You’ve Got 6 Weeks Left to Find a Job in 2013. Here’s How.
You’ve got six weeks left to find a job in 2013. Yes, you read that correctly. No matter how festive you may (or may not) be, vacation time starts November 15. Even though most people won’t start...
View Article7 Ways to Prepare for a Layoff
Do you sense a disturbance in the force? Has the Fair Trade coffee in your office kitchen been replaced by Folgers? Have two VPs and the CMO left recently with no comment from the executive team? Has...
View ArticleNow What? 5 Ways to Win the Job Search Waiting Game
Waiting to hear back from recruiters and hiring managers who have the potential to change your career path is excruciating. No matter how confident you are about your professional brand, no matter how...
View Article7 Ways to Hack Your Job Search
Your resume is polished. You’ve been networking like mad. Your interview suit is even pressed and ready to go at a moment’s notice. You’re also completely and totally exhausted. The job search is...
View Article10 Dating Tips to Apply to Your Next Job Search
Just like the job search process, dating can be a long dreary slog through a hellscape of unending frustration and disappointment tough. Finding the right one takes work, patience, and a high threshold...
View ArticleHow to Get a Recruiter’s Attention
Inside every recruiter’s deleted mail folder are hundreds of messages from well-intentioned job seekers. Many of these remain unread. But recruiters aren’t evil people (usually). Hell, finding great...
View ArticleYou Don’t Need a Sneaky App to Hack LinkedIn
LinkedIn banned SellHack, a browser plugin that claims to let users “hack” others’ profiles. This won’t stop the savviest networkers from doing exactly what the app did — without the nasty side...
View ArticleThe Skinny on LinkedIn’s New Features
LinkedIn recently added a spate of new features to its Premium product. The updates promise better search results, bigger images, and a new analytics tool. But are these new hoops worth jumping...
View Article5 LinkedIn Mistakes You Don’t Realize You’re Making
Are you pleased with your LinkedIn profile? Sure, you probably are. After all, you’ve checked all the boxes: photo, succinct summary, detailed job history, etc. You’re even getting a few hits from...
View ArticleUse Good UX to Land That Interview
Here’s a holiday gift for you, by way of a tip: for the love of all that is sensible, please include your resume and cover letter when you apply for a job. I don’t know if not doing so is unique to...
View ArticleHow to Use Recruiters: 5 Lessons Learned by a Job Seeker
When Nikki Reyes launched her job search, she spent a month spinning her wheels. After underwhelming interviews and unreturned calls, she realized that a new strategy was called for. So she did her...
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