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Tips for Older Job Seekers
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reported that as of January 2022, nearly a third of all job seekers were over the age of 50. So why is it that when employers are desperate for workers, they're skipping one of the hardest working generations actively...
Microsoft Bought and Shut Down this Entrepreneur’s App — Now He’s Raised Money for an Unofficial Successor
German entrepreneur Christian Reber sold his to-do list app Wunderlist to Microsoft in 2015 for a sum that was reported to be between $100 million and $200 million only to watch the U.S. tech giant shut it down four years later. Now he's just raised funding...
4.4 Million People Quit Their Jobs in February — and You May Be Surprised at How That Hurts Your Wallet
In February, 4.4 million workers quit their jobs. And while that's not quite as high as the record 4.5 million people who quit their jobs in November, it's a pretty sizable number. All told, as of February, the U.S. labor market had 11.3 million job openings to fill....
Boston ‘Future of Work’ Report Calls for More Training
The COVID-19 outbreak has dramatically changed the state’s labor force, according to a new state report, which calls for expanded training and programs to help workers transition to a post-pandemic economy. The report released by the Legislature’s Future of...
Work Remote, Get Paid Less?
Mobility and freedom are the new prizes for the professional working class. But some companies fail to grasp the scale and sweep of change The world of work was already quite sick before the coronavirus took hold, but the pandemic put rocket boosters on cultural...
Why the Virtual, Flexible Future of Work is Good for Business
After two long years, and several false starts, a return to the office is finally happening across North America. Like other leading employers, my company recently announced that we’ll gradually open our doors in April. That doesn’t mean we’re going back to life as we...
When the Future of Work Means Always Looking For Your Next Job
Ryan Arthur was making a fine salary. He had great benefits. And the market research consulting firm that employed him was very pleased with his work. But during the pandemic, Arthur began a very targeted job search that had little to do with financial considerations....
More than 50 US Gig Workers Killed While Working Since 2017
Isabella Lewis was driving for Lyft on a Sunday in Plano, Texas, last August when she was carjacked and killed by her passenger. As her family tried to piece together what happened, they kept receiving calls from an insurance company they didn’t recognize, but finally...
