When a posting marks a cover letter optional, whether it’s worth writing one depends on company size and hiring volume, not a universal rule. A 2024 survey of 948 US hiring managers found only 26% read cover letters regularly, and …
A LinkedIn connection request gets a reply when it references something specific about the person (a post, a shared background, a recent role change) in under 200 characters, and asks for nothing in the note itself. Blank or generic requests …
By Jim Stroud
Every resume now reads the same.
Same verbs. Same “proven track record.” Same bold keywords lifted from the job posting. Artificial Intelligence (AI) made a flawless application free, so everyone submitted one. Recruiters told Bloomberg they can …
Apply for a fall internship as soon as spring semester starts, a spring internship by early-to-mid fall, and a summer internship by mid-fall the year before, not the spring you actually want it. Some finance, consulting, and tech recruiting programs …
Entering fields where women remain significantly underrepresented—such as software engineering, investment banking, construction management, aerospace, and data infrastructure—presents a distinct set of career dynamics.
While enterprise employers have made public commitments to diversifying their technical and leadership pipelines, early-career women …
Boone, North Carolina, does not fit neatly into federal labor statistics: it is too small to earn its own wage survey, its economy is dominated by a single university, and it is still recovering from a hurricane that rewrote its …
By Keith Spencer, Career Expert with AI resume builder Resume Now
Transitioning from college to the professional workforce is an exciting milestone, but it often comes with a steep learning curve, especially if you haven’t had an internship or worked …
Key Findings at a Glance:
48.8% of respondents have taken or are currently on a gap year
Work experience is the #1 reason students take a gap year, followed by earning money and burnout recovery
Financial pressure is the #1 …
Internships are more competitive than ever. Reporting from Inside Higher Ed shows there simply aren’t enough opportunities to meet demand.
But here’s what hasn’t changed:
Internships are still one of the strongest pathways to full-time employment. In fact, 62% of …
Most cover letters get skimmed for ten seconds, if that. Recruiters have seen thousands of “I am excited to apply for this position” openers, and they’ve stopped reading them closely. If you want yours read all the way through, it …