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5 Strategies To Prepare For Potential Layoffs

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on December 1, 2022

Out With The Great Resignation, In With The Great Retention: How To Keep Valuable Employees In 2023

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on November 30, 2022

4 Myths Keeping You Stuck In An Unhappy Career

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on November 29, 2022

How To Build A Board Of Directors — For Your Own Career

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on May 18, 2021

Diversifying corporate boards is all over the news because it is essential to success in today’s fast-changing marketplace. More diverse and inclusive leadership bodies better represent the interests of all stakeholders — and they are good for business. Research shows that enterprises with diverse boards consistently outperform companies led by more homogenous leadership. But boards of directors […]

Why Millions Of Employees Plan To Switch Jobs Post-COVID

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on May 17, 2021

With widespread vaccinations, the reopening of more businesses, and a massive infusion of federal aid, the U.S. economy shows signs of recovering remarkably well. For 2021, experts predict that the economy will expand around 7%—the fastest calendar-year growth since 1984. Therefore, it’s not surprising that many employees plan to switch jobs in the near future. According to Prudential […]

9 Signs You’re Not Taking Control Of Your Career

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on May 14, 2021

It’s not your fault. We have been taught that if you go to school, get a good job and do good work, everything will work itself out. We learned that things naturally fall in place when you follow all the rules. So, when you do everything right and excel at work, it’s easy to find […]

The 10 Best Remote Career Fields For New College Grads

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on May 11, 2021

Let me extend an early congratulations to the graduating class of 2021. You’ve all persevered through an incredibly trying time in order to cross this threshold. So what’s next? The good news is that, while hiring isn’t quite back to pre-pandemic levels, the overall job market is building steam. According to a report from the National […]

How To Build Career Resiliency

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on May 10, 2021

Career aspirations, to my constant amazement, can start at a very young age. Who has not heard of children expressing their desire to be a teacher, scientist, police officer, nurse or just simply wanting to help people when they grow up? On the other hand, a career goal for some may not manifest itself very […]

Job Growth Underwhelms; U.S. Gains Only 266,000 Jobs in April

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on May 7, 2021

April's employment gain of 266,000 fell below expectations despite overall optimism in the U.S. economy. Upon the anniversary of the biggest job loss in U.S. history, more momentum in job creation was expected this month. ThinkWhy, a labor market data and analytics firm, released its National Jobs and Industry Performance Outlook following an announcement from theBureau of Labor Statisticsthat the economy added only 266,000 jobs in April, with the unemployment rate at 6.1 percent. […]

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