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How To Turn The Great Resignation Into The Great Rebound

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on December 6, 2022

Five Top Industries For Job Seekers In 2023

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on December 5, 2022

Promote Your Career, Not Your Employer – 7 Ways To Shape Your Personal Brand

Written by Orville Lynch, Jr. on December 2, 2022

Set Post-Pandemic Career Goals with These Tips

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on April 30, 2021

Undeniably, the pandemic has upended many people’s plans of building a successful career. In fact, it has potentially derailed the occupations and career trajectories of numerous professionals across different industries. However, times have changed as the world is gradually recovering from the crisis. Now, you have an opportunity to set your career goals again and […]

How Digital Transformation Impacts The Future Of Career Transitions

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on April 29, 2021

Remember a few years ago when AI was first gaining popularity? "Digital transformation" became the catchphrase of the minute. From remote deposit and bill pay features at your bank and chatbots popping up on every website to AI-enabled hiring tools that screened resumes and bypassed bias (or in some regrettable cases, increased it), the world […]

U.S. Job Switching Rate Declines by 2.0 Percentage Points Since March 2020; Wages Grew 5.9 Percent Due to Low Wage Job Loss

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on April 28, 2021

U.S. job switching rate declines 2.0 percentage points since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, while wages for U.S. workers grew 5.9 percent over the last year, increasing the average wage level by $1.71 to $30.84 an hour according to the ADP Research Institute® Workforce Vitality Report (WVR) released today. Employment growth demonstrated a continued downward slide by -7.0 percent. The […]

For Career Success, Pay Attention To The ‘Unspoken Rules’

By Orville Lynch, Jr. on April 26, 2021

Some people spend much of their lives—especially in the workplace—navigating unspoken rules. You know, those cultural guidelines that never appear in a published handbook and rarely even come up in conversation. Everyone just seems to “know” the rules, so they’re simply followed. Over time, the unspoken rules become fossilized as unchallenged traces of the past. […]

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 […]

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