As we head into the steamy summer months, we’re getting ready to tackle the hot topics on job searching, life at work and career development Here are a few questions we’re thinking about for upcoming posts:

  • Does the length of your resume actually matter? We’re seeing some resumes as short as 140 characters — and others that seem to carry on endlessly. Is there really a sweet spot?
  • How do you follow up with employers? You’ve sent in your resume, and now it’s time to wait for a response. Or is it? What’s the best way to be proactive with your job search and get through to the right people?
  • Should you say you’re pregnant? You’re about to get hired and haven’t yet mentioned — nor is it necessarily obvious from your physical appearance — that you’ll need to go on maternity leave in a few months. Are you obligated or expected to speak up?
  • Why shouldn’t you work remotely? Here’s what Seth Godin wrote in a recent blog post: “It’s hard for me to see why you’d bother having someone come all the way to an office just to sit in a cube and type.” Factor in the tools and technology that allow us to work just as well from our living rooms or the local coffee shop as we could from company headquarters, along with record-breaking prices at the gas pump, and we’re wondering the same thing.

We’ll be posing these and other questions to job seekers, community members, employers and voices from the blogosophere throughout the summer, and we’ll report back on what they’re telling us.

But we want to hear from you, too. What burning on-the-job and get-the-job questions are on your mind? Leave us a comment below.

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