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Vault’s Careers Blog covers working world news and trends, with advice and strategies for modern careerists. Careers Blog contributors advise on everything from cover letters to exit interviews, with an ear to the ground on recruiting trends, unemployment numbers, and the ever changing job market.

Contributors have included:

  • Cathy Vandewater: Cathy is an associate producer for Vault.com. A writer, editor, and serial intern, she holds a BFA in Writing from Pratt Institute.
  • Phil Stott: Phil Stott is currently Vault's consulting editor.  Originally from Scotland, he has lived in Eastern Europe, Asia, and the U.S., and has worked in fields such as consumer banking, education, and journalism.

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Vault Launches Redesigned Website

Published: Thursday, May 30, 2013

On May 31st, Vault.com launched the first significant redesign of its website in more than four years. Along with a new look, the redesigned site provides a better overall user experience and expands the depth and breadth of Vault.com’s existing content. The [...] Read More >>

8 Ways to Take Control of Your Career--At Work

Published: Tuesday, March 19, 2013

By Sean Conrad, Halogen Software We often think of switching jobs as one of the best ways to advance our careers. And while that may be true—a new job does often offer new opportunities to learn and develop, take on greater responsibilities, move up the [...] Read More >>

How to Change Careers: A Hop, a Skip and a Jump

Published: Thursday, March 14, 2013

The New York Times recently reported on a shifting dynamic in how companies are finding employees: a significantly higher reliance on internal referrals, and a further retreat from applications submitted through online job boards such as Monster.com and [...] Read More >>

3 Tips for Using Social Media in Your Job Search

Published: Tuesday, March 12, 2013

As a modern day career counselor, nothing is more fascinating to me than the opportunities that social media can give job seekers. Any of these online networking sites can lead to internship and job opportunities if you do it right. And when you’re doing [...] Read More >>

Stressed? Be Kind to Your Coworkers

Published: Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Feeling extra short lately? You might blame it on the dreary weather, your bosses' bad mood, or too much work on your plate. But whatever you do, don't take it out on people at the office. Studies have shown that bad behavior is contagious, and, like [...] Read More >>

6 Interview Questions Designed to Make You Blank Out

Published: Thursday, February 21, 2013

Business Insider posted a list of 13 popular Wall Street Interview questions specially designed to make job seekers "stutter." Ranging from trick questions to brain teasers to out-of-left-fielders, we selected a few of the toughest queries—along with [...] Read More >>

What Is a Digital Resume—and Do You Need One?

Published: Friday, February 15, 2013

by Juliana Weiss-Roessler A statistic came out a few years ago about how the first thing 70 percent of people do when looking for local businesses is fire up their browsers and head online to do a search. Pretty amazing, right? Not too long ago, Googling [...] Read More >>

The Results Are In: Vault's 2013 Office Romance Survey

Published: Thursday, February 14, 2013

Don't have a valentine? You might want to cozy up to the next cubicle. Not only are half of your coworkers doing it, but according to Vault.com's 2013 Office Romance Survey, most people are okay with it too! Majority rules: 56% of survey takers have had [...] Read More >>

Keeping an Office Romance AND Your Job: 8 Questions to Ask

Published: Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Plus: real input from people who have been there! February has rolled around, and that brings the mid-month occurrence we're all hot and bothered about: the release of Vault's annual Office Romance survey! Just kidding: we mean Valentine's Day! (But also [...] Read More >>

Stretch Yourself: 4 Career Development Tips

Published: Monday, February 04, 2013

Many who are new to the working world arrive there from a path that has been shaped by many "guides." These include high school counselors, college career services professionals, and even parental input into career options and choices. Once you've landed [...] Read More >>

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