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Why Gen Z Can Solve The Skilled Labor Shortage Crisis

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on October 21, 2023

Four Reasons To Pursue A Career In Tech, No Matter How Volatile The Industry Seems

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on October 20, 2023

Multilingual Speakers Wanted: Job Demand Surges For The Next 5 Years

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on October 19, 2023

Using Skills Assessments Over Education, Experience Requirements

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on March 16, 2023

Asignificant portion of HR professionals value skills-based hiring assessments, and some would weight them strongly as alternatives to traditional education and experience qualifications, according to research from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The survey of 1,688 SHRM members shows more than half of employers—56 percent—use pre-employment assessments to measure job applicants' knowledge, skills and […]

Why Are DEI Roles Disappearing?

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on March 16, 2023

After seeing record gains in diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) roles in recent years, those positions are now drying up. A new report by LinkedIn assessing more than 500,000 C-suite hirings between 2019 and 2022 revealed that the hiring of chief diversity officers (CDOs) declined in 2022 after experiencing significant growth in 2020 and 2021. CDOs were […]

How Our TikTok Feeds Are Disintegrating The Structure Of Our Workforce

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on March 16, 2023

Before social media became seamlessly integrated into our daily lives, information stayed contained. Complaints about corporate hierarchy did not escape dinner tables or the occasional bar. There were barriers. Now that we have TikTok, a zoo of quiet-quitting, resume hacks and workplace drama have all been unleashed in a single cage. Over the past few […]

The 5 Counterintuitive Skills You Need To Land A Job In Tech

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on March 15, 2023

The white-hot labor market of the past few years is finally showing signs of cooling down. That’s especially true in the technology sector, where layoffs conducted by multiple big-name companies have grabbed headlines. Some of that shift can be attributed to continued unease about what the economy holds for the coming year. That’s caused ripples […]

Are Digital Wallets the Future of Hiring?

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on March 10, 2023

Ask users of the popular digital wallets from Apple or Google what they like most about the technology and they’re apt to mention convenience or security. Digital wallets allow users to abandon traditional physical items, such as credit or debit cards, driver’s licenses, employee badges, plane tickets, and transit cards, in favor of virtual versions […]

Navigating Career Transitions: How To Change Your Path One Step At A Time

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on March 9, 2023

As an ambitious professional, you may feel the only way to get ahead is by making big, bold moves. After all, you’re not getting any younger, so you may want to achieve “success” as quickly as possible. However, making major changes can be daunting and overwhelming. On top of that, the fear of failure and […]

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