Effective mentoring is a valuable but often overlooked method.

Companies such as Walmart and Delta Air Lines and Maryland’s state government have reduced requirements for some positions and shifted their focus to skills.

A study of 51 million job postings shows a trend of companies moving away from degree requirements for many roles.

More than 70 million Americans have some sort of criminal or arrest record. For many, that can prevent them from passing a background check and getting a job. Amna Nawaz profiles one woman’s fight to overcome her past, and prove herself at one of the biggest tech companies in the world. It’s part of our Searching for Justice series, which looks at the challenges after incarceration. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe

Joan Williams

Is it time to rethink the way we assess job applicants?

An abrupt change of heart after saying yes to a job can have career repercussions years later. Here’s how to navigate this delicate decision.

With over 70 real cops, the police band, police cats, helicopters, and stunts we’re here to encourage a range of New Zealanders to join our team. We want our...

How vocabulary and imagery can attract or deter female jobseekers

Amazon and Google discovered what the most innovative employees have in common is not how well they did at a prestige college.

Find brilliant people in unusual places.

John Cassidy on “Will College Pay Off?,” by Peter Cappelli, and the dwindling economic returns of a higher education.

Excellent show on college recruiting, college career centers, and employer strategy.