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Empowering Community Colleges to Train for the Future of Work
Community colleges across the nation are creating both degree-based and non-degree education opportunities for diverse learners to gain access to emerging STEM jobs in up-and-coming industries born out of autonomous vehicles, electric...
How Everything Changed and What’s Coming Next
The future of work has dominated discussions both in the office and at home. What was previously 'the great remote working experiment' has now morphed into 'the great hybrid work pilot' and even 'the great resignation' as companies shake up their workplace policies to...
What ‘Upskilling’ Means for the Future of Work
Upskilling is, according to experts, one of the most urgent challenges the workforce faces. Learning new skills to remain competitive is touted as the most important way workers can future-proof themselves against workforce disruptions, such as automation;...
There’s Another Sneaky Tax Deadline on April 18.
With one week left to file your federal taxes, it's easy to overlook another sneaky deadline: the due date for first-quarter estimated tax payments. If you have income from self-employment, a small business, gig economy work, investments and more, you must make a...
Tips for Older Job Seekers
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reported that as of January 2022, nearly a third of all job seekers were over the age of 50. So why is it that when employers are desperate for workers, they're skipping one of the hardest working generations actively...
Microsoft Bought and Shut Down this Entrepreneur’s App — Now He’s Raised Money for an Unofficial Successor
German entrepreneur Christian Reber sold his to-do list app Wunderlist to Microsoft in 2015 for a sum that was reported to be between $100 million and $200 million only to watch the U.S. tech giant shut it down four years later. Now he's just raised funding...
4.4 Million People Quit Their Jobs in February — and You May Be Surprised at How That Hurts Your Wallet
In February, 4.4 million workers quit their jobs. And while that's not quite as high as the record 4.5 million people who quit their jobs in November, it's a pretty sizable number. All told, as of February, the U.S. labor market had 11.3 million job openings to fill....
Boston ‘Future of Work’ Report Calls for More Training
The COVID-19 outbreak has dramatically changed the state’s labor force, according to a new state report, which calls for expanded training and programs to help workers transition to a post-pandemic economy. The report released by the Legislature’s Future of...
