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The Cover Letter is Dead — Who Killed It? (A Murder Mystery Case)

In recent years, it has become fashionable to hail the death of the cover letter. After all, compared to the allure of social media, the cover letter looks anti...

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Want to Build Space Rockets? This is How You Get a Job at SpaceX

It’s no wonder that jobs at SpaceX are coveted by many. Best engineering talent is always attracted to hugely ambitious projects and SpaceX exists to do what’s ...

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Elon Musk’s Resume of Failures Proves That Your Failures Aren’t Big Enough

Failure is frustrating. Failure is something you don’t put on your resume. On the contrary! One does not simply write a resume of his or her failures (Hint: we’...

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Not a Huge Fan of Being around People? Check Out These 20 Best Jobs for Introverts Like You

As strange as it sounds, introversion is having its moment in the spotlight these days. What many people once saw as a border-line behavioural pathology is now ...

Career HacksJob Search5 min read

Introducing Our New Career Guide eBook: The Job Seeker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Our story began both with an idea and a question: Why can’t everyone have an outstanding and well-formatted resume? The idea caught on and over the past two yea...

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No Idea How to Start Networking? These 5 Tips Will Help You Get Going

When you’re hunting for a job, there’s no better shortcut than having an “in” at the company you’re approaching. After all, the business world stands and falls ...

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5 Tips to Get Hired at an Exciting Startup Company

Compared to regular companies, job hunting for a startup position is beset with it’s own pitfalls and particularities. Whatever your motivations are for wanting...

Career HacksJob Search7 min read

You’re Wanted! Check Out the Most In-Demand Jobs for 2017

2017 has only just begun but it's already looking like a year of change. I think we can safely predict we'll sooner get exhausted than bored this year. In any c...

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The Ultimate Guide to Getting Noticed on LinkedIn

If you’re looking for a job, getting noticed on LinkedIn can be one of the best things that can happen to you. If you haven’t been headhunted in the past three ...

Career HacksJob Search14 min read

6 Tips for Salary Negotiation as a Fresh Graduate

Salary negotiation can be difficult for anyone, regardless of age. Still, recent graduates seem to be more anxious about it than the previous generation. After ...

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Four Great Career Stories From This Year’s Nobel Prize Winners

Last month, the winners of this year’s Nobel prizes were announced. Ignoring the Bob Dylan debacle, there are plenty of things we can learn from the lives of th...

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The 4th Industrial Revolution is Underway! Will a Robot Take Your Job?

The 4th Industrial Revolution is underway. You may not have known it, but you may have observed the subsequent transformations. The advancements in genetics, bi...

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The 10 Best Workplace Incentives That Top Talent Really Wants [infographic]

Have you ever wondered why all the talented workers seem to be in one place? It's like they all gravitate to the same types of jobs or the same companies. Clear...

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Can Your Social Media Activity Prevent You From Getting The Job?

We do like to talk a lot about how beneficial social media can be for the unemployed Average Joe scouting for an opening at a company they really want to work f...

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How Humanities Courses Can Help You Land a Job After College

Over the past few years, educators have stressed the increasing demands for college graduates educated in the fields of in science, technology, engineering, and...

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Employees Reveal What it’s Like to Work at Facebook

Can you believe that Facebook was founded 12 years ago? In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg and four of his fellow Harvard classmates launched thefacebook.com website - a ...

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21 Tips for a Successful Job Interview [infographic]

If you're anything like most people, you've sat in a classroom sweating and staring at a test you didn't study for. It's nerve-wracking to try to guess the righ...

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Love Pokemon Go? Check These 25 Job Openings and Get Your Dream Job

Since Pokémon GO was released, the app has gotten more attention than any other app in iOS and Android history. In the first week since its launch, Pokémon GO b...

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Pros and Cons of Being a Digital Nomad and How to Become One

Wouldn't it be awesome to travel around the world and earn money? Yes, at the same time. Become a digital nomad and make the world your office. Making money ...

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How to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile in 5 Minutes and Get Hired

Having a LinkedIn profile just because every professional should have it just isn't enough. You have to keep it updated and make it attractive to the recruiter....

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Resume Writing

Resume Analysis: System Administrator Hired by Amazon

Resume Analysis: Account Executive Hired by Google

10 Cover Letter Samples by People Who Got Hired at Volvo, T-Mobile or HubSpot

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