According to a recent survey of 313 hedge funds conducted by accounting and consultancy firm Rothstein Kass, 75 percent of respondents expect more funds to launch this year and 60 percent expect fewer closures. The survey suggests that due to increasing allocations from institutional investors, as...
Changing Careers: Look Before You Leap
This month's Career Collective post offers advice for career changers. You can find additional suggestions from my esteemed colleagues at the end of this post. I frequently talk to people who want to change careers. They often tell me one of these four things: I hate my job. I don't think my jo...
Resume Writing Tips for Susan Lucci and Others Who Haven’t Looked for a Job in 40 Years
The soap opera All My Children has been cancelled and the show's run will end this September. Susan Lucci has played the role of Erica Kane since the show's inception 41 years ago. Four decades with one employer. Certainly not the norm anymore, but there are still many people with exceptionally ...
Forget the Thank You Letter, Lose the Job?
According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, 22 percent of the 2,800 employers surveyed said they were less likely to hire a candidate who neglects to send a thank you letter. Of that 22 percent, 86 percent said it showed a lack of follow through and an additional 56 percent said that it sends the me...
How Many People Lie on Their Resume?
A lot, according to a survey done by Forensic Psychology and information culled by Jobacle. The most common resume lies are about salary, credentials, job performance, job responsibilities, and job skills. Read more about the statistics related to lying on your resume and fess up (anonymously) if y...
Trends for the Now, the New, and the Next in Careers
According to a recent job search trends report published by the Career Thought Leaders Consortium, a think tank for career industry leaders, job search is changing fast. Resumes and hiring managers' attention spans are getting shorter. Google is the new resume and LinkedIn for job seekers is no long...
A Guy’s Guide to Interview Dress
Wow! My recent post on AOL Jobs on interview dress and image tips for men garnered a huge response from male readers who were happy to see some TLC for their gender and a bit of gentle guidance on interview dress. I was lucky enough to snag an interview with Ann Lindsay of Style of Success, an ima...