The Great Resignation has gotten all kinds of attention this year but there’s another side to the story not getting much notice: How temp agencies are helping burned out Americans who have quit their low-paying, overly demanding gigs find new careers that are good for their pocketbooks and good for their minds, if not their …
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The pendulum has swung back; it’s a job candidate’s market now, with millions of jobs available and too few workers to go around. What this means for those who are interested in work is more than merely plenty to choose from. It also means that you might have a good shot at a job even …
Choose your job interview questions well. If that seems obvious, consider that more than half of U.S. adults say the No. 1 deal-breaker that would deter them from applying for or accepting an offer of employment is inappropriate interview questions, according to the latest American Staffing Association Workforce Monitor survey. Other reasons that people would refrain …
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If you’ve been following the Olympics, the critical importance of bench strength cannot have escaped your attention. When a team loses a front-line athlete with everything on the line, performances by the team’s alternates can spell the difference between gold and no medal at all. The same is true in the hospitality business. You’ve staffed …
Ever since the pandemic struck, employers have had the ground cut out from under them. A year ago, they were scrambling to figure out how (or even if) they could get the work done remotely. For many, this was a tough learning curve. Now, a year later, managers face The Great Resignation. Getting the job …
The election of Joe Biden as president brought many new faces to Washington. One department head nominee that construction industry employers should be aware of: Doug Parker, the proposed new boss of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Parker most recently oversaw California’s OSHA division. Experts in jobsite safety trends predict that a Parker-led OSHA …
As the U.S. economy begins to pounce back, finding qualified construction workers has suddenly become a challenge. Construction is rebounding more quickly than other sectors as postponed projects finally rev up. But as a construction manager, how do you put together a productive team with rival firms also battling to recruit top talent? Savvy construction …
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The life of the freelancer has begun to lose its appeal. You set yourself up as a contractor several years ago. At first, the freedom and variety was highly appealing. But you never thought lining up clients, invoicing them, and then having to gather the required 1099 forms at tax time would be so time-consuming …
If you’ve ever been on a dating app, you have learned one thing: Opportunities are many, but the right match can be elusive. Same holds true when you’re job hunting:
Because it’s not a “medical examination,” employers can order their employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine without violating the Americans with Disabilities Act or any other worker-protection laws. That’s according to new guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency that enforces laws against workplace discrimination. The EEOC said companies can go so …
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