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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 ...
5 Great Habits to Help You Get Promoted
We all see certain people shooting up the career ladder, always picking up new roles and opportunities. They might seem lucky, but in reality, they are following some strong habits that help them move up. Here’s a rundown of ...
What You Need To Know About Unemployment
Unemployment compensation is not something that you ever want to have to get. However, many people were forced to get unemployment after they lost their jobs due to the Great Recession in 2008. Over 5 million people had lost their j...
November's Jobs Report Crushes Expectations and the Stock Market Soars
In news that has sent the stock market soaring, the November jobs number has blown past expectations, and unemployment has dropped to a 50-year low. By midday, the market was up over one percent. This repr...
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...
Out of Work Because of the Coronavirus? Check Out These In-Demand Jobs
According to the March jobs report released on Friday, the US cut 701,000 jobs while the unemployment rate jumped from 3.5% to 4.4%. It is no secret that the economy has taken a massive hit as a result o...
Joblessness and Ridicule Cause Anger to Erupt
As of April 14, 2020, over 30 million Americans have found themselves unemployed in developments that only took place over the past few months. What's so shocking for so many is that the industries haven't failed. Amer...
30 Million Jobs Lost, and Counting
As of late April, 2020, the United States of America is looking at 30 million new unemployment claims filed since mid-March. This is an incredible number of people who have lost their jobs, for no other reason than states have deemed mos...
May Job Report Predicted to be Bad
As of May, 2020, over 30 million Americans have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. For a lot of these unemployed people, their jobs are likely to come back once the virus scare has passed; though for many more, their jobs a...
