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Why Your Paycheck Is Growing Slowly and it Is Not a Bad Thing

The jobs report that was released by the Department of Labor on December 6 showed a blowout number of new jobs created and a falling unemployment rate. Normally, you would generally think that competition for worke...

Severe Labor Shortage by 2030 (Estimate)

And now for some truly uplifting news. The recruitment firm Korn Ferry estimates by the year 2030 there will be a severe labor shortage globally with literally tens of millions of unfilled jobs left open. This will, unfortunately, clip...

Has Your Job Been Impacted by COVID-19? This Information May Help

Just within the past week, almost 300,000 new unemployment claims have been submitted to various states. Since most states have some form of public unemployment insurance, this means that many people will star...

Recently Lost a Job? These Industries Are Hiring As Many People As Possible

With rates of unemployment currently projected to be higher than the peak of the Great Depression, many Americans are concerned about their abilities to obtain and retain employment. Many were laid o...

5 Tips for Nailing the Zoom Interview

The handful of companies looking for candidates right now are certainly not bringing them into their offices for an interview these days. However, when it comes to the job search the show must go on nonetheless. Like everything else in t...

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 ...

Surprising Jobs Report Threatens Further Stimulus Spending

In late May, almost every expert in the world of finance and in print journalism was furiously writing a variety of essays, op-eds and articles about the looming disaster that would be revealed in June, telling th...

Have You Looked Outside Your Expertise for Employment in 2020?

If you've been unemployed for months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, your county economic development office, your local workforce development office, and your local community college can help you get back t...

Job interviews are always filled with nervous moments. If you don't know how to handle them, you might end up making a mistake that might affect the o...

However, you might not know that the way to emerge the best candidate in an interview is by overcoming your anxiety befo...