Job Advice Blog

We are very pleased to introduce Applicant Screening Questions. These can now be utilized with any job advertisement placed with us.

- A quick and easy way to filter out unqualified applicants.

-Integrates with our applicant tracking system to sort your applicants based on how they respond.

-Best of all, this feature is free!

To ...

No matter who you are or where you work, your network is important—and not just when you’re looking for a new job. If you are in the job-seeking process, the people you know will be instrumental in helping you get in the door. But even if you’re satisfied where you are, your network is crucial ...

If you’re angling for a promotion or a stellar letter of recommendation from your current employer, simply doing your work might not be enough. Depending on the company, there may be dozens or hundreds of other people doing a similar job to yours. If you want to stand out from the pack, you’ll have to ...

As we all know, the search for jobs can be a long and winding road full of stress and obstacles. First you have to write a note-perfect resume and cover letter or you’re out of the running from the start. Then you have to actually find the jobs and apply for them, which, given the ...

You know the feeling. Time is dragging and it feels like an hour since you last checked the clock, but when you look up only five minutes have passed. Your eyelids feel like anvils, the spreadsheet in front of you seems to be in Greek, and you could swear the lights are buzzing at a ...

There comes a time in every job seeker’s life where their resume needs a little something extra. Just like writing papers in college, it can sometimes feel like the only option is to add filler. Maybe that means rephrasing something you’ve already said, maybe it means splitting one skill into three—or maybe it means adding ...

Our series on the World’s Best Resume discusses how to build a CV that will make employers swoon. But what are the mistakes that will tank your chances of landing that dream job? Read on.

1. Typos. A resume is a thing of precision. In an arena as competitive as the job market, every letter ...

As the head of a company or organization, it falls on the employer to know how to best put to use the people and tools available in the best way possible. This is true from the first moment of a job interview all the way through the life of your company, until you sell it ...

Are you in stuck in a dead end in your career? Not sure how to advance or where to go from here? It’s a common problem, and we’re here to help you fix it. Depending on your situation, there are a few ways to go about taking that next step.

1. Take on something new. ...

Often the most dreaded part of the job search, the cover letter has caused a lot of stress among the job seeking population. But fear not—your favorite Help Wanted site is here to save your CV! There are a few tricks to writing a successful cover letter, and we’ll teach you all of them.

First, ...