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Federal Job Applicants Can’t Skip ‘Loyalty Question’ 

New essay questions on many federal job applications, asking candidates how they would advance the Trump administration’s policies, are optional, according to the Office of Personnel Management. But new documents submitted in a lawsuit seeking the removal of these...

Engineering Without The Liberal Arts Is A Broken Machine  

This whole-brain approach to engineering is neither emphasized nor practiced nearly enough. Sure, our school, like any school, supports the idea of exploratory education on paper. UConn regularly boasts about their general education program: an overflowing course...

Leadership Macomb Visits Detroit Arsenal

 A group of leaders from throughout Macomb County were introduced to the county’s defense and aerospace industries April 15 with visits to the U.S. Army’s Detroit Arsenal and General Dynamics Land Systems as part of the Leadership Macomb program. The Detroit...

The Tech Industry Is Applying An Uber-Style ‘Gigification’ Model To Nursing

In the late 2000s, surging unemployment during the financial crash gave rise to the gig economy, later supercharged by the emergence of ride-sharing and food-delivery apps. Almost two decades later, gig work is as big as it’s ever been, and is creeping into one of the...
Making the Future of Work More Inclusive

The celebration of Pride month in June and recognition of challenges faced by the LGBTIQ+ community has never been more significant than now for the technology industry.  According to The Center for Talent Innovation’s (CTI) business report, LGBTIQ+ Inclusive...

Workers with Disabilities Seek Opportunity to Shine in Jobs

As employers struggle to fill job openings, they might look to workers like Amy Espinosa. Espinosa works on a cleaning crew through the Arc Erie County New York. She was part of a team keeping the Broadway Market looking tidy during the busy Easter season, and is now...

How to Negotiate Your First Salary

As millions of new college grads enter the job market, some may have certain ideas of what their first offers could look like. Undergrads expect to make an annual salary of $103,880 one year after graduation, according to a March 2022 Real Estate Witch...

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