This is the fourth of five installments of “How to Get an Academic Job,” a new guide on the tenure-track search from our Career Talk columnists. Previously the series explored “How to Manage Your ...

Ryan Jenkins, pictured above on Dec. 10, 2025, is the economic development coordinator for the city of Fairview Heights, Illinois. He encountered a rocky road on the path to finding a job. In July, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rachel Wells is a writer who covers leadership, AI, and upskilling. If you've been out of the job search game for a while and only ...

Economists and career coaches agree: Recent college graduates should expect to work harder and longer to land their first job out of college. The total number of new jobs created in 2025 has trended ...

Entering the job market as a recent graduate is an exciting milestone, but it can also be overwhelming. With millions of similarly qualified candidates competing for a limited number of roles, a ...

A December 2023 survey by Intelligent.com has unveiled a surprising trend among recent college graduates: one in five (19%) employers report that candidates have brought a parent to their job ...

Nobody enjoys interviews. That’s the long and the short of it. Whether you’re a new graduate who doesn’t know what to expect, a career changer looking for something new, or have been out of work for a ...

Hope springs eternal—except for many college graduates prepping to enter an unsteady job market rife with contradictions. Hailey Washington, a senior majoring in marketing at Drexel University in ...

As a long-time observer of hiring trends, I’m increasingly concerned about the career prospects of graduate students and postdocs in the next few years. This will very likely be the worst job market ...

Showing enthusiasm in a job interview can be the make-or-break factor in getting that position. In fact, nearly 47% of hiring managers say a candidate’s keen interest in the job is the most important ...

What happens when the traditional launchpad for careers starts to crumble? For recent graduates, this isn’t just a hypothetical question, it’s a harsh reality. The once-reliable pipeline of ...

Recent college graduates are likely to feel the brunt of a tighter labor market first, as employers tamp down on new hiring, and workers who might have left hug their jobs. According to an August ...