Employment applications are generally not designed to be a job seeker's friend. Applications are tools that employers have developed to collect details that can be used to quickly screen out people ...

When Erica Schwartz graduated from Boston University in 2017, the marketing major ran into a wall experienced by many young job-seekers: You can do everything right and still not get an interview. She ...

This is the first of five installments of “How to Get an Academic Job,” a new guide on the tenure-track search from our Career Talk columnists. Next up: “CVs, Cover Letters, and Other Application ...

In the market for a new job? A talent acquisition manager is sharing a surefire tip for getting noticed by hiring specialists. “If you’re applying for 100-plus jobs, you are wasting your time,” ...

There's a reason the most common job-search approach is called Spray and Pray. When you use the Spray and Pray technique in your job search, you apply for dozens or scores of jobs by completing online ...

One frequent misunderstanding about job applications is that the purpose of the materials is simply to get the job. Although getting a job is certainly your goal when you submit your job application ...

You've just been laid off, or informed that your role has the likelihood of being eliminated, and you've started resuming the job hunt after being out of the game for several years. It's natural to ...

If finding employment is starting to feel like a full-time nuisance, creating a job search calendar is the best thing you could do this week. Recent numbers show that nearly 2 million job seekers have ...

Applicants are using OpenAI's ChatGPT to apply for jobs — at the cost of getting hired. Recruiters said they caught candidates using AI to write cover letters and answer questions. Some agree that ...

Most employers maintain policies on record retention in accordance with federal regulations. Several federal acts require retention of employment applications for a specified time; however, there is ...

Five months ago, software engineer Shikhar Sachdev adopted a peculiar hobby. While his friends met for drinks or played FIFA 23 to unwind after work, he would come home, boot up his laptop, and spend ...