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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...

How Part-time Work Affects Retirees' Savings, Social Security, and Medicare

More and more Americans are deciding to work part-time jobs even after they retire. The reasons can be different for everyone. Some people might want extra money, others might enjoy the routine, or ...

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 ...

Real Income Growth Trends: Insights from the JP Morgan Chase Institute's Latest Report

  The recent labor market data has led to varying perspectives on real income growth trends, and the topic has received a lot of attention due to its connection to consumer confidence...

Nail Your Interview: The Secret Weapon You Need to Land the Job

Imagine you've aced every question in your job interview, your responses were stellar, and you've built a great rapport with the interviewer. But then comes the dreaded closing pitch - that make-or-break ...

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...

Surprising Jobs Report Threatens Further Stimulus Spending

In late May, almost every expert in the world of finance and in print journalism was furiously writing a variety of essays, op-eds and articles about the looming disaster that would be revealed in June, telling th...

4 Tips for Returning to the Office After Teleworking During COVID-19

Many American workers have been called back to the office after teleworking for months due to COVID-19. It is not always easy to go back after spending so long in a different environment. Work just feels di...

Why Working Moms Are Leaving Their Jobs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

For decades, the percentage of moms who have children under the age of 18 and work outside of the home has risen or remained steady. In 2019, 72.3% of moms who have children under the age of 18 worked at le...