# Career Advice Journal

Our journal for the latest careers and workplace advice, CV and job search tips, recruitment and hiring advice, and leadership insights.

### Career advice:

[CV Help & Tips](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/cv.md) [Job Seeking](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/job-seeking.md) [Career Development](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/career-development.md) [Pay & Benefits](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/money-legal.md) [Productivity](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/productivity.md)

### Recruiter advice:

[Recruitment](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/recruitment.md) [Staff Retention](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/staff-retention.md) [Hiring Process](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/hiring-process.md) [Interview Questions](https://jobicy.com/tools/interview-question.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/09/2985fcfd-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/130760-will-web3-really-create-new-jobs-or-is-it-a-scam.md) Matt Semon  Share [Will Web3 Really Create New Jobs or Is It a Scam?](https://jobicy.com/blog/130760-will-web3-really-create-new-jobs-or-is-it-a-scam.md)

Are we on the cusp of a job creation boom not seen since the dawn of the internet itself, or is this just the most elaborate, technically sophisticated game?

[Career Development](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/career-development.md) [Job Seeking](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/job-seeking.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/09/f262e0b1-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/130748-cobra-benefits-what-happens-to-your-health-insurance-after-leaving-a-job.md) Joshua Ward  Share [COBRA Benefits: What Happens to Your Health Insurance After Leaving a Job](https://jobicy.com/blog/130748-cobra-benefits-what-happens-to-your-health-insurance-after-leaving-a-job.md)

If your income is low because you just lost your job, your subsidy could be large. You might find a plan for a fraction of the COBRA cost. You must explore this.

[Pay and Benefits](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/money-legal.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/09/915c85c6-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/130685-if-job-ads-were-honest-a-translation-guide.md) Victoire Boucher  Share [If Job Ads Were Honest: A Translation Guide](https://jobicy.com/blog/130685-if-job-ads-were-honest-a-translation-guide.md)

We learn to read between the lines. We treat job ads not as statements of fact, but as the opening move in a very long, very strategic game of chess.

[Job Seeking](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/job-seeking.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/09/543efc0f-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/130680-5-small-things-that-can-ruin-your-job-application.md) Victoire Boucher  Share [5 Small Things That Can Ruin Your Job Application](https://jobicy.com/blog/130680-5-small-things-that-can-ruin-your-job-application.md)

These little things, they’re not really about the things themselves. They are clues that tell a story about your professionalism, your attention to detail.

[Job Seeking](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/job-seeking.md) [Tips and Tricks](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/tips-und-tricks.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/09/ed51ef36-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/130677-the-one-question-you-should-always-ask-at-the-end-of-an-interview.md) Joshua Ward  Share [The One Question You Should Always Ask at the End of an Interview](https://jobicy.com/blog/130677-the-one-question-you-should-always-ask-at-the-end-of-an-interview.md)

The interview is the only time you hold any real power. You are a valuable asset they are considering acquiring. Once you sign the contract, that power dynamic flips.

[Hiring Process](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/hiring-process.md) [Job Seeking](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/job-seeking.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/08/35b722f9-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/130582-how-to-stay-motivated-when-youre-job-hunting-for-months.md) Ines Martínez  Share [How to Stay Motivated When You’re Job Hunting for Months](https://jobicy.com/blog/130582-how-to-stay-motivated-when-youre-job-hunting-for-months.md)

Long-shot jobs? Ambitious titles? Companies I’d never heard of? Apply, apply, apply. It was a way to turn that helpless, angry energy into action, even if it was chaotic.

[Job Seeking](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/job-seeking.md) [Productivity](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/productivity.md) [![Unnamed](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/08/40059e94-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/130501-the-loneliest-part-of-remote-work-nobody-talks-about.md) Matt Semon  Share [The Loneliest Part of Remote Work Nobody Talks About](https://jobicy.com/blog/130501-the-loneliest-part-of-remote-work-nobody-talks-about.md)

One of the biggest lies we tell ourselves is that remote work is all about productivity. And yeah, I guess it can be. You can get a lot done when there’s no one there to interrupt you.

[Productivity](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/productivity.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/08/b02cfe6f-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/130225-remote-jobs-are-not-always-remote-heres-the-truth.md) Joshua Ward  Share [Remote Jobs Are Not Always Remote — Here’s the Truth](https://jobicy.com/blog/130225-remote-jobs-are-not-always-remote-heres-the-truth.md)

The truth is hard. Most remote jobs are not fully remote. They are a new model of work. A model of controlled flexibility. It has its benefits. It has its costs.

[Career Development](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/career-development.md) [Tips and Tricks](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/tips-und-tricks.md)
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## Remote Talent Community

Hire remote talent or be hired for any job, anywhere!

[Post a Job ›](https://jobicy.com/hire.md)[Post a CV ›](https://jobicy.com/new-cv.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/08/377e29f8-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/130149-the-ultimate-checklist-before-submitting-your-resume.md) Ines Martínez  Share [The Ultimate Checklist Before Submitting Your Resume](https://jobicy.com/blog/130149-the-ultimate-checklist-before-submitting-your-resume.md)

Your resume isn’t a history of your life. It’s a marketing document. And the product is you—your skills, your accomplishments, your potential.

[CV Help & Tips](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/cv.md) [Job Seeking](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/job-seeking.md) [Tips and Tricks](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/tips-und-tricks.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/08/0742f190-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/130066-do-cover-letters-still-matter-in-2025.md) Matt Semon  Share [Do Cover Letters Still Matter in 2025?](https://jobicy.com/blog/130066-do-cover-letters-still-matter-in-2025.md)

It’s your chance to prove you’re not a robot, especially now that—let’s be honest—many people are probably using AI to write their first drafts.

[Job Seeking](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/job-seeking.md) [Productivity](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/productivity.md) [Tips and Tricks](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/tips-und-tricks.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/08/8f996d94-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/129911-weird-but-true-interview-stories-from-real-candidates.md) Joshua Ward  Share [Weird but True Job Interview Stories From Real Candidates](https://jobicy.com/blog/129911-weird-but-true-interview-stories-from-real-candidates.md)

The inbox filled up. Not with stories of professional hurdles, but with scenes of pure, uncut strangeness. A collection of moments so bizarre they had to be true.

[Job Seeking](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/job-seeking.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/08/1a44c6ff-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/129882-10-things-only-remote-workers-will-understand.md) Matt Semon  Share [10 Things Only Remote Workers Will Understand](https://jobicy.com/blog/129882-10-things-only-remote-workers-will-understand.md)

It’s a strange new world, this work-from-home life. A glorious, chaotic, pajama-clad frontier. And if you’re living it, you know some truths to be self-evident.

[Jobs](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/jobs.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/08/568f0034-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/129833-how-to-negotiate-salary-without-feeling-awkward.md) Matt Semon  Share [How to Negotiate Salary Without Feeling Awkward](https://jobicy.com/blog/129833-how-to-negotiate-salary-without-feeling-awkward.md)

Your goal isn’t to squeeze every last penny out of them until they’re weeping into their spreadsheets. Your goal is to find a number that makes you both happy.

[Career Development](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/career-development.md) [Pay and Benefits](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/money-legal.md) [Tips and Tricks](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/tips-und-tricks.md)