Career Advice & Insights

How to put your own personal touch on job-search milestones and ensure that you’re memorable. As a recruiter and career coach, I’m shocked at how often people conclude that their entire job search can transpire in front of the computer as they become “masters” at applying for jobs. The fundamental problem with this scheme? Systems … Read More

An automotive salesperson switches industries and lands a job selling specialty chemicals. “Dan” was working as a salesperson for a semiconductor supplier in the automotive sector last year, when he started thinking about his future. At the age of 29, he realized that he might not be able to continue working in the auto industry … Read More

One executive outlines the tracking system he put into place to optimize his job search, and the success it resulted in. When Matthew decided to change jobs, he approached the search like another exercise in enterprise software sales. After all, he was already working full time as a senior sales account executive. “I treated it … Read More

Social networking is not just an opportunity to take – it’s a powerful chance to make yourself useful to others who can help you down the road. If you’re in the midst of a job search, you know that networks are important. Powerful. Essential. Most jobs are found through some kind of networking contact, so … Read More

To combat the stress and anxiety that come along with unemployment, follow these tips from mental-health experts. Grace Barry did everything right. After being laid off from a high-level IT position at a government agency in December 2007, she got right to work at the job of finding a job. “I didn’t anticipate having a … Read More

High-level sales director considers relocating her H.S.-age daughters in order to land a job. Parrish said leaving her previous position, as the regional director of sales for the Southwest region of Reliant, which sold software to school districts, was “a gamble. The company had been a startup, and it had grown tremendously. It had gotten … Read More

Changing lanes for auto manufacturing manager “I am watching the fourth day of the Third Cricket Test of Australia against South Africa,” said Sheri Olinyk on the night of Jan. 5 from her home in London, Ontario. “We have a special cable channel called Cricket Plus with all-day cricket. I turn it on when I … Read More

Hedge fund manager finds new opportunity in microfinance Bear Stearns first groaned under the weight of bad investments in June 2007 — the first signs the investment bank would ultimately collapse. But inside the 83-year-old institution, one of the largest and seemingly strongest financial houses in the world, Ron Dadina, managing director of the International … Read More

How to Deal with Your Job Loss Emotions Suffering the loss of a job can be an emotionally wrenching experience. You’ve known for months that it has been coming, but you cling to the hope that it won’t happen to you. After all, you have been with the company for many years. You have produced … Read More