Career Success Library

Career Search Strategies

To start your job search, you need to locate the jobs! In this section discover helpful tips for both active and passive job seeking. From networking to capitalizing on industry events, there are numerous ways to uncover open and potential job opportunities. You will also find some great hints on making the most of AgCareers.com, your number one tool for finding jobs in the agriculture industry.

Search Library

Mastering Salary and Total Compensation: A Guide for Job Seekers

Alex Nicolescu
May 21, 2025
Newsletter Article

Understanding salary isn't just about the number on your paycheck—it’s about knowing your value, negotiating with confidence, and recognizing the full scope of compensation. From base pay to benefits and workplace perks, this guide helps job seekers and professionals navigate every step of the compensation conversation.

Six Things to Consider Before Accepting a Counteroffer

De Lacy Executive Recruitment
May 20, 2025
Newsletter Article

If you have tried to obtain more money, a new title, a better work schedule, or time off prior to putting in your two weeks notice, then the counteroffer is being offered solely to benefit the employer. If it was sincere, it would have been offered when you asked for those things initially.

Job Hopping: Advancement Opportunity or Red Flag?

Bonnie Johnson
February 11, 2025
Newsletter Article

Is job hopping still a red flag? Discover how changing jobs for career growth, better compensation, and more flexibility is shifting employer perspectives. Find out more!

Begin your journey as an agriculture and life science leader with Virginia Tech’s 100% online master’s program!

Virginia Tech OMALS
January 16, 2025
Career Guide Article

Advance your career with Virginia Tech’s Online Master of Agricultural and Life Sciences (OMALS) program. Tailored for busy professionals, this flexible, 100% online degree offers concentrations in areas like agribusiness, animal behavior, and environmental science. Learn from expert faculty and earn the same accredited degree as on-campus students, all while balancing your career and personal life.

Bonnie Johnson
November 25, 2024
Newsletter Article

Apply to 4 jobs on AgCareers.com. If you don’t get an interview in 4 weeks, you’ll receive a FREE resume review by AgCareers.com!

Tammy Jensen & Renea Livingston
November 04, 2024
Newsletter Article

Whether self-chosen or the result of company changes, switching jobs and even entire careers is a normal experience. There is no perfect time to undertake it. Take stock of your own desires, preferences, knowledge, and skills.