Applying for Jobs – Talent Market

Talent Tip #170: 5 DOs and DON’Ts of Using AI to Help With Your Job Search

February 18, 2025

Do you remember when mobile phones came on the scene? (Insert blank stare from Gen Z. Just trust me, guys. It was a cool time to be alive.)

I was a kid when my dad got one in his new car. I thought for sure we were rolling in dough. Nevermind the phone itself was as big as a box of Rice Krispies and had a curly cord tethering it to the console.

Immediately, I knew it was going to…

Talent Tip #168: What My Favorite Christmas Vacation Scenes Teach Us About Career Moves

December 19, 2024

My Christmas season isn’t complete without at least one viewing of Christmas Vacation. Clark taking a chainsaw to the newel post is a perfect metaphor for most of my holiday misadventures.

And it turns out that my favorite scenes provide some good lessons for job seekers. Just trust me on this.

Do some planning before you start your job search.
I love the classic scene of the Griswolds kicking off the fun, old-fashioned family Christmas by heading out into…

Talent Tip #166: Hiring Horror Stories (Just in Time for Halloween!)

October 22, 2024

The Talent Market Team

In the spirit of Halloween, our team wanted to share our most hair-raising hiring horror stories with you. Names and identities have been changed to protect the innocent (and the ghoulishly guilty!).

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The Candidate from the Crypt

I once received an application that was riddled with typos and grammatical errors. The candidate’s cover letter read like a spellbook of strange demands. Her first decree? She refused to do any phone or…

Talent Tip #165: A Bartender’s Guide to Professional Branding

September 24, 2024

Stephanie Keaveney

One of the most delightful parts of working at Talent Market is discovering that nearly every career topic can be explored with either a dating or cocktail-related analogy. And living with a former bartender means much of my time outside of work is spent as a taste tester for new concoctions. So it’s no big surprise that a recent discussion on building your professional brand got me thinking about the overlap with crafting a great cocktail.

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Talent Tip #164: Dating and Side Hustles: It’s Complicated – Part II

August 27, 2024

Last month’s newsletter article broached the hot topic of side hustles. Among other things, we talked about how not everyone is okay with sharing and that transparency is critical from the start. We also discussed how the substance and timing of the side hustle can make or break a situation.

But there is more to discuss! So here we are with Part II!

You can’t be two places at once. Picture this: you are single and a cute…

Talent Tip #163: Dating and Side Hustles: It’s Complicated Part I

July 23, 2024

Not sure if you’ve noticed, but side hustles are having a moment.

An increasing number of jobseekers these days have or are considering side hustles in addition to full-time jobs. The proliferation of virtual work has provided fertile ground for budding entrepreneurs to take on more than one opportunity.

And we’re noticing that both job seekers and hiring managers aren’t entirely sure how to navigate these uncharted waters.

If you’ll indulge me for a moment, I think there…

Talent Tip #161: Advice for Creating a Buzz-worthy Resume (Part 2)

April 23, 2024

Welcome back to the grand finale of our two-part series on crafting a buzz-worthy resume.

By now, you likely know that Oppenheimer was the big winner at this year’s Oscars, taking home 7 statues, including the coveted award for Best Picture.

So what does it take to create not just an Oscar-worthy, but a Best Picture-worthy resume? As the orchestra cues up for the thrilling conclusion, let’s dive into our remaining tips.

Editing Precision: In the world of cinema, editors arrange…

Talent Tip #160: Advice for Creating a Buzz-worthy Resume (Part I)

February 20, 2024

If you pay attention to entertainment news, you’re well aware that Hollywood is gearing up for another thrilling television and film awards season. But if you’re anything like us, you’ve only seen a fraction of nominated films up for the big, buzz-worthy, awards and also much prefer the good-natured fun of the Golden Raspberry (aka Razzie) awards, which are given out to the worst movies/actors of the year.

So while we’re not qualified to comment on who should…

Talent Tip #159: Airing of Application Grievances: Holiday Lessons For Job Seekers

December 13, 2023

The Talent Market Team

Pour the eggnog and erect the Festivus pole – it’s time for our annual Airing of the Application Grievances!

Now, before we jump in, keep in mind that the ladies of Talent Market see a sleigh full of job applications each year (4,000+ this year!). That means we see thousands of reasons for people to land on Santa’s Nice List…and just as many (if not more) for them to end up on the Naughty…

Talent Tip #158: Lessons From the Roller Coaster: A Job Seeker’s Advice for Job Seekers

November 20, 2023

Bailey Drouant

Is it just me or does job hunting feel like a roller coaster ride?

It takes you from the build-up of painstakingly updating your resume and meticulously tailoring cover letters, to the anxiety-inducing anticipation of interviews, to the lows of getting the dreaded “we went in another direction” email, to the highs of getting a coveted job offer. Whew. There’s a reason people throw up on roller coasters, ya know.

Not too long ago, I…

Talent Tips: Applying for Jobs