by Christine Moukazis | Apr 3, 2024 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
California’s new law raising its minimum wage to $20 per hour for fast-food workers went into effect on Monday. Although the bump in pay is intended to help improve the standard of living for more than half a million fast-food workers, there may be unintended...
by Christine Moukazis | Apr 2, 2024 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
You may be familiar with full-time, part-time, contract, temporary and gig job designations. However, there is a relatively new kind of role called the “fractional” worker. This refers to a work arrangement in which a person—usually a mid to senior-level...
by Christine Moukazis | Apr 1, 2024 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
“I wish you ample doses of pain and suffering.” That is the unconventional message Nvidia CEO and founder Jensen Huang had for students at Stanford University, his alma mater, where he spoke last month at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. According...
by Christine Moukazis | Mar 28, 2024 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
The tech and information technology sectors are dynamic, continually evolving and viewed as lucrative areas for both employees and businesses. Despite the wave of tech layoffs, which have amounted to nearly half a million job cuts since 2022, IT positions remain among...
by Christine Moukazis | Mar 27, 2024 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
Not to be confused with publicly traded corporations, such as Apple, Amazon and Goldman Sachs, there is a sector that is not as well known—privately held businesses. Private companies, which are owned by individuals or corporations, are not publicly traded and receive...
by Christine Moukazis | Mar 26, 2024 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
The United States is no longer one of the happiest countries in the world, citing issues including the nation’s economy, according to Gallup’s recent World Happiness Report. This marks the first time in 12 years, since the report was launched, that the U.S. did not...
by Christine Moukazis | Mar 25, 2024 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
Enduring a lengthy interview process is an emotional roller coaster of ups and downs. After many months and several rounds of meeting people, you feel a sense of relief when the company says it is going to make an official job offer. Instead of being excited, there’s...
by Christine Moukazis | Mar 22, 2024 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
There will be times in your work and life when you feel lost, confused and pulled in too many directions. Consequently, you become less productive and more anxious. After a while, you develop the desire to take action because you realize you’re stuck in place and...
by Christine Moukazis | Mar 21, 2024 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
Employees are feeling overlooked. Nearly half of American workers (42%) don’t feel “cared for” by their employers, according to MetLife’s U.S. Employee Benefit Trends Study. These employees work diligently for years, grinding away and making little...
by Christine Moukazis | Mar 20, 2024 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
Americans are becoming increasingly more concerned about border enforcement in the United States, with nearly half considering it a “crisis,” according to a poll by CBS News. Thirty percent of Americans view the border situation as “very serious.” However, according...