How to write a cover letter that gets you noticed

By Toni Frana, Career Expert for Zety.com 

The current job market is hard, particularly for early career professionals. Recent data shows that the unemployment rate for new college graduates is 4.8%, higher than the overall unemployment rate of 4.1%. …

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Psychological Safety? More Like Permission to Speak Without Getting Fired

Psychological safety gets tossed around in boardrooms like a shiny new leadership hack. The term sounds wholesome, like yoga mats and team-building retreats, but underneath, it’s basically toxic positivity in a new outfit. Imagine being the one voice in the …

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The new arms race: AI used by job seekers vs that used by employers

Over the past two years, more candidates have figured out that employers aren’t the only ones using AI. Job seekers now use chatbots and résumé tools to re-phrase work history, extract keywords from job posts, and even embed instructions meant …

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How to read between the lines of a job posting ad | From Dorms to Desks Podcast | ep59

This week’s episode of the From Dorms to Desks Podcast focuses on helping students, recent graduates, and others who are early in their careers navigate the murky waters of job descriptions, because let’s face it, sometimes they’re trying to hide …

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Top sites for college and university students to find remote jobs

Finding a remote job as a college student used to feel like searching for a Wi-Fi signal in the basement of a 1960s dorm. These days, it’s not only doable—it’s becoming the norm. Whether you’re looking for a flexible gig …

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Thinking About Entrepreneurship? Here Are Some Considerations

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If you’ve ever dreamed of building something from the ground up, you’re not alone. For many graduates and alumni, entrepreneurship is more than just a career option.  It’s a chance to turn big ideas into real impact. But …

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A Job Search Playbook: Five Weekly Habits That Deliver Results

Job search seems like you’re running in circles: You send numerous applications and wait for the elusive interview invites, often wondering if you’ll ever end up getting your dream job.

Here’s the glaring truth: Job seekers get one interview call …

By Ivy Exec
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When to Tell Your Boss You’re Pregnant and Other Workplace Tips for Expecting Mothers

Pregnancy for a working woman can be a joyous time, but it can also be a stressful time. The good news is some of that stress might soon be alleviated. Recently, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Pregnant Workers …

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5 Signs You’re in a Toxic Workplace

The ideal workplace is one that encourages professional growth and collaboration, celebrates achievements, and provides the necessary downtime for its employees to relax and recharge. Unfortunately, not every workplace values its employees, and some even actively keep their workforce in …

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Does Job Hopping Really Earn You a Higher Salary?

As of January 2022, the average worker stayed in their position for 4.1 years, a figure that stayed the same since the Bureau of Labor Statistics report issued a year prior, in January 2020. 

Job hoppers, on the other hand, …

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