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The Top 10 Most Valued Job Skills (Part 1)
Looking to land your dream job? Before you can truly interview well, you have to understand what hiring managers are looking for and how that aligns with your job skills and experience. After all, when they ask you about your strengths or fit, you...
How to Use Twitter to Find a Job
Compared with social media job search heavyweights like LinkedIn, Twitter often flies under the radar as a tool for job search success. Don’t let that underdog status fool you, though. Our own Elizabeth Magill walks us through Twitter's surprising...
The Top 50 Best Job Search Sites You Need to Know About
You already know that Big Interview has you covered when it comes to learning how to ace your job interviews. But what if you're having trouble actually finding great opportunities and landing those interviews? We asked Elizabeth Magill to evaluate...
The Job-Seeker’s Guide to Company Research
How can you get an edge over the millions of other job seekers out there? Research. Research can help you uncover hidden job opportunities and greatly improve your odds of acing the interview and landing the job. The key is to understand how to...
4 Critical Steps for Using LinkedIn to Land a Job
LinkedIn, with its more than 259 million users, is the most popular social network for professionals today. According to LinkedIn, more than two new users join the network every second. That means it is so much more than a simple social or...
The Ultimate Guide to Finding a Job as a Veteran
Everything You Need to Know to Make the Transition from the Military to the Civilian Sector. Former U.S. Airforce member Maggie O'Leary shares her transition and job-hunting secrets. The competition in the job market is tough, and it is even more...
10 Ways to Determine If A Craigslist Job Posting is Legitimate
Craigslist can be a great resource for job seekers. You can find listings for a wide variety of legitimate opportunities -- everything from part-time temporary gigs to career-track positions. However, you can also find plenty of scammers on...
Free Job Search Help for Veterans
Yesterday was Veterans Day. Americans across the country honored vets with parades and other events. Parades are nice, but there is more we should be doing to support our returning veterans. The unemployment rate for returning veterans is still...
The Top U.S. Cities for Finding a Job
Thinking about moving to find a great job? If the employment opportunities in your city are few and far between these days, relocation could be the answer. But what cities are really experiencing growth in the job sector? And in which sectors,...