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Your resume is perfect, but will your references ghost you? Learn how to pick advocates who actually help you get hired, not hurt your chances.

Resume? Check. Cover letter? Check. But don’t let a bad reference ruin your job search. …

Earning a last-minute interview is exciting, as it can mean that the hiring manager is eager to meet with you or wants to hire you for the position right away. Making it to the last-minute interview can also impress the …

Some might argue cover letters aren’t as important as they used to be—but when you’re switching careers, they can make all the difference. A career change cover letter gives you the chance to connect the dots for a hiring manager …

By Keith Spencer, Career Expert with AI resume builder Resume Now

It’s one of the most dreaded interview questions (or prompts, really): “Tell me about yourself.” Many early-career professionals mistakenly treat this as an opportunity for small talk, a recap …

For professionals like me who work with international students, 2025 was a very tough year, and a very sad year. International education was clearly under attack, international students were being unnecessarily scrutinized, and many of us who advised these students …

By Jim Stroud, career intelligence analyst and job search workshop facilitator for college students

All seven members of BTS have completed South Korea’s mandatory service and reunited after one of the most visible career pauses in modern entertainment. PBS, citing …

I learned the art of instant personality change early in my career. As a bookstore manager in my early 20s, I would morph from a quiet loner-with-a-book into an outgoing, social person-in-charge each time I walked through the glass doors …

Using proper pronouns, including gender-neutral pronouns when you don’t know people’s pronouns, is important for creating an inclusive culture at work.

But while there’s a growing awareness of the need to use gender-neutral pronouns in the workplace-driven, in part, by …