— Archive for May, 2010 —

• Follow a recruiter to find a job

  *** From my weekly newsletter to TheLadders.com subscribers *** Make the most of TheLadders — here are five recruiters looking for professionals like you. Click on “Follow” to get instant updates whenever they post a job. Eve O’Reilly – 887 followers Executive Search Consultant at The O’Reilly Group Healthcare BPO; Supplier Relationship Manager, Houston, TX Healthcare BPO; Supplier Relationship Manager, Houston, TX Luis Pedemonte – 414 followers Director-Lead Professionals, LLC at Lead Professionals, LLC David Salinger – 537 followers Director at TTS-Media Digital Group Media Director, New York, NY VP, Corporate Communications & Strategy, New York, NY Digital Sales Manager, Los Angeles, CA This feature is called “Follow Recruiter” on our site. How does it work? Whenever you find a recruiter on TheLadders.com with jobs that interest you, click “Follow” underneath their profile. Then, every time that recruiter has a new job or update, you’ll be the first to hear [...]

  May 24

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• The boys of summer

  I’m going to see the Yankees-Red Sox game on Tuesday night at the “new” Yankee Stadium. I’m a “stadium-only” fan: I root like heck for my Yankees when I’m at a game, but I don’t much follow the standings or keep up with the scores day-to-day. (And, please, Red Sox Nation, before the inevitable anti-Yankee emails — I went to school in Boston and you won’t find a bigger fan of your town, or New England clam chowder with Tabasco, than me!) So I’ve been thinking about baseball, and the baseball season, and the players, and what we can learn from the game and apply to the job search … It’s a long season It’s 183 days from the beginning of baseball to the last scheduled game of the year. That’s a looooooooooooong season! And when you’re a professional ballplayer, you need to be mindful of the physical and mental [...]

  May 17

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• The average job-hunt is six months, how long will yours be?

  *** From my weekly newsletter to TheLadders.com subscribers *** How long is this going to take? You’ve made the decision that it’s time to move on – or perhaps had the decision made for you – and your biggest question is: “How long is this going to take?” The reality is “longer than you’d like”. But the good news is that we can help. You know, the first time you were invited to play golf, or went fly-fishing, or tried your hand at cooking a new cuisine, you didn’t just grab the equipment and start slashing around the kitchen, the river, or the golf course. You took a bit of time to get to know the tools and the rules, and you got better as you went along. So before you start applying to jobs, writing up a resume, and networking, it’s important to take just a few minutes to [...]

  May 7

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