A workplace is like an iceberg: there’s a whole lot going on beneath the surface that you can’t see. Restructuring. Comings and goings. Whole new departments materializing to deal with a new project.

Of course, we know that there is a difference between the letter we write to family and friends which we were taught in school to be informal, and the type that is expected from us when applying for a ...

You put on your best business attire, practiced your interview answers one more time, and sat down across the table from your potential new boss. After the interview, you probably feel a huge sense of ...

Linda Nordling is a freelance journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa. Unsolicited applications — commonly known as cold e-mails — can be a surprisingly powerful tool for landing a job in science.