Navigating the Job Market Tsunami In an astonishing turn of events, the U.S. economy significantly outperformed expectations last month, adding an impressive 339,000 new jobs, as reported by the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This...
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November Jobs Report 2022
November Jobs Report 2022 The results of the November Job Reports couldn't be better! I have read and heard many comments from those "in the know," that November would be the month that would start to show the Job Market applying the brakes, but that has not been the...
Hiring During the Holidays
Do companies hire during the holiday season? This is a question I get from clients repeatedly, and my answer is YES! The holiday season is a very busy time for hiring new employees. It is the end of the fourth quarter, and companies want to hit the ground running in...
October Jobs Report 2022
October Jobs Report 2022 This October, hiring numbers exceeded expectations set forth by Wall Street economists. One item to note in particular is that the following three sectors continue adding jobs at a robust pace for several consecutive months: ...
The High Season of Hiring
The High Season of Hiring One of the U.S. economic indicators was reported this morning... first-time jobless claims, which unexpectedly dropped to a 3-week low. Recently, the media has exaggerated the slowdown in the job market. While the media is portraying a...
Be Proactive
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Hello Hybrid
Heeelllo Hybrid. Have you heard it on your Zoom calls? Is it happening in Hangouts? If you are a professional with a pulse, you have probably heard the term being thrown around in the past 18 months, perhaps accompanied by words and phrases like "productivity," "the...
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