Career Q&A: How much padding on my resume is too much?

Advice on how to best position the contents of your resume to help you in your job search.

M is for mentor

This article describes why mentoring can be helpful at any stage of your career.

A day in the life: Human resources director

This profile describes what it’s like to work as a Human Resources Director at a nonprofit organization.

Salaries and nonprofits: It should be a living

Are nonprofit employees paid too much? Or not enough?

Career Q&A: Insecure interviewers

Advice on what to do when your interviewer appears to be more nervous that you.

Setting out as a freelancer: Is it right for you?

People leave work in the nonprofit sector to become freelancers for a variety of reasons. The variety of their stories is instructive for people considering making a similar leap to self-employment.

More education…or real-life experience? Finding the best route to your dream job

Will a sheaf of credentials impress your prospective boss, or is old-fashioned, in-the-trenches experience still the gold standard?

Career Q&A: The art of a great elevator speech

Get advice on how to prepare and practice your "elevator speech" and be ready to network at a moment's notice.

New beginnings: When to quit your job

Here is a suggested list of factors that may point to the need to get on with that next chapter in your professional career.

Governance Q&A: Board service while job searching

I was invited to sit on the board of directors for a charitable organization. I am looking for work in the charity sector, including this organization. Is it a conflict of interest for me to accept?