Career Advice & Insights

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

Behind the Numbers: Who’s looking to switch? Whether they’ve focused their job hunt on sales, marketing, tech, finance or elsewhere, members of Ladders keep their eyes open for other possibilities. Data from May through October 2008 reveals that one in five members have searched other Ladders for jobs, and 5 percent have applied for positions … Read More

Executive Career Transitions – Charting the Course to a New Career In light of today’s daunting economic climate, it is quite normal to feel anxious about your career future and possible job opportunities. But what happens if you are simply dissatisfied with your job and have been long dreaming of changing to a new industry … Read More

If they can switch industries, anyone can. You may have to knock down some roadblocks to take a new route in your career. It’s eminently possible even for a specialist with a long history in one industry to make the switch to another, career coaches and recruiters say. But there will be some roadblocks to … Read More

Hired! Making the Industry Switch Mid-career job seekers trying to break into a new industry often complain that it feels as if they’re fighting the momentum of their previous work history. Ladders member Dan Rozelman was contending with three generations of family history when he switched industries, first shutting down his plumbing business to sell … Read More