Everything you need to land your next media or creative role. Get Hired covers resume writing, interview prep, portfolio tips, job search strategies, and insider advice to help you stand out and get the offer.
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Looking for a job doesn’t have to stress you out. Here’s how to make the search less of a struggle
Here are five of the most common job search stressors, and how to nip each one in the bud.
Valerie Berrios
By far, the fastest way to blow a job interview is to get on your interviewer's nerves. Of course, no one sets out to annoy his or her potential boss, but knowing where those frayed…
Joel Schwartzberg
You found the job opening, scheduled the interview, met the boss and now all there is to do is wallow in anxiety and check your email every 15 minutes, right? Wrong. As in dating, there are…
Joel Schwartzberg
Let's talk shop about one of the biggest hurdles you'll be dealing with during the job hunt: salary. Both sides of the table know that's the end game—and always will be, at least until your…
Brittany Taylor
From leveraging the library to setting strategic Google alerts, here's how to get the real deal on a prospective employer and ready yourself for that perfect position.
Kristen Fischer
You've been sending out applications left and right and yet there's been nary a nibble. It's not you—you're great. You match all the job requirements (and quite a few of the "nice to have" skills,…
Brittany Taylor
Sure, you've got yourself a LinkedIn profile. And, yes, maybe you joined a few professional groups way back when. But are you doing everything you can to maximize your presence on the top social media…
Brittany Taylor
A resume can be thought of as a summation of your professional life on a page—cold, hard facts about your education; start and end dates of various jobs; lists of software programs you've mastered along…
Dana Robinson
Snapchat video views have tripled since May and now total 6 billion every day, according to a Financial Times story. The report only solidifies the notion that the messaging app is the hottest thing going on…
Lauren Johnson
You’ve got the skills, the talent, the fresh pair of Warby Parkers. Now you just need that media job. But getting your foot in the door isn’t easy, and sometimes in order to stand out,…
John Lombard