Title: Talking the language of business: Financial Concepts for the Non-Financial Executive in Transition During the course of what will be looked back on as the Great Recession, jobseekers need every advantage to differentiate them from their Brand X competitors for a limited number of available jobs. One way to do this is not only to demonstrate the knowledge required for the specific position, but to show by your comments and your questions that you understand the broader context in which the position and the business operate. If you understand the language of finance - finance being the lingua franca of business - you will be more effective in the employment mating dance and more effective in your job itself. Said another way, you will impress the company in the interview process, you will learn more about the company and you will move up faster in the company.

here are few times in an individuals life that will require more emotional intelligence (EI) than during a career transition. The shift of identity that occurs as a result of not having a job can be profound. In these unprecedented times, a job search requires more patience, courage, self-awareness and relational skills than ever before.

What a bank robber can teach us about job search “I rob banks because that’s where the money is”! This is the famous, although inaccurately attributed quote from famed bank robber Willie Sutton. This phrase, regardless of who actually uttered the words, led to the creation of Sutton's law: in attempting to diagnose a problem, one should first do the experiment that can confirm the most likely diagnosis. These words of “wisdom” are extremely useful and should be applied to your job search at all times (I will explain how in a moment