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Generative AI tools, like ChatGPT or Claude, are powerful allies for streamlining research, improving your application materials, and helping you … [Read Story](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2025/04/leveraging-ai-in-your-first-job-search) Topics: [Job Seeker](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/job-seeker) [Featured](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/featured) [Career Management](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/career-management) [Career Services](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/career-services) [Students & Recent Grads](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/students-recent-grads) ## [Are You Ready for a Leadership Role? Four Questions to Ask Yourself](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2025/01/how-to-know-youre-ready-for-a-leadership-role) Posted on January 15, 2025 ![](https://blog.careershift.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pexels-photo-1367276-Sep-08-2025-03-20-20-3143-PM.jpg) pexels Nearly everyone, at some point in their career, will have to decide if they want to pursue a leadership role. However, many people focus their consideration on the wrong factors. Yes, leadership positions come with pay bumps, extra perks, and more prestigious titles. But to be … [Read Story](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2025/01/how-to-know-youre-ready-for-a-leadership-role) Topics: [Featured](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/featured) [Career Advice](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/career-advice) [Career Coaching](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/career-coaching) ## [3 Tips for Creating an Impressive Professional Portfolio or Website](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2023/09/cretaing-professional-portfolio-or-website) Posted on September 19, 2023 ![](https://blog.careershift.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/hal-gatewood-weRQAu9TA-A-unsplash.jpg) Photo by Hal Gatewood on Unsplash Thanks to rapidly advancing technology over the last few decades, you have access to more jobs and job search resources than could have possibly been imagined before the turn of the last century. Employers now get a better idea of which applicants are … [Read Story](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2023/09/cretaing-professional-portfolio-or-website) Topics: [Job Seeker](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/job-seeker) [Featured](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/featured) ## [4 Things to Consider Before Switching College Majors](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2018/09/switching-college-majors) Posted on September 17, 2018 ![](https://blog.careershift.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/sergio-souza-707239-unsplash-Sep-08-2025-02-59-52-1913-PM.jpg) Photo by sergio souza on Unsplash Within three years of initial enrollment, about 30 percent of undergraduates in associate’s and bachelor’s degree programs who declared a major had changed it at least once, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Education. The same study foun … [Read Story](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2018/09/switching-college-majors) Topics: [Job Seeker](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/job-seeker) [Featured](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/featured) [Students & Recent Grads](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/students-recent-grads) ## [Take Control of Your Career Before You Start the Job Search](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2017/09/take-control-your-career-before-job-search) Posted on September 18, 2017 ![](https://blog.careershift.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/startup-photos-1-Sep-08-2025-03-02-55-9136-PM.jpg) Pexels Determining whether or not to shift careers is challenging. Even if you aren’t content in your current role, there are many benefits of remaining with the company rather than embarking on a new job search. Before making any move, you should first determine whether it’s better f … [Read Story](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2017/09/take-control-your-career-before-job-search) Topics: [Job Seeker](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/job-seeker) [Featured](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/featured) [Career Advice](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/career-advice) ## [Red Flags: How Career Counselors Can Improve Job Seeker Interviews](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2017/09/effective-job-interviews-begin-career-counselors) Posted on September 4, 2017 ![](https://blog.careershift.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pexels-photo-288477.jpg) Thomas is an interview pro. He says all the right things and gives the impression that he knows his stuff. In fact, when Thomas gets job interviews, he gets the jobs. The trouble is, Thomas usually quits or is fired after only a few weeks. His lack of skills and experience were masked … [Read Story](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2017/09/effective-job-interviews-begin-career-counselors) Topics: [Featured](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/featured) [Career Counseling](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/career-counseling) [Career Coaching](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/career-coaching) ## [Problem Filling Job Vacancies? This is Why.](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2017/08/why-youre-not-filling-job-vacancies) Posted on August 21, 2017 pexels Even in the current politically charged climate, unemployment remains low. Since the recession, job seekers have been landing positions as quickly as employers have been creating them. