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In our society, where value is tied to productivity, being unemployed can be an extremely emotionally taxing and draining experience. The longer it drags on, the worse it can get. If you dealing with just a short period of unemployment, it can feel like an extended vacation. But the longer it lasts, the more it begins to weigh on your self-esteem and sense of worth.

How To Explain Long-Term Unemployment

In our society, where value is tied to productivity, being unemployed can be an extremely emotionally taxing and draining experience. The longer it drags on, […]

Here are 7 companies whose benefits include some awesome health and wellness perks--from nap rooms, to mindfulness zones, to onsite basketball courts.

7 Companies That Make Health & Fitness a Priority

What’s your place in your company’s DEI strategy?

What’s Your Role in Your Company’s DEI Strategy?

Work-Life Balance: Tips on Balancing Your Career With Starting a Family

Work-Life Balance: Tips on Balancing Your Career With Starting a Family

How to Answer: What's Your Desired Salary?

How to Answer “What Is Your Desired Salary?” in a Job Interview

There really are a thousand ways to sink a job interview. A job interview is a tricky kind of social parlor game with major life implications. It can seem like a highly-choreographed dance of etiquette and enthusiasm that can bring you to the next progressive stage of your life, or can leave you walking to your car in a daze of confusion of embarrassment. From our perspective, when you put all the choreography aside, there’s one thing a candidate needs to do in a job interview that’s so fundamental, many people forget to even consider it, and as a result, forget to even do it. It’s something that people assume they’re doing, even if they’re not.

The One Critical Mistake Even Executives Make in Job Interviews

Ever rescheduled your interview before? Did you email or call? Do you think it changed the dynamic of the interview? Read our advice on how to do it the right way and share with a friend who’s dog ate their resume.

How to Reschedule a Job Interview Professionally (With Email Templates)

How to Write a Thank-You Email After an Interview (With Copy-Paste Templates)

Thank You Email After a Bad Interview: How to Recover (With Templates)

For most jobs, a reference is a crucial aspect of the vetting process. For some, though, it's not incredibly important, and they're not very interested in checking references. Because you can't be sure which one the job you're looking for will be, have your references ready in case they ask.

How to Send References in an Email: Templates & Examples for Every Step

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