Need simple tips for negotiating a higher salary? We've got you covered! Even after going through a rigorous interview process, becoming a finalist, and ultimately landing a new job, many of us still have a hard time getting up the gumption to ask for more than the first salary offer we are presented with. The fact is, it can ... Read More
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How to Get a Work From Home Job in 2024
Many people dream of working from home. With its flexibility and relaxed dress code, what's not to love?! However, landing a work from home job can be challenging. Not only do you have to weed through employment scams to find legitimate opportunities, but you're also competing with hundreds of other job seekers for the same ... Read More
How to Write a Cover Letter in 9 Easy Steps
Are you tired of submitting resumes online to only hear the sounds of crickets chirping? If you're looking for an easy way to stand out in your job search, learning how to write a cover letter might be the boost your job hunt needs. In today's digitally savvy world, many people assume that cover letters are unnecessary and ... Read More
The Best Sites to Find Legit Work From Home Jobs
If you're looking for legit work-from-home sites, this post has a wealth of information to help you on your remote job search! When I started my remote job search, there weren't many resources for aspiring home-based workers. However, today there are many sites you can explore for work-from-home jobs and ideas. But which ones are ... Read More
How to Find Remote Jobs Using the Hidden Job Market
Whoever says the perfect job doesn’t exist has spent too much time looking at job boards! There is a whole world of hidden jobs out there known as the hidden job market... you’ll be amazed by what you can find if you know where to look. As most of us have experienced, remote jobs listed on job boards are highly competitive. After ... Read More
How to Get a Job With No Experience, 12 Genius Strategies
One of the most frustrating things for job seekers is when they are searching for jobs, but almost every position requires years of experience. Seriously, how are you supposed to gain experience when employers aren't willing to take a chance on an entry-level candidate? If you're trying to land your first job and don't have ... Read More
9 Remote Job Search Tools That Can Help You Get Hired
"Just because you can't find them doesn't mean they don't exist. You've got to change the way you're looking for them. Because there are always job vacancies out there." ― Richard N. Bolles Each day, I receive emails from people who are frustrated with their remote job searches. And I get it. I remember when I was working in ... Read More
What To Do When You Lose Your Job and Have No Money
Unexpectedly, losing your job can come as a huge shock, particularly if you’re a victim of company restructuring or closure. When you lose your job, there are significant changes to your lifestyle. You may feel overwhelming uncertainty and panic about how you’re going to make ends meet without money coming in. As devastating as ... Read More
Dishonest Work-From-Home Job Descriptions on Sites Like Craigslist
Over the past five years, the remote work industry has grown by 44%. This means more and more people desire flexible work-from-home options. Unfortunately, the demand for more work-at-home jobs paves the way for more job scams to occur. Some scammers use job listings to gain sensitive personal information or even to conduct crimes ... Read More
How to Convince Someone to Hire You Without Experience
Finding a job when you have no experience can be a challenging mission, to say the least. After all, how are you supposed to compete with people who have been working in the industry for years? But the truth is, experience is only one aspect of what employers are looking for in a recruit, and often it’s not even the most ... Read More
5 Things to Put on Your Resume to Get Hired Today
The art of resume writing has changed a lot in the past 20 years. While there are still some tried and true methods (like clean layouts, bullet points, and lots of white space), technology and remote work have redefined what makes an effective resume. This is especially true if you’re a freelancer or applying for a remote ... Read More
Looking for a Remote Job? Try These 7 Job Search Apps
Since the arrival of smartphones, we’ve become accustomed to having everything we need at our fingertips within a moment’s notice. Job searching is no exception. As we scroll through our phones for friendships, coupons, memes, and weather, we are also scrolling through and looking for remote job openings. So, how can we streamline ... Read More
How to Write a Thank-You Letter After an Interview
The job search can be a daunting task. You need to get your resume in front of the right people, prepare for the interview, and then, of course, make the right impression during the said interview. But even after you’ve forged through those stages of the job hunt, there’s still one important thing left to do: Write your thank-you ... Read More
5 Ways to Get Your Resume Noticed
You’re on the job hunt, and you’re clicking send again on yet another application. You wonder: Where is this going? A black hole? We’ve all been there. It can be frustrating and disheartening to send your resume into what feels like outer space, only to refresh your inbox and find the same, standard auto-response that your ... Read More
How To Organize Your Job Search So You Actually Make Progress (And Get Hired)
Whether you’re thinking about a career change or have been out of work for a while, you can benefit from taking a step back to organize your job search better. When you take the time to do so, it becomes so much easier to make progress, even on days when you’re feeling stuck. And, with all the forward momentum you create, you can ... Read More
