by Bhatt Unnati | Aug 5, 2021 | Latest News
Big US technology companies have powered their way through the pandemic, posting impressive growth, minting money, and hiring rapidly. In early July, the tech-industry association CompTIA reported that the sector experienced job growth in 10 out of the previous 12...
by Christine Moukazis | Aug 4, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News
You can scold, cajole and pressure people to make them do things they don’t want to do. This approach mostly backfires, as folks don’t like being ordered around. Sometimes, spending a little money or seeing a young person dancing helps change opinions. Relentless...
by Christine Moukazis | Aug 3, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News
In an interview with CBS’ Face The Nation, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank president Neel Kashkari made a disturbing comment about how the job market may be disrupted. Kashkari said about the sudden surge of the Delta variant, “It’s creating a bunch of...
by Christine Moukazis | Aug 2, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News
LinkedIn is the go-to social media platform for career-minded white-collar professionals. The site caters to job seekers and people looking to expand their networks. It is the mandatory home for recruiters, human resources and in-house talent acquisition professionals...
by Christine Moukazis | Aug 2, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News
After lengthy and heated negotiations, the United States Senate has unveiled a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package on Sunday night. The bipartisan bill will allocate the funds toward rebuilding the country’s crumbling airports, tunnels, railways,...
by Christine Moukazis | Jul 30, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News, Remote Work
A new study shows that supervisors do not hold remote workers in high regard. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) found that supervisors are not happy with remote work. They reported “negative perceptions” of the work-from-home trend. Managers said they’d...
by Christine Moukazis | Jul 29, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News
Democratic Congressman Mark Takano introduced legislation on Wednesday that would reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours to 32 hours. According to Takano’s press release about his proposed legislation, “A shorter workweek would benefit both employers and...
by Christine Moukazis | Jul 27, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News
Two weeks is nothing. It’s over in a blink of an eye. It’s not nearly enough time to decompress and destress from 50 weeks of working. It’s no wonder why Americans are so tired, surly, angry and easily triggered—we’re burnt out from working so hard....
by Jack Kelly | Jul 26, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News
Nothing gives you better clarity than a near-death experience. It awakens you to the frailty of life and the importance of living with purpose and meaning. The pandemic has been a wake-up call. It has shaken us out of our complacency. We have started seriously looking...
by Jack Kelly | Jul 26, 2021 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly, Latest News
There is a lot of talk about the “Great Resignation.” It’s the latest—and highly questionable—trend, where some people feel it’s fine to abruptly quit without a new job lined up. The narrative, in part, is that people are quitting in alarmingly large numbers....