This is the second of five installments of “How to Get an Academic Job,” a new guide on the tenure-track search from our Career Talk columnists. Previously the series explored what to do “Before You ...

Job searching can be invigorating, like when you get to imagine yourself sitting behind a new desk or out meeting new clients. But it can also be disappointing if you find exciting roles that you’re ...

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You’ve created an online profile so employers can find you, built a knockout résumé, submitted your job application, and nailed the interview. Congrats! Now you’re waiting on a response and don’t know ...

In today’s competitive job market, a standout cover message for job application can be the key differentiator that lands you your dream six-figure position. Whether you’re an ambitious recent graduate ...

Faced with too many job openings and not enough people to fill them, employers find it difficult to recruit top talent. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were nearly 11 million job ...

Job hunting can be so stressful, as you put in application after application and wonder why you need to regurgitate in a cover letter everything that’s already in your resume. To help break up the ...

In today’s competitive job market, job seekers often stumble across postings that seem perfect—except for one glaring issue: they don’t meet all the listed qualifications. If you’ve ever hesitated to ...

You’ve found the perfect resume template, listed your skills and crafted your professional summary. Not so fast. Current wisdom says you can’t have a one-size-fits-all resume. There’s a whole industry ...

Whether you’ve seen it included at the end of a job posting, referenced in a book, or mentioned in dinner conversation, it’s a frequently quoted statistic: Men apply to jobs when they only meet 60% of ...

AI can do a lot, but it won’t automate your career. OpenAI’s ChatGPT has the ability to whip up a resume or cover letter in less than five minutes based on the information you feed it. But beware — ...