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In a tight labor market, upskilling your resume with certifications and skillset-enhancing continuing education can not only make you a more attractive candidate to employers; it gives you leverage to negotiate your salary and total compensation. Here are a few certifications to give you a leg up in your next career move.

Although he knew the exact type and level of job he wanted, Ken Daly had not formally applied for or even talked to a colleague about his career aspirations. In his own research, he learned an astounding and somewhat daunting fact: the odds against him making the leap from the business world to higher learning were about 100 to 1.

The following article is the last of our four-part series about the ins and outs of layoffs and outplacement services.

Galya Molinas shared her story as part of the Executive Conversation Series hosted by the International Center for Executive Options (ICEO)

The following article is part two of a four-part series about the ins and outs of layoffs and outplacement services.

Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann shared her story as part of the Executive Conversation Series hosted by the International Center for Executive Options (ICEO)

As skilled employees continue to look at whether the grass is greener in a new organization, they are leaving huge voids in their former organizations.

It’s a great time to be an HR professional. The pandemic caused unprecedented disruptions across almost every industry, especially what it means to be in human resources - but it has also increased the demand for top HR professionals like you.

It’s important for candidates to regain their sense of power and value in their own abilities, and feel they have an equal seat at the table with prospective employers in deciding their fate. Acceptance is that stage in the grieving process when you’ve made peace with what is and are ready to move forward.

Recruiters are trying to scope jobs as best they can and interviewing for certain skill sets. But, in some instances, I’m hearing from candidates that midstream—between the second and third interviews—they find job requirements have changed.