When Erica Schwartz graduated from Boston University in 2017, the marketing major ran into a wall experienced by many young job-seekers: You can do everything right and still not get an interview. She ...

Job seekers are applying to more roles than years prior. Some say generative AI tools are to thank. Six months ago, Anshita Verma was sending out a handful of job applications a day. Now, the ...

Five months ago, software engineer Shikhar Sachdev adopted a peculiar hobby. While his friends met for drinks or played FIFA 23 to unwind after work, he would come home, boot up his laptop, and spend ...

If finding employment is starting to feel like a full-time nuisance, creating a job search calendar is the best thing you could do this week. Recent numbers show that nearly 2 million job seekers have ...

One frequent misunderstanding about job applications is that the purpose of the materials is simply to get the job. Although getting a job is certainly your goal when you submit your job application ...

This is the third of five installments of “How to Get an Academic Job,” a new guide on the tenure-track search from our Career Talk columnists. Previously the series explored “CVs, Cover Letters, and ...

Applicants are using OpenAI's ChatGPT to apply for jobs — at the cost of getting hired. Recruiters said they caught candidates using AI to write cover letters and answer questions. Some agree that ...

It’s inevitable. Every job seeker will fill out a job application, or dozens of them. Some of them will be on paper, but most of them will be online. It doesn’t involve any social media, networking, ...

There was a time, not too long ago, when employers were in such a rush to hire workers that they were doing anything they could to make it easier for people to apply. That time has passed. Job hunting ...

From changes in job availability to the average job search length, the job market is still experiencing the ripple effects of recent events like the COVID-19 pandemic. As of April 2024, the average ...

Advocates say it's problematic to ask about criminal history on job forms. May 5, 2010— -- For the past six months Justin Tolston, a 19-year-old University of Nebraska-Lincoln junior, has been ...