Employees Ask | How many years of work history should I have on my resume?
No matter how long you’ve been in the workforce, Top Applicant offers resources to help anyone promote career success. When figuring out how many years of work history should be on a resume, our experts recommend considering these top concepts. Time vs. Talent For those early in their career, you may feel tempted to put […]
Top Applicant’s Cheat Sheet for Successful Side Hustlers
One of the fastest-growing sectors of jobs for career builders are side hustles. From running your own business to clocking into a 5-9 after your 9-5, the hustles may be different, but the rules of engagement remain the same. Top Applicant shares some realities you should consider before signing up for a side hustle. Check […]
Employees Ask: How can I explain gaps in my employment history?
One of the biggest elephants in the room in many interviews aren’t related to what’s on the resume, but instead about what’s missing! Many modern career builders ask us how to explain gaps in employment. To make things easier, Top Applicant is sharing how you can mind the gaps in your resume with confidence! Step […]
Minding the Gap | How to Handle Career Gaps
Throughout any career journey, it’s perfectly normal to have a few weeks, or even months, between jobs. But if those months turn into years, many employers see a longer career gap as a red flag. To help on both sides of the hiring equation, Top Applicant is taking a look at how employers and employees […]
What’s Your Workplace Culture?
With hundreds of thousands of different employers and industries operating all at once, different personalities come together from all walks of life in the name of productivity. So what’s the culture of your company like? Top Applicant is going beyond the blue jeans on Friday and the occasional pizza party from HR to show the […]
Employees Ask: Where can introverts find the best jobs?
Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to be a social butterfly to build a great career! If you’d rather spend your Friday nights curled up with a good movie or book, the best jobs for introverts are just a few clicks away! So what should you look for in your next position? Top Applicant […]
3 Aspects of Effective Communication at Work
What’s one thing that most people could use more of at work and in life? Effective communication at the workplace is just as important as effective communication at home! However, Top Applicant is focused on helping you elevate your habits on the job, not while dealing with in-laws. We’re taking an in-depth look at 3 […]
Pausing to Rethink Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
In the 2006 film Click, Adam Sandler stumbles upon a remote that can pause, fast forward, and rewind reality to the current time. Sandler’s movie is just a fun, sci-fi romp, but wouldn’t it be nice if you could hit pause to reach the best conflict resolution for problems at work? From entry-level employees to […]
4 Pillars of Effective Communication at Work
Whether you think about them or not, so many intricacies go into how we work well with others. In any job, effective collaboration between every team member helps things get done. To level up your occupational communication, Top Applicant encourages you to consider the following aspects of effective interactions! Facts First things first, make sure […]
Soft Skills for the Next Generation of Leadership
As Top Applicant continues to develop our next generation hiring platform, we find that the people who help us build it share similar characteristics. The leaders shaping the future of hiring have 3 ordinary soft skills that make an extraordinary difference for teams in every field. Developing them takes years of practice, but luckily, our […]