The 12-week sprint: Your blueprint for landing your first job after graduation
Landing the right job before you cross the stage at graduation isn’t about luck; it’s about treating the job search like a high-stakes engineering project. Most students treat job hunting like a scattershot hobby—tossing a few resumes into the digital void between classes and hoping for a miracle. If you want to beat the odds, […]
Candidates with multiple job offers may want to use a red flag / green flag approach
Landing multiple job offers is a high-quality problem to have, but the pressure to choose the “right” path can quickly turn excitement into analysis paralysis. When the compensation packages and titles look similar on paper, you have to look beneath the surface of the professional gloss. A red flag / green flag evaluation acts as […]
Hiring for AI fluency by measuring prompting skills? You’re screening for an outdated skill. | ep118
Chelsea Schein, PhD of Veris Insights and The Wharton School of Business is our guest on today’s High Volume Hiring Podcast to discuss not another new AI product but, instead, the people who will use those products and how to best to hire them. Until very recently, the conventional wisdom amongst employers was that they […]
How can job boards monetize without selling more postings or subscriptions? | ep129
It’s been a lean year for just about every job board in just about every country and niche. Customers aren’t buying as many postings or resume/CV searching packages, and so revenues for many are flat or down. Are there other ways to both help and monetize the candidates who use our sites? Marc Belaiche, is […]
Should you use ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or other AI to write your resume?
Think of using an AI tool like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or other large language models (LLMs) as the modern version of asking a sharp sibling or a well-connected cousin to look over your resume. They know the lingo and they’re great at making you sound more professional, but they aren’t you. If you let your […]
AI for interview prep: 4 strategies to ace the conversation | From Dorms to Desks Podcast | ep83
Nervous about your next interview? Discover how Generative AI can level the playing field for students and help you land that entry-level job. Interviews bring significant stress, but tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity can act as your personal career coach. In this episode of From Dorms to Desks, we break down Keith Spencer’s expert advice on […]
How to reduce the ghosting by candidates
In the modern hiring landscape, few things are as frustrating for a recruiter as “ghosting.” Ghosting occurs when a job candidate abruptly cuts off all communication with a potential employer without explanation. You’ve screened their resume, held a great initial interview, and perhaps even scheduled a final round, only to be met with total silence. […]
PTO done right: How to take time off and truly disconnect
By: Jasmine Escalera, Career Expert, LiveCareer For many early-career professionals, stepping away from work can feel more stressful than just staying put. Even with growing conversations around burnout and well-being, taking paid time off (PTO) can still come with guilt. Workers often worry about falling behind, being perceived as less committed, or returning to a […]
What ad agencies should advice their employer clients on where to spend their recruitment advertising budgets in Q1 and Q2 2026
We recently reached out to dozens of hiring experts to get their tips for branding and recruitment marketing agencies who are advising their employer clients on how to allocate their advertising budgets when trying to drive a higher quantity or quality of applicants to their part-time, internship, apprenticeship, entry-level, and other early career job opportunities. […]
From intern to entry-level: How to stop the graduation “ghosting”
Extending a job offer to a star intern and actually seeing them show up on their start date are two very different things. For most students, there is a massive “engagement gap” between the end of a summer internship and graduation day—a months-long window where competitors are circling with shiny new offers and doubts can […]