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4 Times Self-Doubt Can Actually Be Good for Your Career

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on November 15, 2022

How to Shop for Candidate Sourcing Software

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on November 12, 2022

Organizations Look to High Schools to Source Talent, Develop Careers

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on November 10, 2022

Harvard career coach: We’re teaching the wrong math for financial success

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on April 23, 2021

Bad financial decisions, just like good financial decisions, can compound, making it harder to achieve financial success, yet many students across the U.S. receive too little financial education to understand core financial literacy concepts. A Junior Achievement survey revealed that 46% of teens said a general lack of understanding of money, investing and the economy negatively […]

Jobless claims fall again as employment picture gains strength

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on April 22, 2021

KEY POINTS First-time claims for unemployment insurance totaled 547,000 last week, below the 603,000 Dow Jones estimate. The total represented a pandemic-era low and was better than the previous week’s 576,000. Continuing claims fell by 34,000 to 3.67 million. The U.S. jobs market recovery accelerated its pace last week as fewer Americans headed to the […]

Why Your Employees Need More Career Development in the Post-Pandemic Workplace

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on April 21, 2021

Today’s business landscape is one of ongoing disruption and change. Organizations are forced to continuously adapt and transform to remain agile and competitive. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for transformation and exacerbated ongoing challenges with retention and engagement. During the last several years we’ve seen global engagement levels improving. However, Gallup reports that […]

What's To Come In 2021 For Diversity, Equity And Inclusion In The Workplace

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on April 21, 2021

As a career coach, I would be making a bit of an understatement if I said that I think often about the world of work. The future of work is a subject that fascinates me, and I spend much of my time thinking, learning and talking about it. Whether it be discussing carefully with a […]

Monthly Employer Job Posting Data Shows Demand for Tech Talent Spanning All 50 States, CompTIA Analysis Finds

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on April 21, 2021

U.S. technology employment continued to expand in March, contributing to the strongest month for hiring the country has experienced since last August, according to an analysis by CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce. Tech sector companies added 9,700 jobs in March, a combination of technical and non-technical positions, data in […]

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