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How to Follow Up After a Job Interview (With Example Emails)

The right moves to make while you're waiting, and a ready-to-send follow-up email template for when a week has passed.

We get it. Applying for a job is no easy task. It can take hours to find a job that looks like a good fit, fill out an application, edit your resume, rewrite your cover…

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Tips for How to Respond to a Job Rejection Email

How to Respond to A Job Rejection Email

You wrote a stellar cover letter. You aced the phone interview. You visited the office and interviewed with the entire team. Then after a few days of silence, you receive an email from the hiring…

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One thing we see a lot here at Scouted is young job seekers, either right out of college or with only a few years experience, applying to jobs with resumes over two pages in length. Even if said job-seeker went to an amazing school, had the best internships, and spent every minute of free time in relevant extracurricular activities, there’s no reason why a recent grad should need a resume over 2 pages. Here, we want to give you a couple reasons for why you’ll want to keep your resume single (paged, that is) and how to do it if you’re having trouble cramming it all in.

How to Keep Your Resume to One Page

We all know it. The competition to snag a high-demand job is fierce and every little bit of resume power helps. Or does it? One thing we see a lot here at Scouted is young…

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Ok so not all jobs are what you might have hoped them to be and that’s ok! There’s more fish in the sea. So what do you do when it’s time to turn down a job offer?

The Right Way to Turn Down a Job Offer

You got a job offer! Awesome!   Maybe…   Ok so not all jobs are what you might have hoped them to be and that’s ok! There’s more fish in the sea. So what do…

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How to Accept a Job Offer Email (With Examples)

Yay, you were offered a job at a great company! You should jump on this opportunity as soon as possible, right? Hold up there just one second. Job offers are exciting for lots of reasons:…

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How to Negotiate Salary as a Recent College Graduate

First of all, let’s tackle the question: Should I salary negotiate for an entry-level job? The short, easy answer? Yes. The more complicated answer? A little bit, and the right way. Which of course will…

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Unless you plan to stay with the same company for 30+ years, everyone will need to write a resignation letter at some point in their career. Doing that right as well as handling the transition period well could be an important factor in whether you’ll be able to add your current employer to your list of references. Do it wrong, and you may end up burning some bridges.

How to Resign From Your Job Without Burning Bridges

Unless you plan to stay with the same company for 30+ years, everyone will need to write a resignation letter at some point in their career. Doing that right as well as handling the transition…

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