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Instacart Plans to Lay Off 2,000 Workers This Month

Grocery shopping and delivery service Instacart announced on January 22 that it is going to lay off about 2,000 of its workers. This includes 10 workers who recently joined the United Food and Commercial Workers Local Union...

First Monthly Jobs Report of the Biden Administration

Today, the first monthly jobs report for the first full month in which President Biden was in office will be released by the Department of Labor. Economists expect that employers will have stepped up their hiring for the ...

The Medical Bubble Keeps Inflating

There have been many different thousands of businesses that have shut down in the United States since the height of the virus pandemic last year. Restaurants, general goods stores, smaller retailers, and all manner of self-owned construc...

Do You Plan to Start Remote Working? Here Are Some Business Ideas You May Consider

If your employer has terminated your contract because they're facing financial challenges brought by the current pandemic, it might be advisable to start a home-based business. Depending on ...

Salary Negotiation: Tips on Taking Your Income to the Next Level

In the age of the Great Resignation, many employees are discovering their ability to ask for more money and better benefits in their new positions. However, given that employers are usually the ones with all...

What to Consider When Contemplating a Career Change

More than two years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, workers continue to experience a longing for work that makes them feel valued, happy and satisfied. While millions of workers temporarily...

The Top Benefits that Employers and Employees Get from Remote Working

Sometimes, not many people would have believed that organizations could succeed with their employees working from home. However, that has changed significantly because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Initially, ...

Top Trends in the 2020 Job Market to Determine Who Sinks and Who Swims

With an ever-changing job market, one year makes a huge difference in the market. Most trends ushered in by the New Year are related to technology. Knowing and following these can help you with both your p...

5 Tips for Nailing the Zoom Interview

The handful of companies looking for candidates right now are certainly not bringing them into their offices for an interview these days. However, when it comes to the job search the show must go on nonetheless. Like everything else in t...