In the era of COVID-19, job seekers around the world are finding new ways to reinvent and reimagine their professional identities to meet the emerging needs of our new normal. For some, this might look like investing in hard skills …
It can be hard to get anything done—let alone work or job-hunting—when you’re at home due to a pandemic, wildfires or hurricanes are raging outside, and your kids need help with remote schooling. Uncertainty about the future can even make …
The importance of your resume can't be stressed enough. Recruiters and hiring managers use it to assess if they want to continue exploring your candidacy for their open roles. That means without a strong resume, you'll have little to no chance …
Everyone has some form of implicit or unconscious bias; we absorb received notions about race, class, gender, ability, ethnicity, and sexuality from a very young age. Implicit bias shows up in deep-down prejudices and stereotypical assumptions we don’t know we …
Whether or not you can do a job—and whether or not you can land that job—often depends on your technical skills. Technical skills are a subset of hard skills, which are the knowledge or abilities needed to perform specific tasks. …
Many people believe that analytical skills and creativity are opposites and cannot exist (or only rarely exist) in the same person. Sometimes this is framed as the “left brain/right brain” dichotomy or as “logic” versus “intuition”. In reality, this sharp …
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed nearly every aspect of our lives, including work. Millions have been laid off due to the economic downturn, and many companies have had to tighten their budgets in other areas, freezing pay, promotions, and hiring, …
Interview fear is nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, it's natural, stemming from the human desire to seek approval and validation. So, first, when trying to deal with your interview fear, it's important to recognize that interview fear is …
When Kelly Jackson was a 24-year-old public relations manager at the Philadelphia-based marketing firm Allen & Gerritsen (A&G), she asked three top executives at the firm to be her mentors—to answer her questions, offer advice, and help her navigate the …
Illustration by Marian Blair
There are quite a few boxes to check when you start a new job. You’ll be expected to get to know your colleagues, familiarize yourself with organizational systems, and make a good impression, all while doing …
