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Three Companies Offering High-Paying Work-From-Home Jobs in 2025

As 2025 begins, the job market shows promising signs of growth and opportunity. According to a recent release from the Labor Department, jobs have increased, more people are getting back to work, and salaries ...

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 ...

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...

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...

How the COVID-19 Pandemic May End Up Changing the Job Market Forever

A lot of research on the COVID-19 job market is focusing on how the virus is putting hourly hospitality workers out of work. However, it turns out that there are also some broader, more long lasting changes...

Graduating from College During a Pandemic? How to Land That Perfect Job

It is daunting enough to graduate from college and know that you have a job search waiting for you. Complicating this task even further is the sad truth that now you have to find this job during a globa...

Thinking About Getting a Seasonal Job? Learn How COVID-19 Might Affect Them

Seasonal jobs around the holidays are often viewed as a simple and convenient way of collecting some extra funds. With many households struggling right now, plenty of people are hoping to get a seaso...

'Tis the Season for Seasonal Jobs. What to Know Before You Accept a Position

There is no better time to earn some quick cash than during the holidays. A plethora of seasonal job options makes it easy to take on a position for the short-term without feeling the pressure to m...

Best Job Roles for Gig Workers and Freelancers in 2021

The American economy lost more than 22 million jobs at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although it regained about 12 million jobs, that leaves 10 million fewer jobs now than the United States had one year ago. In...