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  • Key Steps Before Returning To Office Life

    Key Steps Before Returning To Office Life

    6/4/2020

    Employee feedback plays a vital role in any return-to-work plan. The first thing leaders need to do – before any transition plan is communicated to the staff – is to gather employee feedback via a short, targeted survey.
  • Searching for Jobs During a Pandemic: How to Make Yourself Relevant

    Searching for Jobs During a Pandemic: How to Make Yourself Relevant

    6/2/2020

    Whether you’re a soon-to-be college graduate or a worker laid off because of COVID-19, searching for a job during a pandemic and increasing unemployment was not in your career plan. Here are some steps you can take to make yourself relevant.
  • Strategies to Transition Back to the Office after Working from Home During a Pandemic

    Strategies to Transition Back to the Office after Working from Home During a Pandemic

    6/1/2020

    With so much focus right now on keeping yourself and others around you healthy, returning to a “normal” routine seems like a fairytale at this point—but it will happen eventually.
  • I Discovered I Like Working from Home: How to Talk to Your Boss about Making It Permanent

    I Discovered I Like Working from Home: How to Talk to Your Boss about Making It Permanent

    5/28/2020

    Many workers are experiencing for the first time what it is like to turn a living room into an office—and discovering that they like it!
  • New Pandemic Job Paradigm: Why It's OK to Take a Job You're Overqualified For

    New Pandemic Job Paradigm: Why It's OK to Take a Job You're Overqualified For

    5/28/2020

    As unemployment continues to climb during the COVID-19 pandemic, consider applying for a job you’re overqualified for.
  • How Coronavirus Will Change Your Next Job Hunt

    How Coronavirus Will Change Your Next Job Hunt

    5/26/2020

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the United States lost 701,000 jobs in March, raising the unemployment rate from 3.5 to 4.4 percent.
  • How to Stay Organized During Your Job Search

    How to Stay Organized During Your Job Search

    5/25/2020

    Job hunting, especially during a recession, is a numbers game. This means you'll need to track multiple opportunities. Try these time-tested tips for staying organized during your job search.
  • 3 Ways Coronavirus Has Changed the Job-Search Process

    3 Ways Coronavirus Has Changed the Job-Search Process

    5/21/2020

    The coronavirus pandemic has caused upheaval across the globe. As the virus continues to spread with no definitive end in sight, it can be hard to think about the future
  • Graduate during the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Are the Best Steps

    Graduate during the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Are the Best Steps

    5/14/2020

    College seniors have been thrown into a surreal situation. First, you’ll be missing traditional commencements and attending virtual graduations, and then you'll be facing the prospect of finding a job in unprecedented times.
  • Tips for Applying for a Job During a Recession

    Tips for Applying for a Job During a Recession

    5/12/2020

    If you are one of the millions of Americans who finds themselves suddenly out of work, the following tips can help you land your next job during the coronavirus-induced recession.
  • Should You Make a Case for Continuing to Work from Home after the Crisis Is Over?

    Should You Make a Case for Continuing to Work from Home after the Crisis Is Over?

    5/11/2020

    You’ve always wanted to work from home.  Well now—like just about everyone else—you’re doing it.  Maybe you’re finding that telecommuting is not for you. Or maybe you’re discovering it’s everything you thought it would be and more.
  • Will Coronavirus Change the Way We Work?

    Will Coronavirus Change the Way We Work?

    5/7/2020

    Turbulent times bring radical change. The longer such times endure, the more habitual that change becomes. Likewise, how we react once the turbulence subsides depends largely on lessons learned and how we compensate for the crisis.
  • Starting a Job Search after Your Industry Has Been Devastated by COVID-19

    Starting a Job Search after Your Industry Has Been Devastated by COVID-19

    4/30/2020

    In what feels almost overnight, the coronavirus pandemic has devastated many industries. What do you do when one day you have a job and the next, it's gone?
  • Top 5 Industries That Are Virtually Recession-Proof

    Top 5 Industries That Are Virtually Recession-Proof

    4/28/2020

    After years of consistent economic growth, we may be facing the downturn of another recession. In March 2020, more than 10 million Americans filed for unemployment
  • How to Actively Network While in Isolation

    How to Actively Network While in Isolation

    4/27/2020

    As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, industry events are being canceled and professional gatherings are prevented by isolation and shelter in place policies.
  • Getting the Most Out of Video Conference Software; When to Use It, Pro Tips

    Getting the Most Out of Video Conference Software; When to Use It, Pro Tips

    4/23/2020

    As those of us fortunate enough to still have jobs rely on video conferencing platforms for meetings, experts and fast-learning newbies offer tips on how to present yourself in these virtual settings.
  • Juggling Roles When You're an Employee, Parent, and Teacher All at Once

    Juggling Roles When You're an Employee, Parent, and Teacher All at Once

    4/20/2020

    There is no playbook for this. Even veteran telecommuters are thrown by the new corona virus normal. Here are eight tips for coping when you’re suddenly an employee, parent, and teacher all at once.
  • 5 Musts to Maximize Remote Working

    5 Musts to Maximize Remote Working

    4/16/2020

    Working remotely is nothing new, but the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the transition. Some have made the shift better than others. Click to see what managers should do to when staff is working remotely:
  • What Does It Mean When You Find Out Your Job Is Considered "Non-essential"?

    What Does It Mean When You Find Out Your Job Is Considered "Non-essential"?

    4/16/2020

    When the announcement came that all non-essential employees would either be working from home, or just waiting at home for coronavirus to abate, a lot of people had to face the truth....Click to read the truth
  • Navigating the Interview Process When It’s 100 Percent Remote

    Navigating the Interview Process When It’s 100 Percent Remote

    4/16/2020

    Remote interviews allow companies to interview candidates from anywhere and cut down on hassles—no more parking validation! No wonder they’ve become so popular.
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