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"What is your desired salary?" Having trouble answering interview questions about your potential salary? We’ve got you covered.

Imagine being in chill mode when your next job comes to you. It can happen. So what’s the secret sauce? Proactive job seekers position their job-hunting tools to work even when they don’t. The best part? You can adopt their accessible tactics to optimize your own job search efforts.

As a job candidate, it's easy to get impatient with the hiring process. You know you're a good fit, so what's taking so long? The truth is, hiring managers are dealing with a lot behind the scenes. Although the process varies by industry, size of company and level of position, hiring managers typ...

If you’ve ever considered dipping your toe into the service industry, now is the moment you have been waiting for. The service industry suddenly finds itself one of the hottest job markets around.

Everyone knows that how you quit your job is important. But not everyone realizes that knowing when to do so is just as—if not more—important. So you’ve decided to move on? Read on for a general guide of quitting times that will reveal to future employers more about you than you might expect.

Finding a job focuses on short-term goals (with potential for long-term if the right choices are made), and a career is all about planning and following a specific path. Choices made now affect the direction you'll be taking tomorrow. It all depends on where you want to be.

Whenever and for whatever reason, at some point you will need to negotiate your salary.

By the time I get to the last round of interviews for a job I am usually so exhausted and convinced that they want someone else that negotiating a contract is not even on my radar. I can remember saying, “Yes,” before my last employer even finished her sentence about what my salary would be. I di...

Waiting to find out whether you got the job is tough. But interviewers often send strong signals you’ve gotten the job before they give the official word.

Your success in obtaining the job of your dreams will be realized in large part by showing that you and your employer are indeed joined at the hip in a journey toward mutual success. Your pitch is essentially “help me help you.” Toward that end, negotiate your dream offer with 6 these tips in mind.

Job searches can be incredibly stressful. Whether we’re burning through savings or pining for something different, our haste to end the search successfully can lead us to make some novice errors, like sending applications where we definitely don’t fit or coming across as mechanical in our interac...

Maybe you applied for a new job on a whim and have just been contacted to schedule an initial phone screening, or perhaps you’ve already gone through the first round of interviews and have been asked to come back for a second meeting.

It’s been a good couple of years for scammers. Employment scams were rated the riskiest of 2019 by the Better Business Bureau (BBB). To help you stay safe, here’s how to spot and avoid job-search scams.

When discussing job opportunities, our culture focuses on the bachelor’s degree. We have gathered five of the best jobs that require no college education. Click to see what they are....

To ensure a good match between you and the job you're applying for, you also need to be on the lookout for one more thing: signs of a bad supervisor. Keep your eyes open for the following red flags to spot a bad boss during the interview process.

Finding top talent in the Washington region can be challenging. That being the case, you'll want to get the right hires the first time. Learn how.

Job interviews can be some of the most intimidating aspects of the job search. Here's our roundup of the most popular interview resources of 2018 to help get you over this hurdle and into an amazing new job opportunity.

Salary negotiation is a challenging process. You do not want to negotiate yourself out of an offer, so you need to make sure…

One in four workers are planning to find a new position before the end of 2022. If you are one of them, what hiring, and job search trends should you be aware of?

To move or not to move? That's the question facing workers who receive an offer that requires them to relocate to a new town, a new state or even a new country. Find out if it’s worth it.