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2024 Career And Job Search Trends You Need To Know About

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on January 17, 2024

Beyond The Doctrine Of “College Is For Everyone”

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on January 16, 2024

Workers Who Use Artificial Intelligence Are More Likely To Fear That AI May Replace Them

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on January 13, 2024

How Far Back Should A Resume Go?

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on June 5, 2023

Your resumé - also called a CV or curriculum vitae - is a self-portrait of your career. If you’ve got a lot of experience, maybe you are wondering: how far back should your resumé go? Your resumé is your keyword-dense story, a tale that balances relevance and experience. The key to any resumé is similar to success […]

Remote Work Associated with Rise in Substance Use Disorders

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on June 3, 2023

"Why don't we do a little day drinking? Blame it on the workday," sings country band Little Big Town in its 2014 hit "Day Drinking." Whether they're country music fans or not, HR leaders can't ignore that daytime alcohol and drug use is rising. An estimated 1 in 6, or 27 million, working-age Americans—those ages 25 […]

How To Manage Competing Job Offers

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on June 1, 2023

If you are conducting a job search, you may be fortunate enough to have a choice amongst multiple job offers, assuming you have been able to manage the timing of these job offers to arrive within a reasonable period of time (ideally within a two-week window). If you plan on leveraging these offers to get the best […]

Americans Are Working Fewer Hours. How Are Employers Responding?

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on May 31, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a slew of changes in the U.S. workplace: hybrid work, talent shortages, employee mental health issues and more. As a result, newly released data shows that Americans are working fewer hours than ever before. Prior to the pandemic, the average employee was paid to work 37.5 hours per week. As […]

How to Manage Generative AI and ChatGPT in the Workplace

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on May 27, 2023

Question: What does generative artificial intelligence have in common with the 2023 Academy Award winner for best picture? Answer: They're both "Everything Everywhere All at Once." That joke is not courtesy of ChatGPT, but rather, a corny human. But how else to describe the frenzy surrounding the new crop of conversational AI tools—which many pundits predict will […]

8 Tips For New Grads Looking To Become Self-Employed

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on May 25, 2023

Congratulations on your graduation! College is a wonderful time to learn what it’s like to live away from home, and the first few months out of college are a wonderful time to learn what was so great about college. Sorry for being so bleak. There are any number of good things about finishing college, and […]

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