There are 15 article(s) tagged Job search:

• March 2023

  • Career Corner: 100 job applications

    If you apply to 100 jobs you’re qualified for, you’re going to get phone screens that lead to phone interviews that lead to in-person interviews that lead to offers. You’ll have options.

    By Angela Copeland March 21, 2023

• March 2019

  • Career Corner: Trouble finding candidates? Try this.

    Treat everyone you interview with the same level of respect you would want to receive. Make the application process easy, and you'll draw more candidates.

    By Angela Copeland March 13, 2019

  • Career Corner: The job search is impersonal, but rejection still burns

    A job search is time-consuming, and can compromise your standing with your current boss. Sometimes you learn you've been dropped from consideration by automated email. Don't take it personally.

    By Angela Copeland March 06, 2019

• February 2019

  • Career Corner: Cutting the cord

    Parents who want to help their adult children with job searches should stay on the sidelines. Too much help will hurt.

    By Angela Copeland February 20, 2019

  • Career Corner: If you don’t love your job, it’s time to break up 

    If you don’t love your job, it’s time to end that toxic eight-hour-a-day relationship. You wouldn’t put up with it in a romantic partner. Why are you putting up with it at work?

    By Angela Copeland February 13, 2019

• January 2019

  • Career Corner: How to start your job search

    You’ve decided 2019 is the year. You’re going to find a new job. You’ve been waiting for the right time, and it’s finally here. After years and years of hating your job, you’ve heard the market has finally turned around. You’re ready for something new.

    By Angela Copeland January 30, 2019

  • Career Corner: The six biggest mistakes you’re making on LinkedIn

    The first thing new job seekers may want to do is update their LinkedIn profile, but a few missteps could hinder their search. Angela Copeland outlines six LinkedIn mistakes to avoid.

    By Angela Copeland January 23, 2019

  • Career Corner: The best job market in a generation

    I am so excited! This year – 2019 – is set to be a record year for job searching. If I could knock on the door of every reader to personally deliver this message, I would. This message deserves to be yelled from rooftops everywhere. If you have ever thought of looking for a new job, now is the time to do it. Right now. Not in six months. Not next year. Now.

    By Angela Copeland January 09, 2019

  • Career Corner: Time to start your New Year’s job-search resolution

    Happy 2019! I think we can all agree that 2018 was a tricky year. But, it’s time to start fresh. It’s time to refocus on an awesome New Year’s resolution: finding a new job. And it’s the perfect time. Unemployment is at a record low. Jobs are being added. For the first time in a long time, it’s a job seeker’s market.

    By Angela Copeland January 02, 2019

• December 2018

  • Career Corner: Holiday parties could help your job search

    It’s party time. Chances are, you may have a holiday party coming up for work or with friends that you just can’t avoid. Whatever the occasion, these parties can be draining. This is especially true for those of us who are introverts or who have other commitments. It can feel like there’s just no room for another to-do on the list.

    By Angela Copeland December 12, 2018

  • Career Corner: More work means a fair process

    Have you ever had to do extra work in a job interview? One of my most intense interviews ever was at Target. I interviewed there after graduate school for a project management role. The process was unlike one I had ever seen up to then.

    By Angela Copeland December 05, 2018

• November 2018

  • Career Corner: The interview feedback loop

    I’ve been talking to a number of job seekers lately about illegal interview questions. They keep coming up, and I keep asking myself why that is. When you’re a job seeker, you may not realize how common illegal questions are because you’re interviewing for only one or two jobs at a time. But, surprisingly, they’re popping up in job interviews quite a bit.

    By Angela Copeland November 28, 2018

  • Career Corner: Interviewing is not hazing

    When I was in college, I never joined a sorority. But, like you, I’ve heard some of the horror stories about what it can sometimes be like to become part of Greek life.

    By Angela Copeland November 21, 2018

  • Career Corner: What salad dressing best emulates your life philosophy?

    When it comes to job interviews, I’ve seen it all. Most interviews come in a fairly straightforward format. You do a phone screen with human resources and then a phone interview with the hiring manager. Afterward, you come in person for meetings with the hiring manager and other folks on the team.

    By Angela Copeland November 14, 2018

• October 2018

  • Career Corner: Purple unicorns don’t exist

    Dear Hiring Manager,

    By Angela Copeland October 03, 2018