Articles tagged "Professional development"

Job Search Strategies for the Age of AI

In recent years, technology companies have set their sights on improving the recruiting process for employers, and it's resulting in many changes to how job candidates are sourced, reviewed, and considered.

How to Find a Mentor and Maintain a Meaningful Relationship

Think of the last time you faced a professional crisis: a dearth of clients, salary negotiations, a career switch.

Work on Your Strengths, Not Your Weaknesses

Think of something you want to improve about yourself. How would you categorize the thing you chose: Is it a strength or a weakness? In all likelihood, you chose a weakness.

Make Your Job Application Stand Out with These 12 Resume-Building Tools

In college, I worked with the career center at my university to create my first resume—a simple Microsoft Word document listing my experience, education, computer skills, and contact information.

Growth Hacking Your Job Search: 5 Steps to Get Hired by the Company You Want

Here’s how I went about "growth hacking" my job search..

How to Find the Perfect Job with Google Search Operators

LinkedIn and Glassdoor are great places to search for jobs—if the companies you’re interested in are actively posting positions there.

7 Ways to Get Your Point Across: The Manager's Guide to Effective Communication

As a manager, the way you communicate with your team plays a big role in their performance. Whether you are in a traditional office or a remote, distributed team like Zapier, technology can help.

8 Salary Negotiation Tips from Recruiters in Tech

Negotiating salary is uncomfortable. But if you don't do it, it could cost you $1 million over the course of your career. So as unnerving as it may be, it's worth it. Unfortunately, there's no magic formula for how to negotiate salary.

Work-Life Balance May Have More to Do with Your Personality Than Your Job

Work-life balance—or work-life integration—is a hot topic right now. There are dozens of articles published every week about it, and everyone has their own opinions on how to achieve it.

Screenshot Tools, Tips, and Shortcuts: How to Capture Anything on Your Screen

Screenshots are the simplest way to show off your new program, point out a bug, and save that picture on Facebook to your camera roll. They're the easiest way to save anything on your screen.