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Hiring Heroes: Why Veterans Make Great Tech Employees
Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. unemployment rate was at a 50-year low. Competition for talent was intense, nowhere more so than in the technology sector. Even after the pandemic hit, more than half of businesses polled for the Harvey Nash/KPMG...
Best Career Advice for Young Women
Tiffany Dufu is making it her life's mission to help as many women as possible connect and support each other. She is the founder and CEO of the peer coaching group The Cru, a platform for women looking to accelerate their professional and personal networks. Dufu is...
Blind Raises $37M to Double Down on Workplace Gossip and Career Advice
Blind has carved out a unique niche in the social-networking world. It’s an app of verified, pseudonymous employees talking to each other about what’s going on at their employers, trading notes on everything from layoffs, to promotions, to policies. Part...
Old-School Career Advice That You Should Ignore Now
If 2020 symbolized anything, it was change. And a big part of that change took place across the job landscape. For better or worse, the way we look at and approach careers has changed forever. As a result of the pandemic, many companies transitioned their employees to...
The Future of Work Places in NYC May Look Different, as Many Offices Still Sit Empty
As the pandemic continues, the majority of companies still aren't bringing workers back to the office. Manhattan's sea of office buildings are still mostly empty, which has some wondering if the economic engine of the city is forever broken. Even as New York City...
Executives, Workers See Future of Remote Work Differently
As increasing vaccinations make returning to the office a reality, tensions between workers and managers are rising about what that should look like. While Google, Twitter and Microsoft have embraced flexible and remote work, the heads...
Tax Refunds on Unemployment Benefits Start in May
Tax refunds on 2020 unemployment benefits are slated to start this month. But some taxpayers — namely, single filers — will get the money sooner than others. It may be summer before other groups, such as married couples and those with complex tax returns, get...
Tool Makes It Easier to Manage Remote Workers in the Cloud
Microsoft Endpoint Manager and Intune already have the tools you need to configure and manage PCs so they're secure, up to date and only carry the applications employees need. But, especially for organizations that didn't have to think about remote staff and people...
