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Do I need a philosophy of job hunting?

Summer Reading: 3 stories to change your job search

How you learned pessimism – and screwed up your job search

All the pretty managers without management training

Job candidates use A.I. to cheat in interviews? Ask what A.I. can’t answer.

Next best thing to hiring a bulldog employment lawyer

How do I explain leaving a lousy employer?

Candidate wants equity stake as part of job offer

If you really want me, PAY me!

WhatsApp with this job applicant?

One week on the job & I got a $20,000 salary cut

Want real job leads? Get past the gatekeeper

Good old boy network controls the jobs here

I was passed over for a management job

Just more meatware in the job market?

Flip a coin, be a good mentor

Serious recruiting doesn’t use HR prosthetics like A.I.

Want a personal referral & job lifeline? “No, I’ll tread water!”

Is an exit interview worth $25? Or is it a cockroach?

The hub of relationships: recruiters, companies & job applicants

What’s better for career success? A professional or liberal arts education?

Recruiting Scam from [email protected]

LinkedIn’s hiring numbers don’t add up & job seekers pay the price (old newspaper want ads did better)

LinkedIn: “This dog don’t hunt”

Laid off again: How to break the cycle

Ask The Headhunter: The Short Course

A hiring manager owes you more than rejection

Geniuses that sing don’t need a resume

Much Smarter Hiring: Rules managers keep forgetting

Never, ever, ever tell anyone where your new job is

How to negotiate when the job offer is too low

Can I recover after I bombed an interview?

Job boards: Has this toilet turned into a cesspool?

The best advice I ever gave a college student

Success cost me my consulting job!

How I used a pain point and got an interview

Networking: “I need a date. Introduce me to your daughter.”

Dangerous games HR people play

Ghosted by an employer? Disappear!

Will you spend $30,000 to get a $120,000 job?

Career Success: #1 rule in a failing job market

Taking a salary cut to change careers

Low salary offer? Don’t negotiate. Justify.

It’s a tough job market. How can new college grads get in the door?

The secret to hiring the passive job hunter

A job for Mom after raising kids?

Signs your job search is a clusterf@ck