The Open Plan Office is Here to Stay: Tips to Survive and Thrive
Office cubicles have been around for decades. Some with higher walls, and some lower, the cubicle affords businesses a cost-effective real estate plan, and gives...
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How to Leverage Social Media in Your Job Search
Social media has become a huge part of the recruitment and hiring process, especially with the type of savvy organizations you probably want to join....
Eight Tips for Interviewing Online Successfully
Whether you’re looking for a remote position or a local position, companies often use online video (Google Meet, Zoom, Skype) to interview candidates. While many...
Dressing for an Interview When You Aren’t Familiar with the Work Culture
After all the work you have put in to create the resume, cover letter and application content to land a job interview, the hard truth...
What To Do During Your Job Interview
Be Aware of Your Body Language and Tone of Voice It is important to be relaxed and confident. When asked a question, be thoughtful and...
Things to do After your Job Interview
Write a Thank You Note Regardless of how well a job interview went or how interested you are in a particular employer, write a thank...
Sample Interview Questions Employers Ask
One of the hardest parts of finding a job is the interview process, according to our 2016 student insight survey. Here is a list of 25...
Write a Last-Minute Resume by Sticking to These 3 Rules
Across the professional world, people from every level of life share this struggle. The 16-year-old applying at the local grocery store, the 35-year-old stockbroker who...
Bilingual Jobs and Presenting Your Languages Skills on Your Resume
Bilingual employees can earn up to 5-20 percent more per hour than their counterparts. Highlighting your language skills is a unique way to stand out in the workforce, but...
How to Research Potential Employers Before Interviewing
A job interview is like an open-book test:Â read and learn everything you can about the company. Every piece of information gives you a leg up...
Transform Your Interview into a Conversation
Hiring managers often won’t hire a candidate because the candidate lacks energy and doesn’t show enthusiasm. You’re so anxious during an interview that it’s easy to act this way....
How to Make an Impression at a Career Fair
Students who shine at career fairs are few and far between. Here’s how to take this valuable campus resource and use it to build a...
Building and Making the Most Out of Your Network
How many times have you heard, “build your network,” as if it’s really easy like tying your shoes or binge-watching Netflix?While “building your network” is in fact awesome...
7 Creative Personal Websites (and Where to Make Yours)
The top reason you should create an online portfolio is that, even if every other applicant has one (which they don’t), personal websites are a highly effective way...
Nervous? 5 Ways to Take Control in a Job Interview
The little-known key to a successful interview is tricky. The secret is you–the job candidate–come in and take control. Here’s how to shift the power...
An Awkward Trick That Guarantees Your Job Interview Success
Remember the first time you rode a bike? You awkwardly wobbled… and maybe even crashed and burned a few times. You threw the hunk of...
Why You Should Check Your Emotions After Receiving a Rejection Letter
That flashing blue light at the top of your phone makes your heart stop. Slowly, you exhale through your nose. At least all those yoga...
There’s an App for That—The Tools You Need to Supercharge Your Job Search
Hunched over your laptop, you ignore your cramping hand (the result of the copious amounts of note-taking that has occurred over the last day and...
Nudging Yourself Into Success in the Job Search
Picture this scene: You wake up in the morning feeling refreshed and motivated. Your duffel bag is packed with your towel, water bottle, and a...
5 Ways to Be a Better Listener (And Improve Your Job Search)
Shut up. That’s right. Shut up. I’m not being rude. I’m trying to help you with your job search and career advancement.A lot of job...
5 Tips for Staying Motivated in Your Job Search
Are you standing still?No, I don’t mean literally. I mean has your mindset come to a standstill?Robert Herjavec, Shark on ABC’s Shark Tank and founder of Herjavec...
How to Network Outside of a Networking Event
Upper lip sweat.It’s the bane of my existence.I can look as cool as a cucumber everywhere else—I’m talking wearing sunglasses at night, Neil Patrick Harris...
Wait! Before You Relax After Your Job Interview, Do This
You’re finished with the interview! You answered every question with style and pizzazz and wooed the hiring manager with your cool story about that time...