Topic:
Job Search
Digital Job Applications: Why companies use them and how to make the most of them in your job search
Like many of my clients, you may have found yourself frustrated—staring down the barrel of a digital job application online—trying to figure out how you’re going to navigate a company’s ATS software well enough to get your resume uploaded without taking hours to do it. I advise my clients not to fret over digital applications…
According to a report prepared by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior, for Quintessential Careers, ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems) are not all that effective, and may in fact be on their way out. She points out that if this type of tool really worked the way it was supposed to, employers wouldn’t be having so…
You have an outstanding resume, a great LinkedIn profile, and your cover letters could have been written by Hemingway. What else do you need? You need to find out who posted that job on LinkedIn that you’re dreaming about and how to find them so you can reach out and state your interest. Find Out…
Reactive job seekers apply and wait. Proactive job seekers control the outcome. Here’s what that looks like in practice and exactly how to do it. Most job seekers take the blue pill: open LinkedIn Jobs or Indeed, scroll, find something promising, apply, and wait. Then apply again. Then wait some more. It feels productive. It’s…
DegreeQuery.com recently sent us this interesting infographic about job hopping. We’d love to hear what you think about it! Source: DegreeQuery.com