The Internet is teeming with critiques of post-interview thank-you notes, using words like “archaic,” “performative,” and “Victorian.” I’ve witnessed that this topic generates a lot… Read More »Troubleshooting Your Job Search (Part 5 of 5): How thank-you notes affect the interview process
It’s hard not to take it personally when you receive the dreaded email informing you that you are not proceeding in the interview process, or… Read More »Troubleshooting Your Job Search (Part 4 of 5): How to move on from an unsuccessful interview process
As a recruiter, one responsibility I take very seriously is telling a final-round candidate they are not the one receiving a job offer. It’s a… Read More »Troubleshooting Your Job Search (Part 3 of 5): How to be a finalist who gets the job offer
You applied to a job, received a reply, and had an initial phone conversation—often with a recruiter or HR, but sometimes directly with the hiring… Read More »Troubleshooting Your Job Search (Part 2 of 5): How to get past the initial interview
You’ve applied to numerous jobs, emailed your resume directly to hiring managers, and followed all the instructions with precision. Yet you don’t hear anything beyond… Read More »Troubleshooting Your Job Search (Part 1 of 5): How to get a phone interview
I’ve been a human resources professional since 2004 and a full-time recruiter since 2016. Over that time, I have seen thousands (no exaggeration) of resumes… Read More »Troubleshooting Your Job Search: Introduction
The movement for salary transparency has picked up a lot of momentum recently and quickly – most significantly with California’s new law, signed by the… Read More »Navigating Pay Transparency
I decided one day that I might live to be 100. While Parade magazine is not my typical source of inspiration, an article about centenarians… Read More »The Seventy-Year Career
I am newly astonished every few months when another job seeker asks me, “Do I really have to submit a cover letter?” The short answer… Read More »Cover Letters for Impact
The practice of blinding resumes–that is, removing information from candidate materials that might reveal identity characteristics such as gender, race, or socioeconomic background–has seen an… Read More »Rethinking Blinded Resumes