When it comes to your job search, it’s important to take advantage of every opportunity. Each touch point with a hiring manager or recruiter is an additional way to sell yourself, reiterate your interest, and prove you’re the perfect match…
Stay up to date on Portland's job market Are you offering a competitive salary to your employees? Or are you curious what compensation is standard for your industry? Career satisfaction—and talent acquisition—starts with competitive job offers. The VanderHouwen Salary…
What does it mean to love your job? If you spend every work day daydreaming about moving to the Bahamas and becoming a barista, you probably don’t love your job. When you love your job, you enjoy coming in to…
Whether you're looking for a fresh start, jumpstarting your job hunt, setting goals for what’s ahead, or simply prepping for your annual review, it’s a contemplative time for job seekers and actively employed professionals alike. And there are plenty of…
This 2018 economic forecast is written by Portland Economist Christian Kaylor. Christian Kaylor is a Workforce Economist for the Oregon Employment Department, specializing in the Portland area. He provides data analysis and advice relating to the Portland economy to local…
Today’s workplaces are changing. More companies are making the shift to “modern” office spaces—which means open, collaborative workspaces, flexible work environments, etc.—to better accommodate the needs of their business and their employees. In fact, flexible work environments are in huge…
If you’re in a STEM field, you likely are intimately familiar with how rapidly technology evolves. Often, staying up-to-date on new advancements is necessary to remain competitive in your field—a task that can sometimes feel cumbersome to many professionals. But…
When was the last time you logged in to LinkedIn? If you only use LinkedIn to peruse job boards when you’re unemployed, it’s time to reconsider the platform. Not only is LinkedIn is a great way to nurture contacts, it’s…
Job seekers, especially tech candidates, get approached by recruiters all the time. And when your inbox is flooded with impersonal, salesy messages from strangers about jobs you’ve never heard of, it can feel easy to distrust a recruiter. But recruiters…
It can be really easy to feel overwhelmed with all the moving parts of a job search. Customizing your resume, drafting cover letters, filling out forms in application portals, scheduling interviews, sending follow up notes to hiring managers—all these tasks…