Career Advice & Insights

Blaine Helmick got help from an old friend to score a new job. Blaine Helmick never thought he would land his next job through social networking. The IT director for a hospitality company in Orlando, Fla., had been with his former company for nine years and was ready for a change. He joined Ladders’ Job … Read More

Set yourself up for success at your new job — even before your first day there. You don’t just start a new job these days; you onboard. Ladders solicited advice from career development and HR experts on the best ways to maximize those first days and months in a new position. Here are 10 onramps … Read More

To research his new movie, “The Company Men,” Director John Wells visited outplacement centers and interviewed hundreds of job seekers. Their stories are the movie. Ben Affleck’s expression is a mixture of dejection, despair and pained embarrassment as he looks around the crowded boardroom. “Up! Up! Up! Let’s go! This is called The ‘Tiger.’ We … Read More

Gary Croatt faced age discrimination everywhere he turned, but his age and experience opened a new door for him. Gary Croatt recently found himself on the wrong side of 60 years old and out of work. Until a few months ago, he was a salesman for a real estate investment trust company in Arizona where … Read More

Excerpted from ”You’re Better Than Your Job Search” By Marc Cenedella and Matthew Rothenberg It’s always tough to land a job with a top title. Making concessions to secure one could be a mistake, however, according to career coaches. Candidates trying to land their first peak management job — one in which they have full … Read More

Linda West, a marketing manager at a New York financial firm, had no time to waste on her job search. She applied to 28 jobs and landed an offer in four weeks. Linda West had no intention of reshaping her resume and her interview style everytime she applied for a job. She didn’t have a … Read More

Transportation executive Ron Huebner didn’t expect a tennis game to score him a new job. Ron Huebner’s two decades of experience managing fleets of vehicles for national companies made him a top contender for jobs in his field. It was his networking — and his forehand — that ultimately won him a job. He didn’t … Read More

When you’re fresh to a company, lunchtime is prime time to get the scoop from your new co-workers. Lunches are an important part of career growth. On the conservative side, this year you will have 225 lunches during work hours. In five years, you will have well over a thousand. At 30 to 90 minutes … Read More

Title inflation and varying job descriptions may devalue that Top Dog title. Think carefully about what you’re willing to give up to get it. It’s always tough to land a position with your desired job title — doubly so in a rocky economy. Making concessions to secure one could be a mistake, however, according to … Read More