Resume Mistakes

Jennifer Liu identifies common resume mistakes .

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Inteview Questions

Amy Gallo provides sample questions to ask a potential employer at a hiring interview .

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Tips for Job Seekers

Kevin Grice provides tips for finding employment .

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Bad Career Advice

Tracey Brower warns about bad career advice .

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University Hiring Delays

Andrew Cheng laments that potential academic employers take an excessive amount of time to make a hiring decision. Cheng suggests that universities:

• Tell applicants when they have been rejected.
• Be transparent about their hiring schedule.
• Strive to set a standard for communication with candidates.

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Alumni Help New Graduates Find Work

Melissa Ezarik writes about an initiative at Beloit College.

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Tools Recruiters Use

Jobvite provides a 2018 survey on recruiting employees.

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"Tell Me About Yourself"

Gary Burnison suggests a refreshing way to answer the question, "Tell me about yourself. "

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Career Change After Fifty

Rich Karlgaard gives examples of late bloomers , who developed a valuable career late in life.

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Job Search

Sara McCord offers job seeking tips for those who need help with writing . These include using a template, be sparse, and involve others to review your words.

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Handling Requests for Sample (Unpaid) Work

Matt Alderton confronts the ethical issue of being asked to do "free work," suggests that job seekers avoid being doormats .

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Resume Gaps

Matt Alderton suggests how to address gaps in the experience documented in your resume.

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Chinese Students Return Home to Low Paying Jobs

Mandy Zuo reports on the struggles of Chinese students who return to the land of their birth after a U.S. university education .

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Cities Where Jobs Abound

Matt Alderton cites a report from Monster.com indicating that the biggest U.S. cities are where work is available .

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Social Networking Is Vital to a Job Search

Joshua Waldman notes the importance of having a positive social media presence and a strong social network.

Because of this, I am going to be organizing a training session on LinkedIn at my University on June 13.

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Streamling the Job Search

Andrew Thaler reports that "No One Is Reading Those Reference Letters " filed by job candidtates -- at least not until the candidate is one of the top contenders.

Thaler suggests that potential employers only request contact information, not a full letter of reference, in a job application.

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Interviewing

Nicole Matos notes that authenticity is vital for an interview candidate.

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Employment Advertisement Effectiveness

Marty Nemko and Richard Bolles suggest that newspaper advertisements are valuable for the job seeker, as they are informative "leads" about company needs.

Bolles maintains the website The Job Hunter's Bible, and is the author of What Color Is Your Parachute?, a staple of job seekers for thirty years.

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Coping With the Stress of the Job Search

Boyda Johnstone address the stress of seeking employment and suggests these steps for self-care:

• Cultivate friendships, but,
• Schedule time alone.
• Talk out your concerns with mentors, but,
• Keep your general conversation focused on others, not your struggle.
• Exercise self-compassion.

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Fourth Industrial Revolution

The World Economic Forum predicts the future of jobs in a new report which examines the effect of technology on the workforce. Women have become a major part of the workforce as a result of automation and the proliferation of white collar job, and this trend will continue. Patrick Nelson offers a summary.

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