Career

I am a recruiting consultant and career coach.

As a recruiter, it's your job to get to know your candidates like the back of your hand.

By some estimates, 77 percent of recruiters research candidates online before making any decisions about whom should advance in the hiring process and whom should ultimately be hired.

Every so often, it's a good idea to step back and reanalyze concepts we've grown accustomed to.

Attention job candidates: If you missed your chance to get a costume this year, don't worry – you don't need one to be scary.

There was a time when workers stuck with one company for their entire career.

Article by Edie BergEvery week for the past year, I've interviewed a successful woman: scientists, athletes, a rabbi, activists, an astronaut, authors, and entrepreneurs.

Many people feel that if they only had some way to preview the interview questions before walking into a job interview, they'd surely ace them all and land their dream job.

One of the most common assumptions that people make – and that we find ourselves refuting day in and day out as recruiters – is the assumption that personal branding and networking are tasks you only need to focus on when you're looking for a job.Our lives are busy and only getting busier between work, family, and all the myriad forms of entertainment competing for our attention.

I know what you're thinking: "What person in their right mind would earnestly pursue a sales gig at an unproven startup?" It's a fair question, but believe it or not, some of the best of the best sales mavericks prefer working for startups over working for larger, more established businesses.Yes, the financial uncertainty, late nights, and coffee binges are enough to repel droves of qualified salespeople, but working for an up-and-coming startup comes with its own set of unique benefits, too.

Searching for a job can be exhausting.

The term "work-life balance" is past its expiration date.

The last key economic snapshot before Election Day fell short of expectations, with the U.S. economy adding 161,000 jobs in October. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump referred to the report as “disastrous.” Gov. Mike Pence, (R-Ind.), the Republican vice presidential candidate, weighed in on the jobs report and how a Trump administration would spur growth for the U.S. economy and job market.

Free trade and job creation are not mutually exclusive. We can accomplish both … with the right policies in Washington.

Taco Bell, the Yum Brands Inc. Mexican fast-food chain, said Friday that it plans to add 100,000 new jobs in the U.S. by 2022 at an additional 9,000 new locations.

Money isn't everything, but it counts for a lot at work.

Reports of long lines for early voting persuaded Darlene Hollywood — she's giving her 13 employees at Hollywood Public Relations the morning of Election Day off.

Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers!

Getting to reference-checking stage of the interview process is exciting.