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Change Course: Empowering Lives and Building Careers in Des Moines

  In the heart of Des Moines, a nonprofit organization called Change Course is transforming lives and giving individuals a second chance at building successful careers. With its unique program offerin...

How AI is Impacting Employment for Skilled Immigrants

Artificial intelligence is transforming many aspects of the workplace, including hiring and recruitment. While AI hiring tools promise to remove bias and streamline the process, recent reports reveal these tools may...

Thanksgiving Travel Time Now Extends Beyond the Weekend

Welcome to Thanksgiving week! With more people working from home now, the busiest travel days for Thanksgiving are spreading out more than before. Before, most people would travel on the Wednesday right before Thank...

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...

Careers Changes and Remote Work in 2023

As we enter 2023, most American workers prefer remote work. About a quarter of all professional jobs became remote at the end of last year, and that figure is expected to continue to rise this year. The job service FlexJobs repor...

8 Tips that Professionals Need for a Successful Career

As a professional, whether you’ve just started your career, been in one for a while, or want to change to another one, it is essential to get proper advice to enable you to make the right choices. The following ...

Will AI Affect Your Job? Not Really — In Fact, It's Creating More Opportunities

As concerns grow about whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) might take away jobs, the actual trend shows a very different picture. AI isn't eliminating jobs on a large scale; instead, it&#...

10 Tips for Job Seekers

Many job seekers fail to get jobs at the last minute during the interview. Having searched for a suitable position, polished your resume/cover letter and sent out applications, what remains for you to do is to master the art of succeeding in job interv...

These Jobs Don't Require a Bachelor's Degree But Pay Well in 2020

A long time ago, only about seven percent of Americans attended college. Employers presumed these young people to be very intelligent and would often train them for free at the workplace. However, college admi...