Cancer survivor laid off, then locked out of job market - employee’s story sparks supportAfter being diagnosed with treatable cancer, a 50-year-old man lost his job shortly after informing his manager. Following treatment and re...
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Are cover letters still relevant or are they Victorian-era essay? Employees debate whether HR actually reads themA Reddit post sparked debate on cover letter relevance, with one user claiming ditching them improved callback rates by focusing on resume ...
12 Feb, 2026, 12.08 AM IST
Techie shares 5 resume tips that helped her get job offers from Microsoft, Amazon and 2 other tech companiesRitvika Nagula, now a senior software engineer at Microsoft, shared with Business Insider the five resume strategies that helped her land j...
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Resumes vs algorithms: How targeted CVs are winning the game. Cyber expert shares simple Reddit tips to get job offersA senior professional with decades of experience saw little response to his job applications until he began tailoring his CV and cover lett...
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Xbox producer recommends ChatGPT, Copilot prompts to laid off Microsoft staffAfter Microsoft’s Xbox layoffs, executive producer Matt Turnbull suggested using AI chatbots like ChatGPT for emotional support and career ...
07 Jul, 2025, 11.50 PM IST
Are college degrees less relevant in AI era? LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman has an advice for studentsReid Hoffman, LinkedIn's co-founder, addresses students' concerns about the relevance of college degrees in the age of AI. He advises focus...
21 Jun, 2025, 04.13 PM IST
He applied for 47 jobs but only 3 replied, then an HR insider's AI resume hack brought 3x responsesA jobseeker applied to 47 positions over four months but received only three responses, despite having the right experience and qualificati...
18 Jun, 2025, 06.41 PM IST
5 things to remove from your resume in 2025Job-seeking freshers should optimize their resumes by removing excessive personal details, generic career objectives, unrelated internships...
11 Feb, 2025, 04.19 PM IST
How to 'correctly' ask for job referral? Google techie advices to follow these 5 tips on LinkedInA Google software engineer’s advice on how job seekers should request LinkedIn referrals has sparked an online debate. She emphasized the i...
30 Jan, 2025, 05.02 PM IST
Is your resume boring? Techie includes Mia Khalifa, vodka shots in CV. Claims got calls from 29 top companiesA former Google employee, Jerry Lee, conducted an experiment by adding bizarre claims to his resume, such as being an "expert in Mia Khalif...
30 Sep, 2024, 12.54 PM IST
Don't make a fancy resume: Google, Apple HR expert advises job seekers on how to get hiredStefanie Fackrell, a recruiter with 15 years at tech giants like Google and Apple, advises job seekers to keep resumes simple and avoid fla...
27 May, 2024, 11.36 AM IST
How to write a foolproof cover letter that will be impossible to ignore? Harvard career coach shares tipsWant to get that interview call? Here's a guide to creating the perfect cover letter.
31 Mar, 2023, 07.20 PM IST
Parents of poor children in India want schools to reopen as soon as possible, says new surveyThe report was based on the survey of nearly 1,400 school children. The report has been prepared by economists Jean Dreze and Reetika Khera...
07 Sep, 2021, 10.05 AM IST
Looking for a job? Here's why a professional should write your resumeProfessional researchers, editors and writers are employed to put together an attractive curriculum vitae.. Here is why they make sense.
25 Apr, 2016, 09.45 AM IST
Five tips to write an email to a busy personWhen you email someone busy, you might automatically assume he/she will never write back. Here's how to make your mails matter.
27 Nov, 2015, 12.36 PM IST
Google's HR Chief explains why you shouldn't pay someone to write your resumePlenty of people pay experts to write their resumes. But no matter what your reason, Laszlo Bock, Google's senior vice president of people ...
02 Feb, 2015, 03.12 PM IST
- TimesJobs launches StepAhead, a paid career service for job seekers
StepAhead will offers resume distribution and job search management services along with comprehensive profile verification services.
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