Last month, I saw an article on LinkedIn (LI) with a title similar to “Ask This Question and Be Hired Every Time.” The question turned...

Some well-meaning people on LinkedIn who consider themselves career "experts" are advising recently laid off people to announce their...

If you’ve been following me for a while, you know how I dislike the elevator speech and instead promote a brief networking introduction....

Stop Ignoring Your Gut: How to Assess a Job Offer with Your Intuition By Rachelle John In a world where data and logic are held in high...

You may have seen the recent news stories detailing how a recently elected politician was found to have fabricated most of his backstory....

By Micah Norris Maybe you have a vague idea of what you’d like to accomplish in your career, but you’ve never mapped out the concrete...

Last June, PARW member, coach and resume writer Donald P. Orlando, wrote a great article titled “Four Reasons Why Your Top Notch Client...

A number of my Getstart-ed clients and almost all of my White Hawk (outplacement) clients have landed jobs this year. Most of them found...

Life as a freelancer offers you a great degree of flexibility, allowing you to work on what you want, when you want. As your freelance...

The Stop Sign is a job-search column offering serious career advice with a touch of humor to help you stand out among the crowd that...

Recently, I asked some job seekers for topics they would like to see in The Stop Sign. Just about everyone I asked mentioned, “Tell...

By Ed Lawrence Five frogs were perched on a log in the middle of a swamp. One decided to jump into the water. How many frogs were left...

The new year approaches, and with it comes a lot of the same old career-advice that didn’t get you a job last year and won’t get you one...

(Pandemic Edition) by David Caruba During the pandemic, a former colleague posted the following message on LinkedIn: If you’ve been made...

by Regi Publico The best asset any company can have is their employees. Therefore, the job of a HR practitioner cannot be taken lightly...

Dear StopSign, I’m unemployed. How many hours per week should I devote to my job search? As usual, I checked with my close sources...

Dear StopSign, My LI Photo is a few years old. How often should I update it? Mr. StopSign last updated his LI headshot in 2019 (two years...

Employers want to determine three things at an interview: 1. Whether you can you do the job. 2. Whether you will want to keep doing the...

Recently, I was once again asked why companies administer hiring assessments. As usual, my answer included the importance of an applicant...

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