Class of 2023 graduates have a lot to look forward to — the pandemic is officially in the rearview and companies are hiring. The job market is growing strongly despite high interest rates. And as if a burgeoning job market wasn’t enticing enough, compensation is also at a high. When it comes to compensation, 53 […]
While searching for a new job may look a lot different today than it did at the beginning of 2020, candidates are still relying on traditional strategies to find work. According to a poll from ForceBrands’ LinkedIn page, with an audience of 100,000 professionals, the majority of people (49 percent) found their last job by tapping […]
Those of us who have spent any length of time in the workforce are certain to have at least one interview experience that didn’t go quite as planned. Maybe it’s a hiring manager who showed up late to the interview without any warning or apology, or a hostile interviewer who appeared to want nothing to […]
Ask anyone and they’ll likely agree that the holiday season is one of the busiest times of the year. For professionals, it means wrapping up end-of-year goals, meeting deadlines in between office parties, and strategic planning for the year ahead. With the flurry of activity, it’s easy for job seekers to feel discouraged that the […]
Just because it’s the holiday season, doesn’t mean that it’s time to put the job search on hold until the new year. With so much going on — online shopping to do, office parties to attend, and maybe even traveling — spending hours scouring job boards, connecting with recruiters, and sending out résumés might seem […]
So you found a new job. The exhausting search that entails tailoring your résumé and preparing for interviews is over — congrats! Now what? Coming into a new workplace is like joining a class mid-way through the school year. Some people are natural extroverts who transition easily, while others are more likely to struggle. According to […]
What makes one job candidate stand out from the other? What qualities do successful job candidates share? One HR leader, who hired thousands of people over the course of her career and shared her insights with Forbes, noticed some striking similarities about the candidates who left an impression on her after their job interview. Read […]