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The crucial ten C’s of a strong Personal Brand
Mar 23, 2023
The characteristics that define a strong brand all begin with the letter C. When building and nurturing a strong personal brand, you have a lot more to think about than these ten C’s, but no brand is truly powerful unless it aces the Ten C Test. As you think about growing your brand and your career success, ask yourself if you exhibit all ten C’s. Are you: READ MORE AT FORBES
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5 networking tips to help make better connections
Mar 15, 2023
There’s a lot more to networking than just making accounts and going to events. You’ll get the best results by coming in with an appropriate goal, attitude, and strategy. Online or offline, many of the same principles will always apply when meeting new people and getting a job. To prepare yourself, see if you can implement these five tips on how to network. READ MORE AT FAST COMPANY
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20 high-paying jobs that don’t require a college degree
Feb 21, 2023
Can any American hope to earn $130,000 without a college degree? Education pays, as the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on its website. The median annual salary for a worker with no degree was $46,748 in 2021. An employee with a bachelor’s degree earned $69,368.   Yet, high-paying jobs abound, even for the degreeless — and many sit unfilled. American society, with its relentless focus on college...
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The jobs with the biggest salary increases for 2023
Feb 15, 2023
An ideal job has several attributes: It offers work that is challenging and fun, a supportive environment with possibilities for advancement, and solid medical insurance as well as other benefits. All of that is well and good, but as murmurs of encroaching economic instability increase in volume, the main concern of most workers these days appears to echo that of late-’80s pop philosophers Calloway: Money. Lots and lots of money ....
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Tech jobs are still hot in 2023
Feb 06, 2023
Big-name tech firms like Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft are undergoing mass layoffs, but job prospects for applicants in the broader tech ecosystem are poised to be among the best of any industry in 2023, according to a new ranking. Eight of the top 10 “best jobs” in the U.S. this year are technology roles, according to Indeed, which conducts an annual list of the top roles for job seekers....
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The 10 best-paying jobs of 2023
Feb 02, 2023
Some U.S. workers are earning a lot more than the annual average salary of $54,132. The 25 highest-paid occupations all earned an average of six figures annually, each above $120,000 — and many of the top-paying jobs are in health care. READ MORE AT CNBC
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These are the best jobs, according to Indeed.com
Jan 30, 2023
The tech industry has seen job cuts recently, but there is still a high demand for people who work in software and data. The employment site Indeed.com is out with its list of best jobs and ranks full-stack developer as the No. 1 position, CBS News reports. Indeed.com ranks jobs based on salary, availability and flexibility. READ MORE AT CBS KCCI8
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Here are the 10 most in-demand jobs in the U.S.
Jan 23, 2023
These days, it feels like there’s a type of  Hunger Games  in the districts of software engineers and financial analysts. But despite the carnage at Twitter or Goldman Sachs, which make the job market seem like a sinking ship, the reality isn’t as bleak as it seems: Unemployment is still fairly low and, so far, the number of layoffs remains lower than they were pre-pandemic. READ MORE AT YAHOO FINANCE
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How to sell yourself in your job search
Jan 16, 2023
If you’ve been applying to jobs and not getting interviews or offers, you may not be selling yourself enough. You can have the greatest resume or speak brilliantly in an interview, but if you don’t sell yourself, it can often be the difference between getting a job offer or not. READ MORE AT HBR
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The Top Careers for 2023
Jan 12, 2023
US News analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to rank jobs by hiring demand, growth, median salary, employment rate, future job prospects, stress level and work-life balance. Software developer tops the list according to US News, despite mass layoffs at companies like Meta, Salesforce and Amazon. For those looking for job security, consider health care. READ MORE AT BLOOMBERG  
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‘Quiet hiring’ will dominate the U.S. in 2023
Jan 09, 2023
A new year is here, and with it, a new workplace phenomenon that bosses and employees should prepare for: quiet hiring.  Quiet hiring is when an organization acquires new skills without actually hiring new full-time employees, says Emily Rose McRae, who has led Gartner’s future of work research team since its 2019 inception, focusing on HR practices. Sometimes, it means hiring short-term  ...
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Doing 4 things can help you bounce back from a layoff
Dec 27, 2022
Big Tech layoffs have rattled the workforce, with companies like Meta, Twitter, Lyft, Coinbase and Netflix all letting go a chunk of their staff. And unfortunately, they’re not alone. Many giants in industries like banking, real estate, food services, advertising, and retail have, or are planning to, cut their companies’ headcounts amid inflation and a potential impending economic downturn, leaving workers to pick up the pieces....
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