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From Marc Cenedella
Marc Cenedella

Enlightened employers know that older workers bring wisdom, maturity, and experience to the table, but too often, it seems, that doesn't translate into a level playing field in the interview.

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How Old Are You?

Enlightened employers know that older workers bring wisdom, maturity, and experience to the table, but too often, it seems, that doesn't translate into a level playing field in the interview.

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What's Your Unemployment Rate?
The employment numbers came out on Friday, and the big news was the significant drop in the unemployment rate among professionals: from 5.2% in September to 4.7% in October.
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FOX News visits TheLadders.com
We're gratified by the attention that media such as Fox, Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times have focused on us. I think it shows how TheLadders' job-search model is different and better than those "other guys." Why?
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Beat the Interview Flu
This is the time of year when many professionals increase their efforts in the job hunt. And that inevitably leads to conundrum: "How do I look for a job while I have a job?"
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Don't Ask for the Job ...
Nervous about asking for a job? Don't! Make this request instead.
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When Word of Mouth Fails You
It's well-known that finding a job through a word-of-mouth connection from your family and friends can make job hunting a snap ... But what do you do when word-of-mouth fails you?
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A Little White Lie on Your Resume
Competition is stiff out there. Can you be honest and still stand out from the crowd?
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Welcome to the Club
Today's high-end job hunt presents a lot more opportunity, but also a lot more room for confusion and competition.
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Man, I Blew that Interview
I was coming out of business school, and had scored a great interview opportunity with a top investment firm in New York. I just wasn't clicking with this guy, and then he dropped my least favorite interview question of all time.
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Are You Ready?
Well, folks, I've just returned from my honeymoon — thank you for all your good wishes — and it is time to get geared up for fall. September kicks off the autumn job-hunting season, and I took the opportunity to go on a few sales calls this past week with employers using TheLadders.
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