How to keep in touch with an employer who would hire you if it weren’t for their hiring freeze
There is nothing quite as draining as having a great first interview in June, only to watch the entire hiring process grind to a halt because half the executive team is on vacation. When a company enters a seasonal summer slowdown, your inbox can quickly turn into a desert. For a recent grad, this waiting […]
Back-to-Campus Playbook: How Career Centers Can Drive Engagement
Career centers face the critical challenge of capturing student attention during the crucial early weeks of the academic year. This playbook outlines three proven strategies to boost engagement, drawing from insights shared by university career services professionals. From interactive booth experiences to strategic video content, these tactics help build momentum that lasts throughout the semester. […]
How to tell an employer you’ve changed your mind after you’ve accepted their job offer
It’s the ultimate good problem to have: after weeks of silence, you suddenly get two or three job offers at the exact same time. But while it feels great to be wanted, the period that follows can be a total minefield for a recent graduate. If you handle the situation poorly—by ghosting a recruiter, letting […]
What does it mean to truly workforce plan? | High Volume Hiring Podcast | ep129
Today’s guest on the High Volume Hiring Podcast is John Baldino, President at Humareso, a leading HR strategy and outsourced administrator for businesses of all types. He’s also the cohost of the But First, Coffee, a live, weekly, podcast. John and cohost Jackye Clayton bring candid, insightful conversations about the world of work, leadership, and […]
Using data to reach a passive or pre-passive audience | Inside Job Boards and Recruitment Marketplaces Podcast | ep140
Today’s guest on the Inside Job Boards and Recruitment Marketplaces Podcast holds a patent related to what we now know as programmatic job advertising. Jason S. Gorham is the co-founder of TalentXi-TalentXtended Intelligence, which is bringing consumer-style, true programmatic advertising to the world of job advertising. Cohosts Steven Rothberg of College Recruiter job search site […]
You are real. Now prove it.
By Jim Stroud Jake Moore built a woman out of software. She had a LinkedIn profile, a resume, a passport, and an Instagram feed with beach photos of her husband and dog. Her name was Jackie Morris. She applied for a marketing job paying about $40,000. Of 262 applicants, four got interviews. Jackie was one […]
The unqualified insider hire: What the 60 Minutes meltdown teaches you about how hiring really works
By Jim Stroud In May 2026, Bari Weiss, the editor-in-chief of CBS News, who was hired in late 2025 with no television news experience herself, appointed Nick Bilton as the new executive producer of 60 Minutes. Bilton is a tech journalist and documentary filmmaker. He has never produced a television news broadcast. He has no […]
No internship? 12 ways to build career experience and land an entry-level job | From Dorms to Desks Podcast | ep102
If you didn’t land a big-name internship this summer, it is easy to feel like you are falling behind. But in 2026, waiting around for a corporate logo on your resume isn’t the only way to catch a recruiter’s eye. Employers are increasingly looking for “proof of work”—tangible evidence that you can solve problems and […]
Why so many early career professionals feel behind and how to stay on track
By Jasmine Escalera, PhD, career expert at MyPerfectResume You land your first job and feel like you’re doing everything right. You show up, work hard, and try to learn as much as you can. And still somehow it feels like you’re behind. You start comparing yourself to your friends and even your own expectations of […]
Beat the ‘Sunday Scaries’ of Fall: How to Reset Your Career Goals in August
August offers a strategic window to recalibrate professional objectives before the year’s final push begins. Career experts recommend a systematic approach to evaluating current progress and mapping out achievable goals for the remaining months. This guide presents five proven methods to assess performance, gather feedback, and create a concrete action plan that transforms end-of-year anxiety […]