Job searching can be invigorating, like when you get to imagine yourself sitting behind a new desk or out meeting new clients. But it can also be disappointing if you find exciting roles that you’re ...

In the market for a new job? A talent acquisition manager is sharing a surefire tip for getting noticed by hiring specialists. “If you’re applying for 100-plus jobs, you are wasting your time,” ...

Not all job applications require cover letters. You can imagine which kinds of industries care about them (anything that involves written communications like law, publishing, marketing) and those that ...

You’ve found the perfect resume template, listed your skills and crafted your professional summary. Not so fast. Current wisdom says you can’t have a one-size-fits-all resume. There’s a whole industry ...

Job seekers should be judicious when applying to several roles at the same company — otherwise, "you're probably going to look desperate," experts say.

Whether you’ve seen it included at the end of a job posting, referenced in a book, or mentioned in dinner conversation, it’s a frequently quoted statistic: Men apply to jobs when they only meet 60% of ...

If you've been in the job market any time recently, you've no doubt experienced how utterly impersonal, indifferent, and even robotic the hiring process has become. It's disconcerting and can even ...

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the job application process, simplifying some aspects — and creating new potential frictions in others. The introduction of the technology to the hiring and ...

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Some organizations might post a job even though they already have an internal candidate in mind. It is usually a compliance ...