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Top 10 Flexible Remote Jobs—How To Land Them
Some jobs are saying goodbye to 9 to 5 and hello to flexible schedules. The option of flexible-schedule remote jobs allows employees to obtain a healthier work-life balance, FlexJobs career expert Keith Spencer tells CNBC Make It. These jobs are a sign of...
Woring Remotely From A Caribbean Island: How I Relocated From Oregon
In 2013 I moved from Portland, Oregon, to Aitutaki in the Cook Islands after college for four months to teach English. It's a tiny island of about 2,000 people. Being alone without my friends or family gave me anxiety bad enough to turn to medication. However, I...
Uncovering Hidden Tax Breaks For Freelance Designers
Are you a freelance designer looking to boost your savings? As an independent contractor, it’s important to take advantage of every opportunity to maximize your income and reduce your tax burden. While many freelancers are aware of common deductions such as office...
3 Skills That Have Made Me A Successful Freelancer
If you're thinking of quitting a salaried position and going freelance instead, you'll be in good company. More than 70 million Americans worked in a freelance capacity in 2022, according to Zippia, and it's estimated that 36% of the U.S. workforce...
Study: Remote Employees Work Longer And Harder
Remote work became possible long before the pandemic. Many employers resisted it on a hunch that employees working from home might spend too much of their workday watching Oprah and shopping on eBay. Then came COVID-19, which launched a vast, forced experiment in...
15 ‘Baby’ Steps Leaders Can Take To Adopt A Coaching Leadership Style
It’s not uncommon for managers to take a prescriptive approach to leadership by providing team members with specific instructions on how to accomplish tasks. Unfortunately, this can stifle creativity, limit growth and lead employees to grow dependent on their leader....
Uber-Backed Group To Reboot Gig-Worker Ballot Initiative In Massachusetts
A coalition of gig economy giants plan to reboot a failed ballot initiative in Massachusetts in a renewed push to cement their workers’ status as independent contractors. The Massachusetts Coalition for Independent Work, a group bankrolled by Uber Technologies...
Future-Proof Your Career In Era Of AI
Ever since the industrial revolution, people have feared that technology would take away their jobs. While some jobs and tasks have indeed been replaced by machines, others have emerged. The success of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence (AI) now...
