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3 Essential Questions to Consider Before Taking a Leadership Role

Taking on a leadership role is exciting, but it's more than just getting a title or a salary bump. It involves making difficult decisions, leading a team through challenges, and shouldering responsibiliti...

Careers Changes and Remote Work in 2023

As we enter 2023, most American workers prefer remote work. About a quarter of all professional jobs became remote at the end of last year, and that figure is expected to continue to rise this year. The job service FlexJobs repor...

How AI is Impacting Employment for Skilled Immigrants

Artificial intelligence is transforming many aspects of the workplace, including hiring and recruitment. While AI hiring tools promise to remove bias and streamline the process, recent reports reveal these tools may...

People Are Freelancing in Record Numbers: Here's Why and How You Can

Since the inception of America, the way that the majority of the populations makes enough money to live has remained pretty consistent. People make an agreement to be compensated either for the amount of ti...

How to Budget Properly During a Job Furlough

A government shutdown that started on October 1 has forced over 700,000 federal workers into furlough. This means they’re not getting paid right now, but they haven’t lost their jobs. Another group of government em...

February Jobs Report: Strong Growth Despite Challenges

The latest jobs report for February brings good news for the US labor market, highlighting robust gains and a resilient economy. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a remarkable 275,000 jobs were added, surp...

Turning Job Rejections into Opportunities: A Guide to Resilience and Growth

You prepared well, performed strongly, and then awaited the result only to find out you didn't get the job. Losing out to someone you think was less qualified doesn't just feel like a profes...

Revolutionizing Hiring: Big Companies Shift Focus to Skills Over Degrees

Big companies like Blackstone, Walmart, and Microsoft are now paying more attention to the specific skills a person has, rather than just whether they have a college degree. A group called the Burning ...

How to Stop Office Drama with Just Four Words

Office drama can spread like a wildfire, feeding on the emotional reactions it gets. The more people react to the drama, the bigger it grows.  Dramatic people tend to exaggerate problems, making small issues seem like ...