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Tips for College Students Looking for Internships in a Remote-work World
Summer is just a couple of weeks away, but college students are already starting summer internships. Money for the most competitive internships is through the roof, and some could make $9,000 a month. These are the highest-paid internships, according to the job site...
5 Tips for Military Vets Transitioning Into a Remote Workforce or Business
Leaving service is enough of a sea change on its own, but combine that with a worldwide economic downturn, and vets now have to think more carefully about how they seek and submit for job opportunities. With many companies at least temporarily remote, and plenty of...
6 Habits of Highly Successful Remote Workers
There’s a fine line between being a successful remote employee and one who misses the mark. If you have struggled WFH because of the pandemic, remember 2020 was a normal reaction to an abnormal year, says former U.S. diplomat and resilience expert, Beth Payne, who...
The ‘Future of Work’ is Five-hour Days and Four-day Weeks
The founder of a successful recruitment company is advocating for five-hour days and four-day weeks, saying the COVID-19 pandemic proves we're able to adapt to new ways of working. In a piece for Forbes, senior contributor and Wecruitr founder Jack Kelly said...
The Future of Work: How the Freelance Industry is Shifting
The Future of Work is Now, and It is Freelance. After nearly a year and a half of remote working, employees are working 2.5 hours longer. Moreover, companies are executing new initiatives and strategies for the first time. This, coupled with fewer resources...
Tips to Avoid Bringing Job Stress Home
The lines between work and home life can easily become blurred. Such lines became even more blurry during the pandemic, when many children did not attend school in person while their parents worked from home exclusively. Such situations made it hard for everyone to...
Biden Administration Reverses Trump-era Gig Workers Rule
President Joe Biden’s Labor Department on Wednesday rescinded a Trump-era rule that would have made it easier for businesses in the United States to classify workers as independent contractors instead of employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. “By...
How Remote Work Lends Itself to Reshaping the Back Office
The pandemic has been hard on everyone in different ways, and though the end is in sight, we're not there yet. But, as we close in on a year and a half of working from home, we can look back with some perspective and perhaps a little pride at how we've adapted...
