SOFT SKILLS: Your resume is always current, ready to zap to a potential new employer with a superlative position that's open, right? But have you got your "invisible resume" prepared?

Such a CV refers to the compendium of so-called "soft skills" many employees possess but that do not show up on traditional resumes - typically a down-to-facts recitation of your education, training, previous work and technical acumen. Trevor Gandy, vice president of human resources at insurance giant Chubb Group, offers a few questions to pose yourself about issues and skills you'll want to have ready to share with a prospective recruiter.

GHOULISH SAFETY: Your children - and possibly yourself, despite that pesky diet - are about to ingest a sordid amount of candy in the name of proper Halloween observation. And the sugar overload is not the only potential safety issue at this annual event.

_ Keep good vision. Masks can obstruct views of feet, curbs and passing buses racing by at 50 miles an hour. Consider nontoxic makeup instead of a mask for their costume.

_ Practice pumpkin safety. Young kids can get just as much fun from sketching on their pumpkin with markers as from butchering it - and possibly their hands - with a knife.

MID-LEVEL DEPARTURES: The improved job market is leading to an exodus of middle managers at twice the rate of senior executives, according to a survey of managerial turnover.

Just over a third of the companies, 34 percent, had implemented new or revised retention programs while nearly a third (31 percent) have done the same for senior-level management.

Also, nearly half of the companies (40 percent) said middle managers are overseeing more people now than they did during the recession, but only a quarter of the companies admitted that those people were getting extra preparation for the expanded duties.

"Middle managers were the most affected by job anxiety during the recession, and had to stay put due to the lack of available openings," said Annie Stevens, managing partner for ClearRock. "With increased hiring comes a greater need for managers of front-line employees and their supervisors."

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