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Make your career recession-proof

Jan 26, 2023

If you are worried about your current position or the state of your industry, take a deep breath. While you can’t predict the future, you can take meaningful steps to ‘recession-proof’ your career. Here, a guide from experts. READ MORE FROM HERMONEY

‘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 ...

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....

How to Jump Start Your Job Search in 2023

Dec 22, 2022

Whether you feel like your current job position isn’t give you the salary or benefits you need to adapt to the times, or you’re looking to take the next step into a different industry, if you’re sending in your resignation, you may find yourself in a much different job market than when you were last hired. READ MORE AT YAHOO NEWS

Become a salary negotiation champion

Oct 17, 2022

Did you shine so much at your last interview that you got a job offer? Time to negotiate! Use the 19 tips below to negotiate your compensation package from the start! An increase in your salary is sure to put a pep in your step and provide a certain level of satisfaction, so negotiate for your long-term success, but negotiate only after you have an offer . If you feel unfairly compensated, it might lead to quiet...

How to keep your job, or find a better one, if there’s a recession

Jun 21, 2022

The job market is still really hot. But concerns about the economy have many people wondering if their jobs are secure enough to survive. There is no way to guarantee that your job will be safe, career advisers say. But you can control how much facetime you have with colleagues and put in extra efforts, say hiring managers and career advisers, several of whom advise people who work remotely to think about going into the...

The highest paying jobs you can have in America

Jun 14, 2022

With job openings surging and unemployment at 3.6%, the U.S. labor market, by some estimates, is the tightest it has ever been. In this environment, Americans are quitting their jobs at a historic pace – many in search of higher pay – as employers are raising salaries to attract new talent and keep their workforce. While average hourly wages are climbing steadily across many jobs, there are a handful of occupations that...

How to win at the ‘Great Resignation'

Mar 01, 2022

If you waved goodbye to a job this year, chances are you are part of the larger tsunami of job changes, now dubbed the “Great Resignation.” Changing careers isn’t a bad thing, especially if you’ve realized you have outgrown your position, have a toxic work environment or perhaps your passions have simply changed. Sometimes the grass really is greener on the other side. READ MORE AT THE NEW YORK POST

4 hiring trends for 2022

Dec 02, 2021

We're right in the middle of what's been called "The Great Resignation," with a record number of workers saying goodbye to their employers. According to a recent report from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4.3 million Americans (or around 2.9% of the workforce) quit their jobs in August. This is a startling figure. The good news is that if you're looking to shift jobs, you're in luck. It's a job seeker's market out there...

10 fastest-growing jobs for Hispanic Americans

Nov 11, 2021

Hispanic and Latino Americans have seen some of the highest unemployment rates during the COVID-19 pandemic of any race and ethnic group for which the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports data. Despite high recent unemployment, total Hispanic and Latino employment grew by roughly 3% from 2016 to 2020, with some occupations seeing much larger spikes in employment from this demographic. READ MORE AT MONEY TALKS NEWS

3 jobs that pay more than $100k a year, don’t require a bachelor’s degree

Nov 04, 2021

College enrollment in the United States is now down 6.5% compared with 2019 — the largest two-year drop we’ve seen in the last 50 years, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. A growing number of students are opting out of bachelor’s degree programs due to rising costs as well as the economic and health implications of the coronavirus pandemic. If...

We need 5 million digital jobs in 5 Years

Apr 29, 2021

As we enter Year Two of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are at a critical juncture as a country. Yes, the unemployment rate is falling in 2021—but in part because of people leaving the labor force. Millions more have been displaced, lost work, or are underemployed due to the continuing effects of COVID-19. READ MORE AT NEXTGOV

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