Q: What red flags make you throw out a resume? It was only a handful of years ago that candidates didn’t need to worry about finding a way around the technology of Applicant Tracking Systems to get noticed. And while the built-in efficiency in this type of software has been game-changing for people...
Q: What’s really the most important part of my job application? Yes, it’s important to optimize your LinkedIn profile and tweak your resume for every single job you apply to. But it may come as a surprise to you that the single most important thing you can do to land yourself...
We’ve all been in that position of feeling out of the professional loop, of feeling anything but “linked in.” In order to make connections, manage the necessary upkeep of your credentials, stay relevant in your field, and conduct a successful job search, you need to devote time to building your LinkedIn profile....
What dreams are you chasing? Do you ever reminisce about your childhood, when you fantasized without inhibition about all you could do or be when you grew up? Now, as adults, many of us continue to pursue our ambitions, whether they have changed over the years or are still inspired...
The word “resolution” has probably been ringing in your ears since the calendar flipped to 2018. From cutting back on various vices to making time for healthy habits, we all vow to hit the reset button, create a strategy to improve ourselves, and realize our goals in the new...
Would you like to earn more money? Overall, across every field, women earn less money than men. Whether you support a straightforward cause of this reality, or you endorse a more nuanced explanation to a complex issue, you alone can help correct the imbalance at large by taking concrete...
Regardless of our specific fields, we all have experience with personal relationships in the workplace. Anywhere from the daily exchange of a cheesy colloquialism to a close friendship cultivated over years of working together, it is inevitable that the line between personal and professional will be blurred and the...
Have you finished your holiday shopping? Whether you’re the type who has everything purchased and wrapped before Thanksgiving or you’re waiting until today to check things off of the list, chances are that you — not your partner — were the one to pore over lists and spend hours selecting the...
Public, private, parochial, charter, alternative. For all the ways that schools throughout the country vary in funding, enrollment, and academic standards, one factor unites them all: the school day timeframe. School day start times typically range between 7 and 9 a.m., with the last class ending anywhere from 2...
Have you ever experienced that anxious, sinking feeling that the job you thought was so perfect perhaps isn’t working after all? If the discomfort stems from your end alone, you likely have the time and freedom to search for a better fit. If your employer, on the other hand, is...
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