Working from home is one of the most highly-coveted perks there is — and it’s no wonder. If you could skip the morning commute, spend more time with your family and friends and work in your pajamas, wouldn’t you? But while most people would love the option to work remotely, plenty of them just don’t know where […]
When it comes to “solutions” for work-life balance, we’ve been told to do everything from meditating to tracking our time. For the most part, employers have put the burden on employees to figure it out for themselves. However, in recent years, companies have recognized the productivity benefits they can gain from investing in employees’ work-life balance. In addition […]
Usually, you can tell when you’ve absolutely bombed an interview. If, during the course of your conversation, you reveal that you’re totally unqualified, let slip a particularly unprofessional anecdote, or manage to offend the recruiter or hiring manager, it’s typically not a surprise when you don’t get a callback. But plenty of times, you’ll leave an […]
Whether you’re a college senior starting to look into your post-grad prospects or a working professional with years of experience under your belt, the constantly shifting job market never gets easier to navigate. It can be hard to wrap your head around all the newly emerging job titles and inefficient, poorly designed application systems, but […]
Looking for a job is complex. At each step you take–writing a resume, drafting a cover letter, networking, interviewing, negotiating your salary, and more–there are a million different questions you could ask. While we can’t answer all of the questions in a single blog post (believe me, that wouldn’t be fun for you or me) we […]
When interviewing for a position, watch out for the common fibs employers tend to tell when they aren’t interested. A recruiter may tell you, “We aren’t finished interviewing yet,” when trying to stall and wait for a more perfect candidate. If you never hear from an employer again after interviewing and following up, it could […]
Even if you and your boss are friendly, you have to be careful about what you say to him or her. Saying that you need a raise because of financial issues or complaining about your coworkers could land you in hot water. Here are eight things you shouldn’t say to your boss, and what to […]
In software engineering, remote working makes a lot of sense since, most of the time, you only need a computer and an internet connection to perform your duties. There are fewer reasons to force people to sit in an office every day. As a result, it’s become an important feature of a lot of IT […]
Ah, the dreaded cover letter. For many job seekers, the cover letter is harder to write than a resume. And while some job applications list it as optional, this does not mean that a cover letter is a waste of time. In fact, this one piece of paper (or that one email attachment) can make or […]
Meetings can be the bane of working life, but they don’t have to be a waste of time if you ask yourself a series of questions before every meeting, and only attend meetings that are really necessary. So before you click “accept” on that new calendar invitation, look out for these signs that indicate it’s not going to be […]