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Should You Hire Gig Workers?
The freelance (or gig) economy is here to stay. There are a growing number of people who think their work is undervalued and are willing to piecemeal their work to various companies in the form of short-term contractual labor in order to meet the compensation they...
How To Get Rich as a Gig Worker
Working gigs is a perfectly acceptable way to earn a living, and more and more people are realizing it. Currently, the U.S. has around 70 million gig workers, a number that is expected to steadily increase to over 90 million by 2028, according to Statista. To learn...
Whitmer to Partner with Google to Offer Free Job Training for Michigan Residents
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced new partnership with Google that will help connect people in Michigan searching for jobs with free training to help them land jobs in growing fields. This collaboration will connect 500 job seekers with in Michigan with access to Google...
Why Many of America’s Biggest Companies Won’t Reveal Pay Data by Race
More companies are disclosing their internal data on racial pay equity. The bad news: even more companies aren’t ready to share, and that suggests progress at reaching parity in pay between white and non-white employees remains slow across the corporate landscape. An...
Woman Lands Job Interview after Sending Meme in Response to Rejection Letter
There are more bizarre ways to score a job interview than you may think. Tiktok user @swedishswan is proving this to be true. The woman shares she woke up to the unfortunate news one morning, receiving an email from a company she had applied to...
US Economy Adds 528,000 Jobs, Far Outpacing Expectations
The U.S. hiring saw a dramatic increase in July, as the economy added 528,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. The report defied expectations of a hiring slowdown as the Federal...
Remote Work Creates Another Problem — Colleagues Who May Be Deepfakes
Imagine you’re an inexperienced techie who wants to apply for a job at a company. Let’s say you have a roommate or a friend who already has a job and a much better grasp on the hellish concept of job interviews, which make you shudder when you think about them. What...
Revealed: The Best Jobs for Hybrid Work
With Google searches for hybrid jobs up over 2,000%, new research has revealed that civil engineering is the most equipped sector in the UK for job seekers looking for flexible work arrangements. The hybrid work index, compiled by office management software...
