Career

LinkedIn Has a New Layout – Have You Noticed?

While often the butt of jokes, especially among millennials, LinkedIn is an incredible resource for marketing your skills and for networking with past, current, and potential employers, coworkers, contacts, and clients. Roughly 90 percent of professional recruiters utilize LinkedIn not only to identify potential employees but also to contact and screen them prior to interviews.With so many recruiters out there, the stakes are high on LinkedIn.

How to Respond to the Salary Question During Your Job Search

Sometimes, when you're in talks with a recruiter, you may reach a point where they say, "We can't proceed without getting your current salary." It's tough, because you might be excited about the company and you don't want to appear uncooperative, but at the same time, you might not feel comfortable sharing this information.As someone who has been on all three sides of the table (candidate, recruiter, hiring manager), I think an empathetic approach goes a long way here.

No More Excuses for Lack of Boardroom Diversity

"There just aren't that many women qualified to sit in the boardroom."That's the most common excuse given by executives when asked about the gender disparity in the C-suite and the boardroom.