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How to Respond When Human Resources asks a Job Interview Candidate “Tell Me About Yourself”

By Donald Sears ⋅ January 18, 2010 ⋅ One comment

When an interviewer for a prospective job asks “Tell me about yourself,” it’s not an open invitation to ramble about your life’s history or talk about every job you’ve ever had.
The open-ended question is an opportunity for the candidate to shape strengths and anchor positive traits about themselves, wrote career coach and author Lee Miller [...]

Ask Not What Your Network Can Do For You

By Donald Sears ⋅ January 13, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Ask not what your network can do for you. Ask what you can do for your network.
Your network will return the favor when you need it, but only if you’ve developed a wellspring of goodwill and generosity among your peers, Clark Christensen, a senior-level executive in Coca-Cola Financial Management, in a feature article for TheLadders, [...]

Don’t Hide Your Enthusiasm During a Phone Interview

By Donald Sears ⋅ January 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Don’t play hard to get when you’re on a phone interview. A job seeker should take the opportunity to show some eagerness and enthusiasm for the job or risk sounding disinterested, warned  Deborah Brown-Volkman, a professional career coach who spoke to TheLadders for the article “How to Handle a Phone Interview.”
“Answer the phone with lots [...]

Why a $90,000 Job Goes Unfilled

By John Hazard ⋅ November 5, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Despite record unemployment, recruiters said they can’t find enough candidates to fill certain jobs, according to a survey of recruiters by the Human Capital Institute (HCI) and TheLadders, which operates Career-Line.
The trouble for recruiters isn’t finding willing applicants. They can’t find candidates with the necessary skills and industry experience to fill the positions, several recruiters [...]

Carpet Research is Step One for Marketing Execs at Career Event

By John Hazard ⋅ August 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

John began his job search in January when he decided to leave the consumer package-goods company at which he had worked for 35 years. He gave notice that August would be his last month as director of marketing and set about to find a job much the same way he had found consumers for many [...]

From Marc Cenedella: Too Old, Too Plain? No Way!

By Matthew Rothenberg ⋅ April 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

In this week’s newsletter, Marc Cenedella (founder and CEO of TheLadders) salutes a viral-video star who beat the odds.
“You’re a dowdy 47-year-old from Scotland. ‘Never been married, never been kissed.’ No love in your life. No job. No luck.
“But you have a gift within you. And you know it.
“And you’ve somehow managed to make [...]

Marc Cenedella: TV Appearances for TheLadders

By Matthew Rothenberg ⋅ April 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

In this week’s newsletter, Marc Cenedella (founder and CEO of TheLadders) points to recent television coverage of the company and its successes connecting $100K+ job seekers and new positions.
“I started TheLadders.com six years ago with the idea that talented people needed a place to stand apart from the tidal wave of internet applications. And [...]

Marc Cenedella: Retiring That Old Resume

By Matthew Rothenberg ⋅ April 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

In this week’s newsletter, Marc Cenedella (CEO and founder of TheLadders) offers some real-world examples of resume enhancements.
“Last week I told you about the biggest mistake people make in their job hunt: writing their resume from their point of view.
“This week, I’d like to share with you two “before” and “after” resumes to show you [...]

Marc Cenedella: Send Us Your Photos!

By Matthew Rothenberg ⋅ March 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

In this week’s newsletter, Marc Cenedella (CEO and founder of TheLadders) makes a request for pictures.
“Very sorry to bother you this Monday morning to request a favor, but I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind sending us a photo of yourself.
“You see, we have 326 very dedicated employees here at TheLadders.com who work tirelessly, [...]

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