Software engineer Shikhar Sachdev, who writes a career blog, knows firsthand that job hunting, which most Americans have done in recent years, can be time-consuming and frustrating. SHRM reports that ...

Five months ago, software engineer Shikhar Sachdev adopted a peculiar hobby. While his friends met for drinks or played FIFA 23 to unwind after work, he would come home, boot up his laptop, and spend ...

In July, software engineer Julian Joseph became the latest victim of the tech industry’s sweeping job cuts. Facing his second layoff in two years, he dreaded spending another couple months hunched ...

In July, software engineer Julian Joseph became the latest victim of the tech industry’s sweeping job cuts. Facing his second layoff in two years, he dreaded spending another couple months hunched ...

Submitting online job applications feels a bit like a never-ending race to the bottom. Most companies simply ghost you after you’ve applied, and the ones that do get back to you send an automated ...

Applying for a job has always been a frustrating task, and employers getting deluged with a huge number of online applications is making the process more painful than ever. Enter software engineer ...

Job searching is a drag by any measure. Entering the same information into applications over and over even more so. It feels like a process that is ripe for a digital update, and Simplify, an ...

The job hunt can be a slog. Confusing job portals, dense competition, and time-consuming application processes all conspire to make job hunting one of the most annoying experiences on the planet.

During the current labor shortage in Massachusetts and elsewhere, businesses who rely exclusively on online job applications are missing out on a group of people who want to work. Almost all ...

Cold applications still work and can lead to job offers in today’s labor market. That said, they should be just one tool in ...

“It's like asking out every woman in the bar, regardless of who they are,” says a recruiting manager at a Fortune 500 company who asked to remain anonymous ...