Inside Scoop: How I Pick Who to Poach [Get Recruited!]

Deciding who to reach out varies depending on the role, industry, and experience required, but if you want to get approached by a recruiter, consider the following key factors.

Jaclyn WestlakeFebruary 5, 2017job search, job search advice, career advice, interviewing, linkedinComment

How to Use Your Strengths to Get Hired

Find out what most people miss about why strengths are so important, and how to leverage them to land a job you love. Free digital download inside!

Jaclyn WestlakeFebruary 5, 2017free guide, digital download, job search, job search advice, career, how to find your dream jobComment

5 Surprisingly Weird Things That'll Happen After You Give Two Weeks' Notice

The search is over. You’ve scored a shiny new job offer from an awesome company, and now all you have to do is let your employer know that you’ll be moving on. After you deliver the news that you’re leaving, you’ll still have a couple more weeks of work ahead of you—and those last two weeks can be pretty weird.

Jaclyn WestlakeSeptember 14, 2016job search, job search advice, interviewing, talking to your bossComment

5 Things That Might Happen if Your Boss Finds Out You're Job Searching

Well, this is awkward. You’ve been job searching, and now your boss knows it. Whether she overheard you chatting up a co-worker about your recent interview, called you on all of those “dentist appointments” you’ve been going to, or found a copy of your resume in the office printer, there’s no longer any way to hide the fact that you’ve been looking. What next?

Jaclyn WestlakeAugust 17, 2016job search, job search adviceComment

4 Soul Crushing Moments Every Job Seeker Experiences (And How to Get Through 'Em)

Looking for a new job is no easy task. The process is fraught with sterile rejection emails, awkward interview experiences, and tricky conversations. Sometimes you may even go months without getting a single interview. At some point during your search, you might hit a road block that is so devastating, you begin to question whether or not you should even keep looking.

Jaclyn WestlakeJune 8, 2016job search, job search advice, interview advice Comment

4 Resume Fixes That'll Make You Way More Popular With Recruiters

It’s well documented that people only spend about six seconds looking at each resume they receive. Fortunately, there are also tons of great articles dedicated to making the most out of those six seconds.

Even more fortunately, I’m going to give you the inside scoop from the perspective of a six-second recruiter.

Jaclyn WestlakeApril 14, 2016resume, job search, job search advice, resume advice, resume writing, resume updateComment