It’s really not surprising that, in the midst of a pandemic that has most of the country–and parts of the world–effectively shut down, Netflix is having a very good quarter. Few companies are better ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Kurt Schlosser on Mar 14, 2016 at 11 ...

Consulting firms still place a high value on cover letters to showcase skills not on a resume. Heather Kristan, head of talent at Altman Solon, looks for specificity and interpersonal skills. Kristan ...

Retiring from your career is a monumental moment. You may have worked with the same company for decades or held similar roles for years, building up to this rewarding milestone. While retiring is a ...

In an age when an increasing number of employees ghost their employers, the resignation letter has become a long-lost art. For the uninitiated, “ghosting” is when an employee just decides they’re not ...

Sociologist Andrew Whitehead started a Twitter thread some months ago detailing his take on various stages of the academic job market. For the cover letter, he gave excellent advice. He suggested ...

A letter of employment is a formal document employers provide to verify an employee’s current employment status. It contains essential details such as the employee’s name, position, salary and length ...

Portrait of Jane Baillie Carlyle (formerly Jane Baillie Welsh), circa 1845. For centuries, biographers have been able to rely on a priceless resource when it comes to 18th, 19th and 20th century ...

Many employees consider benefits packages a major incentive for working with a particular company. Anytime those benefits change significantly, whether it’s because a company switches benefits ...