Jobs
Sep 04, 2019
When it comes to interviewing, the unfortunate truth is that the rules of fairness and objectivity don’t always evenly apply to all people in all situ...
Jobs
Aug 07, 2019
Attention teachers: are you on the job hunt trail and want to make sure that you’re as successful on interviews as you are in the classroom? The truth...
Jobs
Apr 09, 2019
At some point in your career, you’re going to have an awkward interview moment. It may be something you say; it may be coming from the interviewer; it...
Jobs
Mar 21, 2019
Sometimes it’s all too apparent when a job interview hasn’t gone well—maybe there’s a cringeworthy statement you wish you could take back, or an icy g...
Jobs
Jan 22, 2019
It’s interview day. You’ve worked on your handshake, your eye contact, your head-to-toe professional outfit. You know your resume backwards and forwar...
Jobs
Dec 30, 2018
Making resolutions each January is the easy part. Sticking to them beyond, say, February, that’s the tricky part. It’s not necessarily the goals thems...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Nov 01, 2018
OLEAN — Cattaraugus County will begin accepting applications for the 2018-2019 Home Energy Assistance Program — HEAP — beginning Nov. 13. New York res...
Jobs
Sep 19, 2018
Attention men: do you know the modern rules to dress for success? Times have changed, and with them the guidelines for dressing for job interviews hav...
Jobs
Aug 27, 2018
When you’re prepping for a job interview, you are trying to play defense before the other team is even on the field. Before you shake hands, sit down,...
Jobs
Aug 06, 2018
In the course of your job search, you’ve probably come across someone who talks about how they lucked into some great opportunity, clicked with an int...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Aug 02, 2018
FRANKLINVILLE — For the second time in less than a year, a local school district in need of a superintendent has turned to Mark Ward. Ward, a familiar...
Jobs
Jul 16, 2018
Sometimes the most obvious interview questions are the toughest. You prep and prep for the job of your dreams and do all the right things—meticulously...
Jobs
Jun 08, 2018
As the adage goes, “to err is human.” Mistakes and bias are built into the human condition. We can try our very best to maintain objectivity, but more...
Jobs
Jun 06, 2018
In today’s job search, a lot of things have been automated or digitized. Your resume is now a PDF that can be sent anywhere in the world at a moment’s...
Jobs
Mar 29, 2018
If you work in HR, you know how important it is to place real value on the hiring process—but does the company you work for feel the same way? Althoug...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
Mar 27, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking to get ahead in President Donald Trump's Washington? Borrow his media playbook. With suggestive statements, cryptic tweets, ...
Jobs
Mar 14, 2018
You’re in a job interview, and have been rocking all the usual questions that come your way. What’s your five-year plan? Tell me about your last job. ...
Jobs
Mar 09, 2018
It’s the moment of truth—you’re on the job hunt and have landed an interview and it’s going well. You’re making a great impression on the person you’r...
Local News, News
June 14, 2025
OLEAN — The first protest Nevin Oliphant took part in was in 1967 in Los Angeles. He was a young teenager protesting the Vietnam War. In 2025 his caus...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Cathy Briggs, memorial service OLEAN — A memorial service for Cathy Briggs will be held Thursday (June 19, 2025) at Guenther Funeral Home, 1303 E. Sta...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
William S. Clemens ALLEGANY — William S. “Bill” Clemens, 74, of Allegany, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, surround...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
John R. Cornwall, loving husband, father and brother FREEDOM — John R. Cornwall, 75, of Freedom, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at his home, su...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Dennis L. Holliday, loving husband, father and grandfather LIMESTONE — Dennis L. Holliday, of Nichols Run Road, passed away Tuesday (June 10, 2025). D...
