Career Advice & Insights

C.J. Berman thought he was stuck in non-profit fundraiser jobs, but a new resume proved his sales chops.   It’s not uncommon for job seekers to talk about leaving the business world to work for nonprofits or charities. Jobs like that might pay less, but the trading the for-profit rat race for work that contributes … Read More

Aerospace manager Gary Hartley of Washington state, had a resume that needed to balance too much information and not enough detail. Details can make or break you on a resume. Too many and your resume is likely to land in the recycle bin. Too few and your resume may not say enough to sell you. … Read More

‘Rajan’ had an M.B.A., a Ph.D., published articles in scientific journals and patents pending. It was an accomplished resume, but in the wrong industry. “Rajan” has an accomplished resume. Rajan, who asked that Ladders change his real name, has worked more than 30 years in technology; he has a doctorate in material science, boasts several … Read More

A Boston project manager’s resume grew every time he tried to summarize his career. What do you do when a 35-year career driven by a stellar reputation and word of mouth hits a dry spell? You call a professional. Only recently a U.S. citizen, “Jonathan,” who asked that his real name be withheld, had been … Read More

Tim Ide changed his resume and discovered he was qualified for more jobs than he ever imagined. The resume rarely comes first. But perhaps it should. A job search typically begins when a job seeker decides what he wants to do and for what jobs he wants to apply. He will usually craft a resume … Read More

In a competitive job market, you’re only as current as your resume. Don’t let sentimentality lose you opportunities. When is the last time you had to write a resume? Three years ago? Five years ago? Most people don’t give much thought to their resume until they need it. When dealing with job loss, many people … Read More

This TechnologyLadder member has 30 years’ experience to back up her job search. Telling her story required a resume rewrite. A 30-year career is generally built on many positions, titles and companies. How do you tell such an epic tale without losing the plot – or the attention of executive recruiters? “Leslie” is a technology … Read More

HR executive receives resume rewrite by a professional resume writer and sees success one day later. After months of job searching, it can be easy to lose perspective about how much difference a small change can make. After hundreds of unreturned e-mails, phone calls that get no response and the understanding that success doesn’t happen … Read More

Alex Douzet had many online profiles, but no written resume; Certified professional resume writer Irene Marshall swept his Web trail to create an effective executive resume. Alex Douzet had no need for a resume in many years. He still worked at Ladders (the company he helped to found in 2003), he wasn’t looking for a … Read More