Candidate Resources

The KNF&T Staffing Resources team has compiled useful articles for our job seeker candidates, filled with tips, advice, and best practices to help make your job search a successful one.

Lateral Career Moves

Lateral Career Moves

Conventional wisdom sells the idea that if you’re not moving up, then you’re stagnating. So you’re looking for something new, a job that’s ‘above’...

Who are your accidental mentors?

Who are your accidental mentors?

Throughout our lives we’re often reminded of the importance of mentors and how they can influence our success. When asked who our greatest mentors...

How to Say No at Work (By Saying Yes)

How to Say No at Work (By Saying Yes)

Saying “no” at work is hard. You know the reasons it’s important to say no, but you want to feel like a team player, or your boss asked you, or just...

The Zen Art of Job Searching

The Zen Art of Job Searching

You’re good enough, you’re smart enough, and gosh darn it, people like you. If you’re not an old-school Saturday Night Live fan, that line probably...

Writing a Great Cover Letter

Writing a Great Cover Letter

Job-seekers spend a lot of time crafting their resumes, but may underestimate the importance of a good cover letter. Unlike resumes, which have...

Tips for Conquering a Job Fair

Tips for Conquering a Job Fair

Career fairs offer a lot to job seekers – recruiters, workshops, information sessions, networking events. Because of their large scale and social...

Giraffe Language

Giraffe Language

Giraffes barely make noise (or so my son told me after zoo day at school) so when I first read about “giraffe language,” I was intrigued. Coined by...

Why You Should Start Over-Sharing at Work

When Yvonne’s boss asked her to meet with a potential client about co-sponsoring a conference, she was happy to do it. She researched his company,...

Giving Better Presentations at Work

Giving Better Presentations at Work

So you’ve been asked to give a presentation at work. It’s rare that we get training in how to present – and that can make the thought of it...

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