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Finding Opportunity in a Shifting Job Market
The job market is evolving as we head into 2023. Hiring has slowed across many sectors, indicating that the job search may require more effort. However, for adaptable professionals, opportunities are still out there. ...
Why Is Office Politics So Annoying? Here's How to Deal With It
Almost everyone who works in an office will face office politics at some point. It’s those invisible yet impactful dynamics that influence who gets ahead and whose ideas get noticed. According to ...
How Side Quests at Work Improve Productivity and Employee Retention
What are “side quests” at work? A “side quest” is a term borrowed from video games, where it means a smaller mission or activity done alongside the main task. At work, a side ques...
Real World Advice For the Prospective Job Seeker
In a world of AI, finding a job can be hard. Computer algorithms look for boxes to be checked and if the proverbial work shoe doesn't fit, you'll get a rejection letter faster then you can say: "Did a real live per...
Latest Jobs News Continues to Paint Bleak Picture as Struggles Mount
The US Federal Reserve released a new report on Thursday detailing a grim picture of the jobs situation. More than 36 million Americans filed jobless claims over the past two months. The record-breaking cl...
Thinking of Taking a Gap Year? Keep These Five Advantages in Mind
In just the matter of a few short months, the whole landscape of college education has drastically changed. The continuing COVID-19 health crisis has affected nearly all facets of life, including the college ...
Low-Wage Jobs Deterring the Labor Market
The United States of America is facing a problem now that is has never faced before in its history. Since 1776, when the nation was ratified, there has never been a point in time where unemployment is very high while labor shortages ...
Losing your job is one of the most unfortunate events in life. However, it should not be the end of life because even some of the most successful peop...
The hardest part of accepting your dismissal is to know that you did nothing wrong. You might have asked a challenging q...
5 Main Reasons Why Organizations Should Embrace the Virtual Working Strategy
Today, more companies are embracing having a virtual workforce. The Covid-19 pandemic brought many changes in how many things were done previously. Company leaders have had to find new ways of doing...