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of May 2017, the unemployment rate s … [Read Story](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2017/08/why-youre-not-filling-job-vacancies) Topics: [Job Seeker](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/job-seeker) [Employers](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/employers) [Featured](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/featured) [Career Advice](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/career-advice) ## [4 Ways to Boost Employee Engagement with Team Celebrations](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2017/05/boost-employee-engagement-with-celebrations) Posted on May 1, 2017 pixabay Something as simple as pie can be the trick to boosting employee engagement. In fact, Frame USA created an internal program allowing employees to purchase pies to then participate in ‘pieing’ their manager in the face. The organization expected to raise money for charity, but … [Read Story](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2017/05/boost-employee-engagement-with-celebrations) Topics: [Employers](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/employers) [Featured](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/featured) ## [Fired Employees: Four Solutions For Helping Them Transition](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2017/02/heres-four-methods-helping-fired-employee-transition-to-next-career) Posted on February 27, 2017 ![](https://blog.careershift.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/reflection-1703864_1280-4.jpg) pixabay [Read Story](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2017/02/heres-four-methods-helping-fired-employee-transition-to-next-career) Topics: [Job Seeker](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/job-seeker) [Employers](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/employers) [Featured](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/featured) ## [Freelancers: Here’s Three Simple Ways to Get the Career You Want](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2017/02/freelancers-three-simple-ways-get-career-you-want) Posted on February 13, 2017 ![](https://blog.careershift.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/art-1868562_1280-Sep-08-2025-02-53-00-3616-PM.jpg) pixabay Jennifer Faulkner, a marketing manager at Proposify, is the perfect example of why a freelance creative might want to make the jump to “nine-to-five” employment. Jennifer was a six-year freelance veteran who’d been working at Proposify for almost two years before she detailed … [Read Story](https://blog.careershift.com/blog/2017/02/freelancers-three-simple-ways-get-career-you-want) Topics: [Job Seeker](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/job-seeker) [Featured](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/featured) [1](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/featured/page/1)[2](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/featured/page/2) - Recent - Topics Recent Topics - [Job Seeker (230)](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/job-seeker) - [Students & Recent Grads (97)](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/students-recent-grads) - [Career Services (70)](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/career-services) - [Employers (62)](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/employers) - [Career Advice (42)](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/career-advice) - [Career Coaching (42)](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/career-coaching) - [Career Management (37)](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/career-management) - [Interviewing (25)](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/interviewing) - [Featured (18)](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/featured) - [Career Counseling (16)](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/career-counseling) - [Alumni Resources (9)](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/alumni-resources) - [CareerShift News (8)](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/careershift-news) - [AI (6)](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/ai) - [Entrepreneurship (4)](https://blog.careershift.com/tag/entrepreneurship) See all #### ![careershift-by-springshare-color](https://blog.careershift.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos/careershift-by-springshare-color.png?width=240&height=60&name=careershift-by-springshare-color.png) Job Hunting & Career Management Solutions Toll Free: (800) 451-3160 Ext. 5 Products - [Careershift](https://www.careershift.com/research) - [Careershift Labor Market Hub](https://www.careershift.com/analytics) - [Careershift One](https://www.careershift.com/one) Solutions For... - [Schools](https://www.careershift.com/schools) - [Libraries](https://www.careershift.com/libraries) - [Organizations](https://www.careershift.com/organizations) - [Non-Profit](https://www.careershift.com/non-profit) - [Individuals](https://www.careershift.com/one) About - [Company](https://www.careershift.com/about) - [Testimonials](https://www.careershift.com/testimonials) - [FAQs](https://www.careershift.com/FAQ) - [Events](https://www.careershift.com/events) - [Blog](https://blog.careershift.com) - [Link to Us](https://www.careershift.com/link-to-us) [**Contact Us**](https://www.careershift.com/connect) [**Member Login**](https://careershift.com/intermediate) [**Springshare**](https://www.springshare.com/) © 2005-2026 Careershift. 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