By Laura Smith-Proulx,  Readying your resume for a leadership or executive job search? You might find the traditional data—career titles, management assignments, projects, and education—aren’t enough anymore.  Now, more than ever, companies have intensified their focus on one area of your performance: money. Employers want leaders who can make, save, and control it, which will give them strength to fight the economic downturn. View Details

By One2One Resumes,  When I speak to job seekers about the interview process, it doesn’t take long for them to ask me how to answer the dreaded ‘what is your greatest weakness? ’ question!   These questions are asked in many different ways and can include:  *If I asked your current employer what your weaknesses were, what would he/she say? View Details

By Mary Hope,  “So why do you want this job? ” Answering that question should be really easy! Often the answers are:  *Well, I want a job…*I want to work…*I want to pay the mortgage/rent…. View Details

By Hillary Pearl,  We’d all like to believe that when we return from maternity leave, our bosses, colleagues and subordinates will welcome us back, and maybe even demonstrate some patience and supportiveness. Unfortunately, that’s not always what goes down. Too often, bosses are insufficiently empathic and organizations do not provide enough flexibility. View Details

By Ariella Coombs  Quiz: What Type Of Employee Are You? Take this quiz to find out what type of employee you are at work!   1. At work, you’re typically: (a) Serious and intense about getting things done.   (b) Excited to work on projects with your team.   (c) Unhappy and unmotivated.   2. Your mantra is: (a) Time is money!   (b) Be good, do good. View Details

By Jessica Stillman,  Career advice is in no short supply. In fact, you could probably spend the duration of your working life simply reading through the tips and advice already online. But as in all areas of life, the more common something is, generally speaking, the lower its value.   Many oft repeated truisms are more about wish fulfillment than reality (sorry peddlers of endless, uncritical "follow your passion! " posts). View Details

By Medix,  It’s interview time! You’re sitting in the lobby, trying to appear calm, but your mind is racing with all the ‘what ifs’ it can possibly create. You know you’ve got to pull yourself together, but it feels next to impossible.   Everybody has felt like this before a job interview! These stressful tests come with a lot of nerves, but luckily, there are ways you can calm down. View Details

By Travis Bradberry,  My last post, How Successful People Stay Calm, really struck a nerve (it's already approaching 1. 5 million reads here on LinkedIn). The trick is that managing your emotions is as much about what you won’t do as it is about what you will do. View Details

By Alisha Ellis,  A job acceptance letter is a formal way to show your consent for a job offer. However, it must not be done in a casual way.   It involves a thorough review of the salary and benefits offered by the employer. After you are fully satisfied with the compensation package, only then should you send an acceptance letter to the employer. View Details

By Jana Quinn,  Ever wonder why you lost that promotion to someone else? Of course you have. It’s a terrible feeling, isn’t it?   Well, before you decide to take drastic measures or start bad-mouthing the company, think about why you were overlooked for the promotion. Need some help? Here are seven potential reasons why you lost that promotion and things to consider next time you’re due to move up:  1. View Details

By Don Georgevich,  A short video on what to say at the end of a job interview. View Details

By Jenny Foss,  You’re dying to tell your favorite client how much you’d love to work for her firm. But your boss and your client do yoga together. Surely they’d talk.   Your friend who got laid off two months ago just landed an amazing new gig. Arecruiter found her via LinkedIn, and noted that she was both qualified and currently available. View Details

By Career Savvy,  It can be a nerve-racking time waiting for feedback from your interview, and it’s tempting as time ticks on to focus on all of the things you think you did wrong. This will only seek to bring your confidence down, so it’s important to focus on the positives. View Details

By Angela Copeland,  It can happen to anyone. You’ve been living and working in one city for years. Things were going along fine until you decided you wanted to move to a new city. You might be looking for different career opportunities. Or, maybe you want to live close to a mountain so you can ski. View Details