The job application process has been simplified down to a single button today, thanks to LinkedIn’s new embedded “Apply with LinkedIn” app. Here’s how it works: A company adds the “apply” button to job postings pages. These postings can be anywhere, on any site. And if you use an ATS, the LinkedIn app will integrate [...]
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“Fail Spectacularly—When it comes to writing a resume, feel free to take risks—just make sure they’re the right ones.” So says Jen Weigel in the Chicago Tribune, who… Wait a tic. “Fail Spectacularly?” “Feel free to take risks?” This sounds… familiar. I wonder who she used as her expert… (Spoiler alert: It was ME.) If [...]
Quitting is more fun when you do it in a big way. Here’s what you need to know.
Need to extend your professional network? Pay attention to the team over at Out of Work Chicago. Yeah, I know the name is a put off for anyone who is currently employed. But don’t let that stop you. (And rest assured, I’m on their case about updating their brand to more accurately reflecting what they’re [...]
Common mistakes job seekers make (video from FOX Chicago interview)
I thought I’d do a quick follow up on my post about taking action with a real-life success story about how the process actually works. This comes from an email that I got last Friday morning. I picked it up while waiting for a connecting flight at LAX, and immediately called the person who sent [...]
When it comes to the job search, everyone’s with the lists: how to get a job; mistakes people make; ways to ace an interview; things you need to do today. Enough. There is a problem with all these lists. The problem is not that there’s not some good insights in some of them. It’s that [...]
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