Alison Doyle

Alison Doyle is one of the industry's most highly-regarded career experts, with many years of experience in career development, human resources, job hunting strategies, workplace success, and hiring. Alison is the former career expert for The Balance, and the founder of Career Tool Belt and the Career Connections newsletter. She's the author of Alison Doyle's Job Search Guidebook, Internet Your Way to a New Job: How to Really Find a Job Online, and the About Guide to Job Searching, and she has been quoted extensively in major online and print publications.

Free Career Quizzes for Teens

Free Career Quizzes for Teens

Are you a student thinking about what type of job you might like or what careers would be interesting to work in? These free online career quizzes are designed for teens and stude

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  • January 30, 2023
How To Complete a Job Application

How To Complete a Job Application

Review a list of the information required to complete a job application, get personal worksheets you can use to organize the details, get sample job application forms, and learn ho

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  • January 23, 2023
How To Handle the New Job Jitters

How To Handle the New Job Jitters

Are you starting a new job? Here's how to handle new job jitters, plan your first week of work, and start your new role smoothly and stress-free.

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  • January 19, 2023
Best Tips for Updating Your Resume

Best Tips for Updating Your Resume

Tips for updating a resume, including what to add and delete, how to edit, and how to ensure you have an updated version of your resume ready to apply for jobs.

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  • January 19, 2023
When Do Employees Get Breaks at Work?

When Do Employees Get Breaks at Work?

What you need to know about breaks from work, when employees get breaks, how breaks are compensated, and examples of state law and company policies regulating break time.

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  • January 17, 2023
12 Things Not To Do When Networking

12 Things Not To Do When Networking

Review 12 tips for what not to do when you're networking to grow your career, plus get advice for how to network successfully when you're job searching.

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  • January 17, 2023
When Do Employees Get Paid Sick Leave?

When Do Employees Get Paid Sick Leave?

Federal and state laws that provide employees with paid sick leave, company policies on sick leave, and guidelines for paid (and unpaid) sick leave in the workplace.

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  • January 17, 2023