Job Seekers

By Vicky Valet – Forbes If you’re searching for a new job, you’re in luck: This is a job hunter’s market. With 51% of American employees looking, there’s a lot of churn out there and so you have a definite advantage. But since the keys to a successful job hunt seem to change more quickly than you…

By Susan Levine – Ladders Your interviewer has been trained to identify key signals to help them determine if you have the skillset and temperament to fit in with the organization. Did you know that it takes the human brain less than one second to pass judgment on someone’s character? This means that within a tenth of…

By Kourtney Whitehead – Forbes Like most buzzwords, “work-life balance” rose to massive popularity only to rapidly become defunct and outdated. If you Google “work-life balance” and “dead,” you will find a host of articles making the case of why the idea of balance is a fallacy, why work-life balance is not the largest predictor…

By Chris Westfall – Forbes The job interview is always a high-stakes conversation, impacting your lifestyle and your paycheck if you get it right. Often, in the face of a difficult conversation, it’s useful to identify a single focus, in order to keep the dialogue on track. Because where you put your attention is where…

By Kit Warchol – Ladders Unfortunately, a phone interview is where every job opportunity starts. So, how do you make them easier? Show me a person who likes phone interviews, and I’ll Venmo you a $20. Okay, not really (I don’t know your account name, so how could I?). But the point is: there’s nothing…

By Sheila McClear – Ladders The long-term unemployed tend to over-estimate the chances of finding a job soon, which often prolongs their unemployment. The long-term unemployed are overly-optimistic in their outlook that they’ll find a job soon, according to a November study from the National Bureau of Economic Research called Job Seekers Perceptions and Employment Prospects.…

By Lidsay Tigar – Ladders The most effective way to set yourself up for success — and earn that offer letter — is to take it straight from influential leaders themselves. Let’s be honest: There’s tons of advice out there about best practices for interviews. From what you should (and shouldn’t) wear to the most strategic…

By Emily Moore – Glassdoor Between the new opportunities, colleagues and environment, starting a new job is often an exciting time. What’s not so exciting? The job search process itself. I have yet to meet a person who actually enjoys scouring open job listings, vetting companies and coordinating interview times (or worse — hearing radio silence…

By Karthik Rajan – LinkedIn Have you wondered about how to market yourself better and be your natural self? Are you naturally comfortable to let your work do the speaking? Did your upbringing center around virtues of humility with words likes these [from my parents, loosely translated from Tamil] – “what you have learned is a…