Sixty-four-year-old Robert Paltos has nearly three decades of experience with online media. He used Ladders’ online tools to carve himself a new niche. For an older generation of job seekers, a frustrating and discouraging job search is made simpler by new online tools, social networking and a savvy, technologically literate workforce. Some online pioneers even … Read More

Laid off after 17 years in one company, Nicholas Haaf needed to relearn the job-search ropes. He landed a new job by refining his area of focus and perfecting his message. By early 2008, Nicholas Haaf knew what was happening at his job: significant downsizing, merging of departments and numerous layoffs of executives. Nevertheless, he … Read More

Age discrimination is an issue – but you can prevail by not making it a bigger one. Pete Kresky can’t really say he’s experienced blatant age discrimination, but the 70-year-old marketing executive and job seeker said he suspects it’s there. “I’ve never personally been confronted with my age, but I know they figure it out, … Read More

In an era of consolidation, hiring software collates every applicant’s resume. Just make sure you stay at the top of the pile. What happens to your resume when you apply to a company that then goes through a merger or acquisition? Let’s say you applied for a job at Merrill Lynch in early September 2008. … Read More

Should senior executives attend job fairs as part of their job-search plan? The answer is yes, but not for the reasons you may think. “Job fair” sounds like such a quaint term. Nostalgic, but in the way that’s only good if you remember coming away from one with an internship or entry-level gig that would … Read More

Don’t join the herd at the job fair, Stephen Viscusi advises. Make yourself stand out by approaching companies that aren’t actively canvassing for talent. Today’s job fairs seem anything but “fair” to me. Have you noticed lately how every local TV news report has a weekly segment on a career or job fair? The footage … Read More

Are you coming off a career break? Here are seven tips to speed your re-entry. Many individuals who have left the workforce for family or personal reasons may find that they have to return to work sooner than they had planned. What’s more, many people who had been planning to return to work are having … Read More

An analysis of the dying finance, real-estate and auto industries, and what to do if you’re in the center of a perfect storm As a hedge-fund manager at Bear Stearns in the summer of 2007, Ron Dadina didn’t worry too much about the wave of bad investments and economic turmoil he saw engulfing the groups … Read More