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By Julie Norwell When the pandemic hit in March, most people got a crash course in using online conferencing technology whether they wanted it or not. With no end to the health crisis in sight, it’s clear that using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, BlueJeans, Google Meet, and many other video conferencing platforms...

Corporate America has a long way to go to achieve true diversity, especially at the executive level. Change has come at a snail’s pace for decades. But then the Black Lives Matter protests happened. BLM protests successfully put the issue of racism and racial prejudice front and center in the national...

Many factors affect hiring and recruitment. Some are internal to an organization, such as organizational culture, or company product releases. Others are external to an organization, like economic trends. Seasonality is definitely important. Naturally, industry fluctuations play a big role, too. When...

By Julie Norwell The industries employment numbers for May are realy ugly. But by this point they shouldn’t shock anyone. Economists have been telegraphing for the past two months. They say that the economic worst of the national response to the Covid-19 pandemic is yet to come. If Goldman Sachs is...

Career Management and the “New Normal”: What will work life and job seeking look like after the Coronavirus Crisis? The coronavirus crisis has unleashed a maelstrom of uncertainty about every aspect of our lives. It has introduced concerns as disparate as mental and physical health, financial stability,...

Reading the news is depressing stuff these days and worries abound. In addition to the tragic loss of life that now seems inevitable, the coronavirus health crisis has turned into a full-blown economic crisis that promises to rival every economic crisis in the post-war era. Bank of America “officially...

Did you know that 85% of all jobs are landed through networking? If you know nothing else about networking skills, that statistic should focus your mind – and your approach to job seeking. Short of being born into royalty, networking is THE best way to land a job, bar none.  And, therefore, it should...

Compensation is a fundamental component of employment, but it’s one of the most difficult topics for workers to discuss with their employers. No surprise, perhaps, given that discussing money is traditionally a conversational taboo, along with politics and religion. Nevertheless, if you want to get...