The Water Cooler

As a Black Middle Aged Man! I’m starting to think my race is the issue of me not being able to land a job in this current market! I’ve been on the market with all the qualifications for 8 months now...

Is anyone actually getting responses to their applications lately? I’ve sent over 40 applications this month and only heard back once, and it was just an automated rejection. It feels like my resume i...

The job search has a way of getting inside your head, and it can show. In our first episode of Ask A Recruiter Live, Jade Walters – founder of The Ninth Semester – gets real about how the anxiety and...

I just started a new job, and the manager is making it a nightmare. It’s only my second day, and she’s already yelling and expecting perfection. I literally almost broke down crying. My coworkers are ...

Grieving a job you loved because awful toxic people poisoned the environment is a specific kind of pain that doesn't get talked about enough.

I'm really trying to be positive, but my job search is dragging out longer than I expected. It's tough to stay motivated when you're met with total silence week after week. Any tips for preventing bur...

I’ve been unemployed for over 6 months, and the gap is starting to stress me out. I have an offer that barely covers my bills, but it’s a job. Should I take it so I have something on my resume, or sho...

I've applied to around 300 jobs in the last month and the only one that picked me up was breaking Labor laws😭😭 everyone around me says my resume is good. I have no connections to anyone working othe...

Job searching is already exhausting. Pouring extra time into a cover letter that no one may even read makes it harder. Emily Durham, career coach and author, says recruiters are likely clicking strai...

Please don’t reject a candidate solely because they appeared nervous during an interview. Interviews can be intimidating, and nervousness does not reflect a person’s intelligence, work ethic, profess...

So, I'm expecting a job offer this week and need advice on quitting my current job. I have a bad relationship with my boss and zero plans to ever return. Should I still wait to resign until my backgro...

I just turned 50, got hit by a layoff, and the reality of ageism is setting in fast. It’s wild how the laws meant to protect older workers look great on paper, but in practice, companies have a millio...

i just got fired from another job yesterday and i have no idea why. this will have been the 5th or 6th job i’ve had this year. im not even trying to not take responsibility i literally don’t know why ...

Any managers - what would you say is the hardest thing about managing people?

Has anyone else hit a point where they just stopped caring as much about work? I used to be really motivated and excited about what I did, but lately I feel completely burned out from it. The workload...

I mean nothing negative about this, I’m just wondering: how are some of you applying to hundreds of jobs? I can’t even find 50 jobs to apply to. I’m mostly finding jobs on LinkedIn and then going to t...

I am concerned about ageism as well and how unfair and short sighted it is. Many people will not want or are able to retire at whatever the assumed retirement age is, and are still able to contribute...

After months of searching, I landed a great job. I signed a contract, completed onboarding, and was supposed to start in mid-June. Yesterday, the company rescinded the offer due to a sudden hiring fre...

Why don’t jobs take 2 seconds to get back to people? I applied for a job a month ago, the date closed, and I for sure haven’t got it but I spent so much time on the application, you think they could t...

I recently relocated to the U.S. and have been actively applying for jobs, but I rarely receive responses. I’ve had a few interviews, but they didn’t work out. I wonder if communication style, not sou...