I've been unemployed for almost a year. Getting ghosted is making it worse.

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Christopher Santoso has been looking for a job for nearly a year. He said one of the worst aspects of his search has been getting ghosted.

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You crushed the interview, then heard nothing. Here's what to do next.

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Out: Résumés: In: Weeklong in-office trials.

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When Ellis Neder interviewed for a job as head of design at Foxglove three years ago, a platform for robotics developers, he was asked to come in for a few days to work. He was hesitant to invest the time, but took some days off and flew to Foxglove's San Francisco offices to work over a long weekend.

I was rejected by Google and Meta before landing jobs at both companies. Here are 3 things I learned.

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Brenna Lasky was initially rejected from Google and Meta before being hired at both.

Brenna Lasky

I landed a job by cold emailing the CEO. Nothing else worked for me.

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Marketing professional Cathy Xie cold emailed the CEO of the job she wanted with the subject line: "My landlord inspired this email."

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I couldn't find a job after college, so I became a nanny. When I started working with a wonderful family and making $30 an hour, all my fears melted away.

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Nadya Grisczenkow says she felt pressure to pursue a corporate career after college.

Nadya Grisczenkow

5 executives share their go-to interview question

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Executives from Walmart, AT&T, and Dayforce shared their favorite interview question.

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4 things to do if you get fired from your job

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Job coaches say you shouldn't lie in interviews, but you don't need to go into too much detail about why your last role didn't work out.

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Big Tech turned me down. At Walmart, I found a career opportunity, work-life balance, and good food.

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Kanish Shah
Kanish Shah

Kanish Shah

3 successful job seekers share how they used LinkedIn to stand out and land new roles

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Successful LinkedIn job seekers Lauren Young, Sophie Rose, and Dhyey Mavani.
LinkedIn can feel overcrowded, but these job seekers used specific strategies to stand out and land new roles.

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