Is searching for a new job making you miserable? Over the last few years, I have heard growing complaints about how difficult it has become to submit résumés, suffer through the online application ...
It seems easy, doesn’t it: Just send one resume to many online open jobs and see whether one sticks. “Economies of scale,” right? Except that’s rarely how someone gets a job interview, let alone a ...
Often, job seekers simply apply to jobs online and wait hopefully for a response. But the hard truth is that only the top 2% of candidates make it to the interview. There are several proven ways to ...
If you are applying for jobs online, do your research before accepting an interview or employment offer. Job scammers have gotten very sophisticated, convincingly claiming to represent real employers, ...
HR experts and recruiters weigh in on the much-loathed practice of asking applicants to upload a résumé—and then manually input the same information. After prompting applicants to upload their résumés ...
If you’re currently in pursuit of a new job, the temptation to apply to as many opportunities as possible might be strong. However, it’s crucial to exercise caution, as deceptive job postings are ...
As more people seek remote, work-from-home jobs, the chances of being scammed by an illegitimate posting have increased. Here ...
Jade Walters knows all about the creative ways to land a job. Walters, 25, of Chicago got her first job out of college with TikTok after going viral on the platform itself for posting a video version ...
Whether you're actively or passively looking for a new job, there are a few sobering job search statistics you must know: "On average, each corporate job opening attracts 250 resumes. Of these ...
Encouraged, I hope, by my first two columns on teaching at community colleges, you’ve searched the job listings and identified the faculty positions that interest you. Perhaps the location of the ...
Walk away from that keyboard and stop yourself from applying to another job in a mad dash, panicked and frenzy state. If you are unhappy in your current job, start by focusing on these three ...
Whether you're actively or passively looking for a new job, there are a few sobering job search statistics you must know: "On average, each corporate job opening attracts 250 resumes. Of these ...