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You Don’t Need a 4-Year Degree to Land these 10 Remote Jobs
The working world has become increasingly remote, with work-from-home jobs available for people with all levels of education. Some companies are now looking at a prospective employee's skills and practical experience rather than a traditional degree, so it's possible...
Why Leaders Need to Focus on the Negatives of Remote Work, Too
As we move into the third year of widespread remote work, many employees have plenty to celebrate. Less time spent commuting. More time with family and friends. Greater autonomy. But there are costs to the remote work lifestyle, too—particularly when it comes to...
Finding Freelance Work Online
One of the greatest things that has come along for the self-employed in the past few years is the plethora of platforms available that connect freelancers with people looking to hire them. On sites like Upwork, Freelancer and Fiverr, you can offer and find gigs in an...
Washington State Passed a Contentious New Gig Worker Law
JAMES CHILDERS SAYS he really likes his job driving for Uber and Lyft in Spokane, a city in Washington State. But since he started working for ride-hailing companies in 2017, he’s seen drivers’ shares of each fare slip. Once, three-quarters of...
HR Leadership: Combatting Anxiety and Uncertainty throughout the Pandemic
COVID-19 created a dizzying number of uncertainties for leaders and employees alike, but Dave Carhart knows the power of clarity to make that uncertainty a little easier to tolerate. "Through both policy and leading by example, I've worked to maintain an approach of...
3 Best Ways to Invest for Retirement
For some, retirement is a lofty goal many years away where for others it's an almost-daily thought. Regardless of what camp you fall into, retirement is something everyone should be saving for. Just stashing money in a bank account or under the pillow won't provide...
Another 4.35M Workers Quit — Most for Better Jobs
Some 4.35 million workers quit in February — most to take better jobs — in a sign the U.S. labor market is still the tightest it’s been in decades. Employees have more leverage over employers and they are taking advantage of it. The number of people quitting topped 4...
What Do Electric Cars and Remote Work Have in Common?
Genius is rarely understood in its time. The best ideas are often shot down at the outset, only to outlast their naysayers and eventually prove what their inventors knew all along: This is how we change the world. The age-old tension between inventors in the vanguard...
