by dankeelan | Mar 30, 2021 | Management, Remote Work, Technology
The world is changing at a swift pace. A couple of years ago, remote work was an unheard term in the business world; it was a privilege enjoyed by a select few. However, this is no longer the case as more organizations are embracing working from home and its...
by dankeelan | Mar 30, 2021 | Career, Tips
Throughout my decades-long career as a wealth manager, I’ve read thousands of resumes, many of them from young job seekers. Almost all of them are plain and boring: Education, work experience and skills — that’s it. The vast majority of them get tossed in...
by dankeelan | Mar 30, 2021 | Book Review, Future of Work
We live in an agile world. Incremental growth and continuous improvement have brought about change in just about every field imaginable. The workforce and work as we know it has been changing for a while, and it’s about to undergo a major shift. With continued...
by dankeelan | Mar 30, 2021 | Diversity, Featured, Gig Workers
As the COVID-19 pandemic underscored economic inequality, the Institute for the Future set out to address deteriorating work conditions in the age of Uber by collecting low-wage workers’ stories and using them to call for change. “We’ve been thinking of the evolution...
by dankeelan | Mar 23, 2021 | Benefits, Tips
One year after the novel coronavirus pandemic began crippling the U.S. economy – especially the job market – the numbers remain discouraging: 18.2 million Americans were still filing for weekly unemployment benefits as of late February; 770,000 workers...
by dankeelan | Mar 23, 2021 | Disabilities, Management
The pandemic year coincided with the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. While many disability groups have seen improvement in employment rates since it became law, people with I/DD remain at a whopping 21% unemployment rate. Since...
by dankeelan | Mar 23, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Future of Work
The coronavirus pandemic has been tough on the global call-center industry, and nowhere more than in the Philippines, the world leader in the field. Hundreds of thousands of employees in the former U.S. colony field queries from the other side of the planet,...
by dankeelan | Mar 23, 2021 | Career, Featured
Burnout and stress can take a toll on your career trajectory. But by introducing a mindfulness routine, you allow yourself to tap into what’s going on in the present moment, without the need to be judgmental or frustrated about it. This means it can give you the tools...
by dankeelan | Mar 23, 2021 | Technology, Training
Young people know digital skills will be important for their future careers, but many are not sure they have the more complex digital skills a workplace might demand of them, according to research by the Learning and Work Institute in partnership with Enginuity and...
by dankeelan | Mar 23, 2021 | Benefits, Europe, Featured, Gig Workers
Uber’s proposal to expand benefits to British drivers following a court defeat last month has not put an end to the fight for better gig-worker pay in the UK and around the world, an issue that has become a flashpoint for the labor movement. On Tuesday, Uber...
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