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Maximizing Your LinkedIn Experience: Essential Features You're Probably Overlooking

LinkedIn has evolved far beyond being a simple platform for job seekers or a digital resume space. It's become a powerhouse for professional networking, personal branding, and thought le...

5 Key Barriers to a Promotion: How to Overcome Them and Advance Your Career

Picture this: you're the quintessential employee—early to the office, last one out, always willing to take on extra projects, and you consistently elevate your boss's stature. Neverthele...

5 Strategies for Getting Your Boss to Support You

In a perfect world, your bosses would always see your hard work and back it without you needing to ask. But reality is a bit different.  Your boss has a lot on their plate, and sometimes they might not remember to su...

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...

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...

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...

Best Practices for Staying Productive in a Remote Work Environment

Working away from the office can be an exciting change of pace, but it can quickly become a huge time-waster if you don’t stay on task. From setting up a designated workspace to keeping your team in ...

Will 2020 Bring a Revolution in International Job-Creation?

Will 2020 Bring a Revolution in International Job-Creation? CNN Money predicts that 5 million jobs will be lost to robotics technology during 2020. Nearly 10,000 jobs in the retail industry have already been lost ...

How to Recover From a Job Loss Due to COVID-19

COVID-19 has disrupted virtually every aspect of life today. In addition to the health burden, the economy has suffered a significant hit, causing millions of businesses to either shut down or operate under a reduced capacity. A...