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Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

Woman reports on job application for being hybrid instead of fully remote

Job Report

‘I report them so often’: Job-hunter doesn’t get the role. So she reports employer on Indeed for ‘lying’

Jobseeker says companies are weeding out ‘undesirables’ with new identity-based questions

Job Application Questions

‘These questions are ILLEGAL’: Jobseeker says companies are weeding out ‘undesirables’ with new identity-based questions

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Job-hunter finally gets offered a role. They tell her she has to do 18 hours of training unpaid

Free Labor

‘Without a pay? Nope’: Job-hunter finally gets offered a role. They tell her she has to do 18 hours of training unpaid

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Job-seeker shares how she tricks employers into giving her an interview

Easy Job Application

‘I got a voicemail from a manager’: Job-seeker shares how she tricks employers into giving her an interview

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‘You think I haven’t tried every tactic?’: Job seeker who applied to 1,400 jobs shares why you shouldn’t give advice to unemployed friends

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Job seeker finds application for a sheriff on Indeed

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‘I got an interview to be a game show host’: Job seeker finds job posting for a sheriff on Indeed, considers applying

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘We all need to start sending these responses’: Job candidate shares how to respond to company asking for free work as part of interview process

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

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‘I still don’t know what happened’: Worker says she got hired and fired within 5 days. They told her they’re going to ‘continue their search’

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Career experts says you should never leave specific dates on your resume. Here’s why

Resume Dates

‘Algorithms and antiquated HR thinking’: Career experts says you should never leave specific dates on your resume. Here’s why

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