20+ Internship Statistics Students Need to Know

For students, internships are often hallowed as the way to successfully start your career. But how necessary are they to actually getting a job? Do all (or most) students do them? Who doesn’t, and why? We gathered key internship statistics …

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How To Handle Uncomfortable Interview Questions About Your Service

We spoke with Tara Carlidge, Recruiting Manager at Citi and former Personnel Officer in the U.S. Army, to ask her about how veterans should react if a hiring manager asks them a question about their time in the military that …

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How to Increase Your Networking Email Response Rate

For many people, networking can be harder than interviewing. You might not know whom to reach out to, how to reach out, or why people aren't responding to your networking emails and requests. This can be very disheartening, especially when …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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The Most In-Demand Soft Skills and Which Industries Want Them

When candidates are, on paper, equally qualified for a job, it’s often soft skills that can set the right candidate apart. While skills like imagination or patience may not seem like something to put on your resume, employers certainly want …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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The One Job Robots Can’t Do (Yet)

“The robots are coming! The robots are coming!”

This is more or less the thesis statement of Martin Ford's latest book, The Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future. According to Ford, who is the …

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