by Christine Moukazis | Jun 23, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
The current job market feels like whiplash. Coming out of the pandemic, there was a huge pent-up demand for workers to help companies get back up and running. The job market was so hot that discussions centered around the Great Resignation trend with about 4 million...
by Christine Moukazis | Jun 23, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
Online educational platform MasterClass announced Thursday that it would lay off 20% of its employees, joining a number of other tech companies that have reduced the size of their teams to try and adapt to worsening economic conditions. On Wednesday, MasterClass CEO...
by Christine Moukazis | Jun 22, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
You don’t have to leave your company to get a new job. There is another alternative to switching jobs. You can create your own role and reinvent yourself, while remaining at your firm. There is a slowly emerging trend of job crafting, the practice of reimagining and...
by Christine Moukazis | Jun 21, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
Watch out for warning signs when you’re interviewing. When you are searching for a job, it can be stressful and anxiety-inducing, especially when you’ve either been downsized or are stuck in a bad situation and desperately need to leave. People also seek out...
by Christine Moukazis | Jun 21, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
When you are seeking out a new job, ask tough questions during the interview. The goal is to find out the truth of what is really going on at the company. Rising inflation, war, higher costs, supply chain disruptions, layoffs and an increase in interest rates will...
by Christine Moukazis | Jun 16, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
If you’ve been one of the thousands of people laid off in the recent downsizings or are just concerned about the safety of your position, you’ve likely started thinking about commencing a job search. When the economy, stock and cryptocurrency markets are being...
by Christine Moukazis | Jun 16, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
Layoffs, hiring freezes and rescinded offers are happening in the tech and crypto spaces. This will likely spread to other sectors too. Workers and job hunters are getting concerned. They see the proliferation of #OpentoWork banners on LinkedIn profiles—not seen at...
by Christine Moukazis | Jun 15, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
Race, religion, age and sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace are widely discussed. However, there is another form of prejudice that often goes undetected. It’s the bias against job seekers who are in between roles for a certain length of time. The...
by Christine Moukazis | Jun 14, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
Layoffs will soon spread from the tech sector to other areas. The likelihood of continued downsizing is based largely on the plans from the Federal Reserve Bank. The Fed intends to cool down the economy to suppress runaway inflation by significantly raising interest...
by Christine Moukazis | Jun 13, 2022 | Forbes Articles by Jack Kelly
After cryptocurrency platform Coinbase announced at the beginning of June it would not only extend its hiring pause but “rescind a number of accepted offers,” a public backlash erupted on social media sites, as people who had the rug pulled out from under them shared...