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With AI, The Most Profound Career Shift In A Generation Is Upon Us

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on November 15, 2023

These Are The 10 Highest-Paying Blue-Collar Jobs In The U.S.

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on November 14, 2023

Beyond The Side Hustle: How Execs Are Redefining Freelance Work

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on November 12, 2023

Why Hiring the Best Available Candidate May Be Better than Hiring for a Specific Job

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on March 22, 2023

When talent is in short supply, hiring only to fill specific job openings might be an outdated concept. Instead, employers that find a candidate with the rare blend of soft skills and technical knowledge are snapping them up, even if there isn't a job opening that requires the person's specific skill set and experience. This […]

3 Keys To Succeeding After Being Laid Off

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on March 20, 2023

As I read the news about the massive layoffs in the tech industry, as well as reactions from impacted employees, I remember my personal experience with layoffs. It happened on my first day back to work after maternity leave with my first child. Within minutes of getting to my desk, my manager called me to […]

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 […]

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