Is searching for a new job making you miserable? Over the last few years, I have heard growing complaints about how difficult it has become to submit résumés, suffer through the online application ...

Sure, Allison Wade thought, getting a position that requires a suit and a college degree probably demands first filling out online job applications. But to wait tables? Yes, it turns out, in that case ...

Complicated questions and time-consuming requirements prompt many highly qualified applicants to simply quit before they ...

It seems easy, doesn’t it: Just send one resume to many online open jobs and see whether one sticks. “Economies of scale,” right? Except that’s rarely how someone gets a job interview, let alone a ...

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Whether you're actively or passively looking for a new job, there are a few sobering job search statistics you must know: "On average, each corporate job opening attracts 250 resumes. Of these ...

A new CareerBuilder survey reveals that prospective employers use social networks more than ever to check out job applicants–45% of them–and they use Facebook more than LinkedIn. What’s even more ...

I wish you could have been there in the mid-nineties when the 'automated' recruiting revolution started. Vendors' claims were bold: "Our software will give you better hires for half the cost and in ...