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Ask A Manager: What should you do if you're overqualified?

Alison Green answers your questions on being overqualified and credit checks.
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What's the best way to find a job? We ask a manager

Sep 15, 2017
Tip: Hand delivering a resume is not OK.
How do you stand out from the crowd when you're applying for a job? Gimmicks don't work, Green says. A solid resume and compelling cover letter do.
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For companies, bad reputations come at a cost

Jul 21, 2017
Most people don’t want to work at companies with bad reputations — unless they get a big paycheck.
It would take more than a 50 percent pay bump for people to go work at a company with a bad reputation.
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Why are job interviews getting so complicated?

Jul 5, 2017
The U.S. is at close to full employment, but companies are getting pickier and less responsive at the same time.
Job seeker Christopher Tan gives a resume to a potential employer during a job fair on December 17, 2008 in Concord, California.
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How to land a great job as a recent grad

Jun 9, 2017
Alison Green of Ask A Manager lends her advice for recent grads hunting for jobs.
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Trump to call for slashes to the federal workforce

Apr 12, 2017
The federal hiring freeze may be ending, but there's a big stipulation attached.
President Donald Trump speaking during a meeting about the federal budget in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C. back in February.
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College students consider what it would mean to work for Homeland Security

Mar 2, 2017
Traffic is heavy at the agency's table at a Temple University career fair.
Criminal Justice students at Temple University attend a job fair Wednesday, at which Homeland Security recruited for the agency's investigative branch.
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Hiring freeze ordered by President Trump

Jan 24, 2017
Blocking federal hires produces questionable results.

Amazon to add 100,000 jobs as companies increasingly outsource fulfillment operations

Jan 16, 2017
Amazon has announced plans to add more than 100,000 full-time jobs over the next 18 months. The news comes as U.S. companies try to burnish their credentials as a job-creator — a priority of the incoming Trump administration. Amazon’s growth isn’t a complete surprise, however, for a company expanding into so many different product categories. […]