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Hampton Roads Job Fair Connects Previously Incarcerated People To Employers
A job fair is giving previously incarcerated individuals an opportunity to talk one-on-one with local employers. Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said the biggest barrier after release is getting employment. “I would visit some of Virginia’s prisons, and I...
15 Ways To Empower Women To Apply For Leadership Roles
Women are historically underrepresented in leadership positions and currently make up less than 30% of executive leadership positions at S&P100 companies. Organizations that recognize this disparity are proactively encouraging more female candidates to...
Remote Customer Service Jobs: What They Pay & How To Get One
For many types of job-seekers, remote work is ideal, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to come by. The COVID-19 pandemic thrust the idea of working from home into the mainstream in 2020, and while the concept has certainly held onto some of its footing, many companies,...
These 13 States Have Highest Number Of Jobs Available
The western part of the U.S. saw a jump in job openings even as other parts of the country reported stalled openings, data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Tuesday. The states in the western region—Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,...
A Valedictory Recommendation For What Unions Need To Do
Last Friday, D. Taylor stepped down as president of UNITE HERE—the union of hotel and casino employees. His nearly dozen years at the helm of one of America’s most member-involved unions saw it become an improbable political powerhouse in a host of swing states and...
Gig Economy Workers Organizing For Palestine
In response to the war on Gaza, the 100,000-strong International Alliance of App-Based Transport Workers has called a boycott of Chevron-owned gas stations. It shows how precarious workers can use solidarity action to hit firms who profit from apartheid. Historically,...
Three Ways To Re-Invent Working From Anywhere
As the hybrid work debate continues, one issue that gets lost is what employees want when they come back to the office. A Cisco global study of 14,050 workers across 19 countries entitled, The Race to Re-imagine Workplaces and Workspaces, reports that while 72% of...
BlackRock’s Larry Fink: 65 Retirement Age ‘A Bit Crazy’
BlackRock Chair Larry Fink said capital markets can help solve a crisis brewing around the ability of Americans to afford retirement as lifespans elongate, and that the government can provide a basic safety net. In his annual letter to shareholders of the investing...
