In 2026, your dream job does not care about your cover letter font, your GPA, or whether you once chaired the “Fun Committee.

After being made redundant, Jim Herrington's job hunt revealed how AI and ageism are reshaping the modern hiring process.

Kemi Badenoch’s most recent divisive notion posits that young people reject jobs they feel are “beneath them”. To that, I’d like to ask this: why is it once again falling on my generation to ...

Have you ever been told that you're overqualified for a job? Some employers don't want to hire applicants they believe are "overqualified" because they worry that the employee will ask for too much ...

A good cover letter marries an applicant’s CV to the demands of the job. It helps employers identify promising candidates, particularly those with an employment history that is orthogonal to their ...

Belt-tightening is overused corporate jargon, but it is particularly apt at the moment. The midsection of America’s workforce is getting squeezed. Not accomplished enough for senior leadership roles ...

Here’s a poll we don’t need to take: How many job seekers enjoy writing cover letters? Surprise! No one’s hand went up. That may be why some surveys report fewer than half of job seekers use cover ...

That significant shift in hiring attitudes was revealed in a recent survey of 1,000 U.S. human relations executives by staffing solutions company Express Employment Professionals. What it found was ...

While 7 in 10 U.S. hiring managers say they typically consider overqualified candidates, many also express concerns about low engagement and quick exits, according to an Oct. 8 report from Express ...

TORONTO, Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new survey from Express Employment Professionals and The Harris Poll reveals a growing tension in the hiring process: while most employers welcome ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...