-from Study International Mastering effective communication skills can lead to salaries or career growth in today’s digital age. Many studies have shown that: 85% of Americans — and 87% of professionals ages 25 to 35 — who countered on salary, other compensation or benefits, or both pay and other compensation and benefits got at least… read more
Job Seekers
Understanding Body Language: 7 Strategies For Job Interview Success
-from Forbes Words are only part of the story, in the job interview process – and understanding body language is the best way to create success in your career. Body language is the sum total off all the signs we give off when we communicate, including gestures, posture, eye contact and more. These seven strategies… read more
Showcase Your Personal Brand in an Interview
– from Forbes If you want to land your dream job, simply having a good resume and strong interview skills are not enough. Today, employers are looking for a unique type of employee who is willing to go the extra mile to secure a position within their company. One of the qualities that hiring managers… read more
Is the Fully In-Person Workweek Extinct?
-from Fortune Nearly half of companies reneged on their remote work policies this past year, but the fully in-person workweek is almost extinct. Good news, workers: You win. For the most part. According to a new ZipRecruiter survey, fully in-person work has gone just about extinct. Only about 15% of remote-capable companies require five… read more
Four Proven Rules to Simplify Complex Ideas
-from Forbes Simple is hard. Ask any speaker who has struggles to explain their work to someone outside their field. Stanford business school lecturer Matt Abrahams teaches his students to simplify complexity by having them follow four guidelines, lessons he reveals in his new book Think Faster, Talk Smarter. Here’s more about these proven and effective tactics… read more
See what states showed the biggest growth in median household income.
-by Kamaron McNair Last year was rough on Americans’ household finances. Amid an inflation crisis that saw prices up 9.1% year over year in June 2022, Americans’ incomes appear to have taken a hit. The U.S. median household income dropped by 2.3% to $74,580 in 2022, down from $76,330 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. While… read more
Rise in August Job Openings
-by Kathryn Mayer U.S. job openings rose in August to 9.6 million openings after falling the past three months. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS report, released Tuesday from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), found that openings increased 690,000 to reach a growth rate of 5.8 percent, a boost from… read more
Help – I complained about my job in an interview….
-by Kirstin Ferguson I complained about my job in an interview, and it got back to my boss. Help? I went for a job interview at a company in the same industry, and during the interview, I explained, professionally, issues at my current workplace, and why I wanted to leave. Someone who had sat… read more
Avoid Age Discrimination By Eliminating 7 Things From Your Resume
-by Robin Ryan for Forbes We are seeing more people over the age of 50 losing their jobs. They worry about ageism, which is a legitimate concern. When you are close to 60 or older, the discrimination becomes even more apparent. John, age 60, was an HR director at a Fortune 500 company where he… read more
The Top 3 Things Recruiters Look for on Your Resume
-by Gili Malinsky Make it ‘idiot-proof’ to find them, experts say… Looking to impress a recruiter? You’ll want to do it immediately — they only spend an average of six to seven seconds looking at your resume before they decide if they’ll want to move ahead, according to job list site Indeed. Ultimately, there are three things every… read more