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Recovering From a Bad Interview – 4 Easy Steps

Realistically, no matter how many tips we give you on how to ace your interview… you will still mess it all up from time to time. So we’re taking a...

4 Job Search Goals You Need to Make Right Now

An important part of the job search process that is often overlooked, is goal-setting. Goal-setting is a skill we are taught early in our academic careers. We set goals for...

10 Lessons on Developing a Job Search Strategy

We often mention the concept of a job search strategy on our blog, because it really sums up all of the avenues you need to travel down in order to...

How to NOT Talk Yourself Out of a Job

Finding a job is hard enough as it is, but what many of you don’t realize is that you are often making it harder for yourself. Many of you probably...

Determining the Keywords Your Resume Needs to Dominate Your Competition

We can all thank search engines like Google for the heavy importance that keywords carry in all aspects of the electronic world. Resumes are no different. Gone are the days...

How to Master the Job Application Process

Getting hired is hard work; that is no secret. Not only do you have to work hard in your current role to prove that you add value to your team,...

How to Get a Job on Craigslist – The 4 Steps to Combat Internet Anonymity

Things used to be a lot simpler. You could stroll into an office, resume in hand, and plop yourself down in front of the boss with a dapper pin-striped suit...

9 Steps to Resume Perfection

Did you know the attention span of recruiters and Human Resources (HR) managers is declining, due to the overwhelming volume of candidates applying for the same job? “They could take between...

[SURVEY] Lack of Experience Is the Biggest Issue Entry-Level Professionals Have

A recent survey done by Resume Target on LinkedIn confirmed what entry-level professionals already know when looking for a job and going to job interviews: the biggest problem breaking into...

Is Your Boss Good, Bad or Ugly?

Would you expose your boss’s wrongdoings if you were treated unfairly? In the comedy film Horrible Bosses starring Jason Bateman, we can all learn a thing or two about being...

When did “Free” Job Hunting Get So Expensive?

There’s a lot of saturation in the job market these days. The attention span of hiring managers has dropped from 20 seconds to around 9 seconds. As such it’s increasingly...

7 Tips to Nail an Interview

Job interviews can often be terrifying. There’s a huge difference between reading someone’s qualifications on a resume and meeting them for the first time. And so, there are a lot...