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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...
America's Job Market Has Gone from Hot to Almost Non-Existent
America had a job market that was rife with opportunity. It seemed as though almost every sector was seeing a boom in employment. Many investors were becoming bolder as economic optimism was becoming more and more...
Out of Work? Here is What You Can Do to Improve Your Job Prospects
The numbers are truly staggering. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, over 35 million Americans are now unemployed. This number equates to a mind-blowing realization that approximately one in four Amer...
Media Targets Essential Industries for Virus Blame
Once upon a time in the United States of America, the free press, whose rights are guaranteed in the nation's Constitution, were an honest and powerful force for good. In 2020, with hundreds of competing networks figh...
Enhancing Your Job Skills During COVID-19
According to job statistics by the Department of Labor, the country's unemployment rate hit as high as 15% in April this year. This implies that businesses are firing workers as a survival strategy. Chances are that yo...
Your Professional Bio Should Make You Shine. Here's How to Write It
It can be awkward to try to write your own professional bio. How do you sell yourself while still remaining humble and authentic? And how do you fit so much important information about your personal history...
Lack of Engineering Education Means Lack of Jobs
With or without a global pandemic, jobs in America fluctuate. Industries fall in and out of popularity. Employment rates bounce up and down. It's a constant ebb and flow based on myriad factors, many of which are out of the c...
How the Pandemic has Contributed to Embracing the Remote Working Strategy
When the Covid-19 pandemic happened, organizations looked for strategies to continue operating even when governments gave out guidelines to stop its spread. One of the significant changes was embrac...
Knowing When to Change Jobs
One of the most challenging experiences for those in the working world is knowing and learning when the right time is to change jobs. For some, the reasons to change jobs or careers can be motivated purely by financial concerns. And for others...