![]() | A job search involves many different strategies and each needs to be carefully planned and executed. There are six job search steps and all must be followed and carried out meticulously. » Read more |
![]() | As a former recruiter, I often knew where my candidates had issues based on where their answers would linger. The guilty can’t help but confess, and when candidates would go on and on about something I took that as a sign to probe further. » Read more |
![]() | Whether or not Anna Wintour has begun to "get the Web" in the last couple of months is surely beside the point. It's hard to imagine any executive, in any industry, being able to get away with not having a detailed plan, let alone a basic understanding of how to take advantage of the Internet. » Read more |
![]() | Any half-conscious executive is keenly attuned to the immense marketing power of online networking tools. Business leaders can sell their company (and, of course, themselves) via Facebook, broadcast their latest achievements on Twitter, and expand their professional network using LinkedIn, among myriad similar channels. In addition to presenting an opportunity for substantial viral brand-building, such platforms serve as a means for you to grow your personal profile while promoting your company—a convenient overlap that can lay the foundation for future job or partnership opportunities. » Read more |
![]() | How is it possible that someone like Andy Hornby has resurrected his career, while other former high-flying members of the banking industry have been unable to shake the pariah tag? Here are four things that have worked in Hornby's favor, and that other execs may do well to learn from, should they ever find themselves in similar circumstances. » Read more |
![]() | Much has been made of how technology now enables workers – executives and rank-and-file employees alike – to do their jobs remotely. All of us have tried this, at least time to time. And some workers have successfully migrated from office to home on a full-time basis » Read more |
![]() | A lot of jobseekers fret about what job postings say: I have most but not all requirements, so should I submit anyway? I am overqualified, so should I dumb down my resume? I am afraid to look “old” so should I omit my date of graduation? » Read more |
![]() | The recession workplace is "broken" and needs some fixing, post-haste. » Read more |
