Career Advice & Insights

A New Strategy: Asking for Help It’s a new year, and it may be time to try something new: asking for help. The beginning of a new calendar gives us the boldness to consider the options we often overlook. And in most job searches, we overlook reaching out to those who could give us a … Read More

Make certain your resume and interviews represent the lessons you’ve learned and applied, not the years you spent on the job. I woke up the other day and found out I’m middle-aged. Here’s what happened. A friend of mine said, “Dan, now that you’re middle-aged, how do you feel about such-and-such a topic?” I said, … Read More

When “Tom Callabrios” lost his job as a senior field engineer, he and his wife, were forced to re-examine their family’s livelihood. Many families with children decide to build a professional career around their roles as parents; these are called dual-career families. One such example, the “Callabrios” family, recently weathered a work-life storm. “Tom,” a … Read More

A daily, weekly and monthly Job-Search Checklist. Daily  Create an activity log and note everything you’ve done today, this week and this month. Note opportunities, contacts and organizations you need to follow up with and schedule when you should do it. Check job ads on Ladders.com; local job-ad sites; and the job boards of any … Read More

Tips on how to answer the million dollar interview question with confidence. It can come at the beginning of an official job interview. Other times it sneaks up right before the meeting is about to close. Under any circumstance, it can be a touchy subject and one that poised professionals are ready to manage when … Read More

The presence of so many mid- and senior-level executives among those laid off has created a kind of unemployment denial wave. Neither the economy nor the job market will turn around in January, according to recruiters, outplacement counselors and career coaches. In fact, the environment might get worse before it gets better. The U.S. lost … Read More

For Linda Schroeder, a job in IT attracted her from the get-go. And when times got tough, that IT focus proved her greatest strength. For Linda Schroeder, a job in IT attracted her from the get-go. And when times got tough, that IT focus proved her greatest strength. While still a student at North Dakota … Read More

Anyone considering the nursing field must investigate and fully understand each sector in the profession to be successful. Read More

Blueprint for job-search success in construction “The challenge is to find your niche,” said David Rosenof, chief operating officer and VP of Hunter Construction in Pompano Beach, Fla. “Three years ago, if you could fog a mirror, you could get a construction contract. Now it’s a little bit harder.” Despite the odds, Hunter is rising … Read More