This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sarah Cate Patten, a 37-year-old digital marketing professional in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It has been edited for length and clarity. It's been a ...

You reviewed your resume, ensuring it was accurate and professionally presented. You wrote an incredible cover letter and jumped through every other job application hoop. Then the weeks tick by, and ...

After you press Submit on Ladders site, your resume is on its way, but you’re not done yet. There are steps you must take to improve the odds your application will result in a job. The job posting ...

Your credit score plays an important role in securing your mortgage. That's because lenders use it (alongside your credit report and other criteria) to determine how likely you are to repay your home ...

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When you click submit, your application will make its way through several steps before actually being downloaded into our application database. The application engine is a complicated one, but it ...

Social Security benefits are based on your income during your working years, so it's much easier to increase your benefit amount before you sign up. There are ways to boost your checks after applying ...

People often wonder why they never hear anything back after they hit ‘send’ on the email with a resume attached or on the on-line job application. If you’re very lucky, you might have a preliminary ...