— Archive for 2011 —

• You should follow me on Twitter here

  You should follow me and my colleagues on Twitter here. We’ve been developing our Twitter presence for a couple years now, and what we’ve discovered is that you love to be kept up-to-date, intrigued, and informed on the latest in careers and job search. So a few times a day, every day, we’ll tweet the [...]

  Dec 26

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• All I want for Christmas is… a new job

  If what you’re looking for under your tree next week — or anytime during this holiday season — is a new job, then here’s the program for you, or your loved one: Signature from TheLadders. Signature is TheLadders’ most effective job matching program because we guarantee you’ll get an offer when you work with your [...]

  Dec 19

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• If you want to be global…

  Good Monday morning. Or should I say guten Morgen? Buenos días? Or nín hǎo? I had a great interview with Elcio Barcelos, VP, Global Staffing at HP, this past week about hiring, what they’re looking for in new employees, and the global possibilities that Hewlett-Packard offers to professionals. If you’re looking to be a global [...]

  Dec 12

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• What not to do with your resume

  Guess what happens four weeks from now? The new year begins, and so too does the new year job hunt. If you’re looking for success in 2012, it’s important that you get your resume in order, and I’d like for TheLadders to help you with your success. Sign up now to get your free resume [...]

  Dec 5

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• Don’t ignore the December recruiter

  We hear the same complaint every year: “I can’t get candidates on the phone. I can’t get candidates in for interviews. I can’t even get a response.” We hear it from Fortune 1000 recruiters, HR departments, executive search firms and agencies. We even hear it from our own recruiters at TheLadders! And I suppose it’s [...]

  Nov 28

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• “It’s an industry where you help people on Monday…”

  I’m taking my career advice to a new format, folks. I’ve been writing this newsletter to you for the past eight years, and now we’ve decided to take it to the streets! So I hopped in the back of a New York City taxi and dispensed career advice to professionals like you across the boulevards [...]

  Nov 21

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• May I ask you a question?

  If I told you that answering a few questions could get you 160% more contact from HR people, hiring managers and recruiters on TheLadders, would you be interested in answering questions like these? “What type of company would you like to work at for your next job?” “Would you like to manage people as part [...]

  Nov 14

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• Do your colleagues know?

  A few weeks ago, you got very angry with the comment “privacy is for old people” when I shared with you the story behind the LinkedIn founder that felt that way. So we asked you for your opinions on privacy and we are announcing the results today. If you’d read the outrage from your fellow [...]

  Nov 7

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• Theirs a problem with youre e-mail

  I hate to start out a Monday morning with glaring spelling mistakes in a subject line like you see above, so instead I’ll thank you for all the wonderful comments on last week’s post “It’s not about me, it’s about you… the 20 questions you need to ask in a job interview” such as this [...]

  Oct 31

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• It’s not about me, it’s about you… the 20 questions you need to ask in a job interview

  What’s an interview about? It sure feels like it’s about you, but it’s really not. An interview is actually about how you can help your future boss and future employer succeed. It’s about finding out what their requirements and hopes are and matching up your background and experience with what they need. Overlooking these basic [...]

  Oct 24

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