Skills-based hiring: How employers should explain it to degree holders

The rise of “skills-based hiring” has sparked a bit of a panic among recent graduates. Many feel like the degree they spent four years (and a lot of money) earning has suddenly been sidelined by a list of software proficiencies …

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AI Is Changing Everything about Job Searching, Right? WRONG. Here’s What Actually Matters Today!

AI is changing everything about job searching… right?

WRONG. ❌

Here’s what I mean:

When we think about why recruiters put us through this entire process — filling out resumes, writing cover letters, going to interviews — it’s NOT because …

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3 Research-Backed Career Transition Techniques

“Your next job is not just a step forward…

…it’s a statement about who you are becoming.” ⚡️

That’s how Jelena Zikic closed up our workshop last night on her research into career transitions.

So I can’t thank Dr. Zikic …

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