by Amanda Miller | May 15, 2025 | Job Applications
There’s a lot of misunderstanding about what applicant tracking systems (ATS) are. Recently, I asked a poll on LinkedIn to see what my network thinks ATS is. To no one’s surprise, 41% of respondents believe that ATS “heartlessly rejects people.” But the truth is that...
by Amanda Miller | Apr 16, 2025 | Job Search
After spending more than a decade of your career “working for the man,” some employees start to get that entrepreneurial bug. That could mean starting a side hustle while keeping your current full-time gig, certainly, but what if your job disappeared through a layoff?...
by Amanda Miller | Apr 9, 2025 | Job Search
I’ve just returned from a whirlwind 10-day vacation that covered some major cities in five countries: Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Bavaria, Austria, and Czechia. It was completely amazing and, no, I did not stick to my normal keto diet at all. But what I did do—as I...
by Amanda Miller | Apr 1, 2025 | Job Search
If you’ve been in the job market for more than a few years, you probably remember the good-old days when you could submit a resume (online and, before that, via email or postal mail) and you’d quickly be called for an interview. In fact, in some industries, you could...
by Amanda Miller | Mar 24, 2025 | Resume Writing
No matter what the job market looks like, one of the key components in your toolbox is a well-crafted resume. If you’re not getting calls for interviews, the first place to look is your resume. Unfortunately, resume red flags could be sabotaging your job search...
