Job Search Tools
Helpful Tips and Coping Strategies for Graduates Seeking Jobs
by Guest Author, Miles Oliver Whether you’ve recently graduated from high school or college, you’re likely excited about getting out into the world to earn money or start a professional career. The job market ebbs and flows, so you may find a job right away, or if you’re like many other job hunters, it may…
Read More6 Practical Ways to Use ChatGPT in Your Job Search
by Guest Author, Maxwell Timothy Looking for an edge in your job search? Here are some actionable ways to leverage ChatGPT’s capabilities and enhance your job-hunting process. Job hunting can sometimes feel like being stuck in a hamster wheel. You tirelessly scour job boards and spend hours crafting the perfect application, only to get nothing…
Read More5 Insider Tips for Job Seekers Over 50
by Guest Author, Andrew Lisa Looking for work in the best of times is a stressful, frustrating process filled with anxiety, rejection and the sinking feeling that it might never end — and these are hardly the best of times. For older workers in the over-50 set, it only gets more complicated. The insecurity that…
Read More5 Efficiency Tips for Online Job Hunting
by Guest Author, Miles Oliver Finding a job online makes the process easy. You can specify what you’re looking for, read descriptions quickly, and apply within minutes. However, the convenience of online job hunting is often what makes it overwhelming, too. With so many job postings online, don’t allow yourself to fall into the tedious…
Read MoreThe Golden Age of Unretirement
by Guest Author, Kerry Hannon Football legend Tom Brady announced his retirement in February 2022, then announced his return to the sport in March. (Update: In January 2023, he announced that he is again retiring—for good.) Brady is far from the only retiree who returned to the workforce after retiring. As of early 2022, nearly one…
Read MoreTips for Finding a Job on LinkedIn
by Guest Author, Brian Adam Searching for a new job opportunity or changing jobs are usually two of the most repeated purposes…and to achieve them there is a fundamental tool: the professional social network par excellence, LinkedIn, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2016. However, using LinkedIn properly is not easy, especially if you want…
Read More8 Ways to Find a Job Without the Internet
by Guest Author, Dori Zinn Believe it or not, there was a time when there was no Internet. Using the job-hunting techniques people used back then will still work today. The national unemployment rate is still north of 7.5 percent, meaning more than 12 million Americans are out of work. That’s a lot of people who could…
Read MoreIt’s Time To Up Your Social Media Job-Search Game
by Guest Author, Jack Kelly By now, you’ve seen the writing on the wall. Layoffs, hiring freezes and job offers being rescinded are the unfortunate new corporate trends. Businesses are in cost-cutting mode, fearful of the adverse effects of a possible global recession. Some companies, such as the Mom Project, are letting go of people in anticipation of “economic uncertainty”…
Read MoreAsk for what you want in a new job
by Guest Author, Rellie Derfler-Rozin Are you looking through the details of a new job offer or planning to ask for a raise with your current employer? The labor shortage and need for good employees means you still have some leverage. And with inflation the highest it’s been in decades, you shouldn’t pass up the…
Read MoreUse Boolean Searching to Simplify Job Hunting, Increase your Chances of Finding One
by Guest Author, Xolile Mtembu Looking for a job seems to get harder every day. From having to constantly update your CV to getting matches that do not suit your search on the internet, this whole process can be emotionally taxing. One way to deal with searches returning incorrect or irrelevant information is to use…
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