by dankeelan | Sep 15, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, Stories, Tips
After graduating from college, I’d wake up at six in the morning with one question in mind: Should I go all-in and focus exclusively on entrepreneurship — consequences be damned? Or look for a full-time job that gave me a sense of stability (and allowed...
by dankeelan | Sep 15, 2020 | Remote Work, Tips
Freelancing is set to become the dominant career path in the world, according to a study by Upwork, and 36% of the workforce is already freelancing. Between gig economy companies, people opting for freelancing over jobs with no security, or people losing their jobs...
by dankeelan | Sep 15, 2020 | Remote Work, Tips
While we’ve all happily waved goodbye to our daily commutes, many are missing the office coffee chats, the ease of popping over to a co-worker’s desk for a quick question, or the reassurance of a nod from your boss after making a suggestion during a meeting. Covid-19...
by dankeelan | Sep 15, 2020 | Remote Work, Technology, Tips
The Covid-19 crisis has distanced people from the workplace, and employers have generally, if sometimes reluctantly, accepted that people can work effectively from home. As if to compensate for this distancing and keep the workplace alive in a virtual sense, employers...
by dankeelan | Sep 8, 2020 | Featured, Jobs, Tips
Some 13 million people have remained jobless since mid-March, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But that’s not the only fundamental and immediate shift in the labor market: At the same time, companies that can go remote are going remote for the...
by dankeelan | Sep 7, 2020 | Gig Workers, Tips
Independent workers have come under new pressure this year as the coronavirus and changing consumer habits have dramatically altered their work lives. CNBC Make It’s Karen Gilchrist speaks to three freelancers who are finding new ways of working. See Video at CNBC...
Recent Comments