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The Right Way to Turn Down a Job Offer
You got a job offer! Awesome! Maybe… Ok so not all jobs are what you might have hoped them to be and that’s ok! There’s more fish in the sea. So what do you do when it’s time to say
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Do Hiring Managers Check My Social Media?
The short answer? Yes. You might be interested in our long answer, though. The one that covers Why? What do they look for? And what turns them off? Check out the post and learn what you should
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How to Follow up After a Job Interview When You Haven’t Heard a Response (With Example Email)
We get it. Applying for a job is no easy task. It can take hours to find a job that looks like a good fit, fill out an application, edit your resume, rewrite your cover letter, and send it all to
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How To Stand Out (and Get a Job) as a UX Designer
Nowadays, it seems like everyone is exploring UX design as a new and exciting career. Given the lack of formal education in this area, most people are learning it on the side online or enrolling
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How to Master the Art of Networking
Becoming a great networker is a skill that may not come as naturally as you think. It takes time to learn how to make a lasting impression while at the same time, not come on too strong. To
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How to Edit Your Resume Based on the Job You’re Applying For
Searching for a job is a lot like dating. You’re (hopefully) not going to take all your first dates to the same place, do the same things, and eat at the same restaurants. God forbid the word got
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The Starting Lineup: Juan Cobos (Operations Manager, Negotiatus)
Name: Juan Cobos Company: Negotiatus Founders: Zach Garippa and Tom Jaklitsch Role: Operations Manager Employee/hire #: 4 How big is company Negotiatus now: 27 How long have you been at
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How to Talk About Why You’re Leaving Your Old Company
First of all… Why do employers ask, “Why did you leave your last job?” There are many reasons why a hiring manager is almost guaranteed to ask you this during your next job interview. First, they
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How fast should your hiring process be? What we can learn from Goldilocks
When it comes to hiring, many employers spend their time and energy on finding that perfect candidate. Where do you discover the best people? How do you attract their interest? What’s the best
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How to Manage a Side Gig in College or Working Full-time
It’s not always easy to get your foot in the door of a new career, even if you just graduated with a degree in that same field. And as much as it might be fun to snag part-timeme job at the new
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How To Be An Employee Who Acts Like An Owner
During the industrial revolution, company owners wanted to break down work and production into the smallest and simplest task possible so workers could easily be trained to do one job and one job
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How to Build Your Resume In College
They say college is the best 4 (or 5 or 6) years of your life. Sure, have a blast! But don’t leave college not knowing what to put on your resume. If you’re worried about having a ghost town of a
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The Starting Lineup: Ian Robert (Head of Growth, Scouted)
Welcome to our first interview/post in a series we are calling The Starting Lineup: Stories and advice from early stage startup employees. In these interviews, we will be chatting with people who
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How to Rock Your Phone Interview
Phone interviews have become increasingly common simply because more jobs are receiving more and more applicants per listing. If you receive an invitation for a phone interview, you can pretty
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How to Keep Your Resume to One Page (And Why You Should)
We all know it. The competition to snag a high-demand job is fierce and every little bit of resume power helps. Or does it? One thing we see a lot here at Scouted is young job seekers, either
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The One Thing Even Executives Forget To Do In Job Interviews
This guest post comes to us from Argentus Supply Chain Recruiting, a boutique recruitment firm specializing in Supply Chain Management and Procurement. Most of us at Argentus have been recruiting
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A Day in the Life of a Sales Development Representative
There are few careers that test basic abilities and tough skin more so than Sales. Within Sales, Sales Development Representatives are the drivers of the sales team. If a company is a military
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How to Reschedule a Job Interview
You filled out the application, had a short and sweet phone screening conversation, and you recently just scheduled your interview. Congrats! Until… Your heart skips a beat realizing you can’t
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How to Explain an Employment Gap (and what to do when you’re in one)
Career gaps happen for so many different reasons. Maybe you took some time off to go back to school. Maybe you were taking care of a child, sick family member, or spent time traveling. In any
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8 Things You Should Pay Attention to When Interviewing For a Job
Here at Scouted, we talk with a lot of candidates and help them with interview prep to help them feel ready for the big day. One of the things we always remind our candidates is that in a job