Overcome Imposter Syndrome and Get the Salary You Deserve

Author: Parvine Rahami Source: Hired This week, Hired released its inaugural UK Tech Workplace Equality Report, which takes a deep-dive into equality among tech workers at some of the most innovative companies in the UK. The report leverages data from real job offers made by thousands of companies on the Hired platform and uncovers a …

3 Reasons to Ditch the “Resume Objective” and 3 Things to Do Instead

Author: Angela Smith, MBA Source: The Muse The resume objective has been a mainstay of resume templates for a long time, but in today’s job market, using one can do more harm than good. As the name suggests, an objective statement basically tells the reader what your goal is. For example: To obtain a position …

10 Ways to Use LinkedIn to Find a Job

Author: Biron Clark Source: Career Sidekick LinkedIn is one of the best tools to find a job right now. In this article, I’ll show you 10 steps for how to use LinkedIn effectively to get more interviews and job offers. We need to do three things if you want to find a job on LinkedIn… …

3 Tips For Achievable New Year Career Goals

Author: Aaron Sanborn Source: Work It Daily At one point or another, we're probably all guilty of declaring ourselves to New Year's resolutions with full enthusiasm, only to fail miserably by the end of January. What exactly occurs in those four weeks that leads us from one extreme to another? One moment, we're buying brand …

4 Ways to Age Proof Your Resume

Author: Elizabeth Alterman Source: The Muse With age comes wisdom and experience, but when you’re job hunting, being an older worker doesn’t always feel like an advantage. In fact, those who’ve been working for decades are often perceived as too expensive, lacking in the latest tech skills, or generally not as up-to-date as their younger …

How Important is Your Job Title, Really?

Author: Biron Clark Source: Career Sidekick Are job titles important? The answer might surprise you. The perception of job titles is that they’re extremely important. I’ve seen people get their dream job offer in terms of salary, but they were unhappy because the title wasn’t what they wanted. A job title doesn’t put food on …

5 Ways to Get (and Stay) Fit in the Workplace

Author: Regina del Rosario Source: Undercover Recruiter For most workers with a steady 9-to-5 job or 40-hour workweek, it can be pretty tricky to find the time to inject a healthy or active lifestyle in their daily routine. There are times when you get waist-deep with work that you end up missing a meal, or …

How to Break Out of a Career Slump

Author: Lynze Wardle Lenio Source: Lifehacker Think you might be stuck in a career rut? The good news is, career ruts are easy to spot. There’s that telltale sick feeling in your stomach every Monday morning, jealousy when a friend gets a new job that they’re excited about, and a tendency to quickly change the …

Workplace Advice Given to a 22 Year Old Self

Author: Joann S. Lublin Source: Wall Street Journal Dear 22-year-old Joann: Congrats, 1971 Stanford grad! You’re full of energy, enthusiasm—and naivete. In launching your journalism career, you have no idea what lies ahead. But today, as I say goodbye to The Wall Street Journal after nearly 47 years on staff, I do. So I want …

What is a Failure Resume and Why Should You Keep One?

Author: Tim Herrera Source: NY Times A little more than three years ago, I had to put together this presentation at work. It was on a topic I wasn’t very familiar with, but I took it on anyway, figuring I could get up to speed and deliver something useful and productive. Friends, if you hadn’t …