A good résumé and cover letter are no longer enough. These are the creative ways job seekers are getting to the front of the line.

The US economy seems OK on the surface. GDP growth has been north of 3% for the last two quarters, and conditions in the ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Before You Write a Cover Letter for a Nonfaculty Job, Try This Exercise

For a Ph.D., writing cover letters for nonacademic jobs — letters that explain how your skills and experience make you a good fit — can be difficult and frustrating. That isn’t because Ph.D.s have no ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Can a job offer letter be pulled?

DEAR JOYCE: A company that seemed anxious to hire me sent an offer letter two days ago. Today an HR person emailed me withdrawing the offer. Can they do that? – E.U. Thanks to state laws, case ...
New York Post

Pioneering stuntwoman, 70, receives job letter 48 years after applying: ‘It means so much to me’

UK resident Tiki Hodson, 70, received a returned job application letter as a stunt motorcyclist 48 years after she sent it. Courtesy Tizi Hodson She dared to dream. A former stuntwoman in the UK has ...
Seattle Times

Abraham Lincoln letter seeking job for Black friend and valet now on display at presidential museum

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The short, handwritten note is a typical letter of reference for a man seeking a job. But the author is the president of the United States. It is also 1861, and the job seeker ...

Brian Kelly's lawyers send LSU letter saying school 'made it nearly impossible' for him to find new job

LSU claims they have yet to formally terminate Kelly's contract, which Kelly says is keeping him from entering the job market ...