Growing up in a city full of Federal employment opportunities, snagging a government job was pretty much akin to hitting the career jackpot. Truth be told, there are quite a few benefits that come with government jobs like higher salaries,…
The need for advanced employee skills is growing at a faster pace than anticipated. The events of 2020 drove the need for companies to quickly transition their employees to remote operations. From a hiring perspective, company’s face the challenge of…
One thing I’ve noticed since the Covid-19 shelter in place orders were first initiated in 2020, is that a lot of professionals had been working in jobs they didn’t much care for (for various reasons). When you’re working a job…
Age discrimination is definitely real – let’s start off by confirming that fact. As we move forward with navigating our careers in a COVID-19 society, ageism is even more of a challenge than usual as economic uncertainty has forced some…
We’ve made it to another graduation season. This one feels a lot different following the challenges of the COVID year. Those college graduates who managed to maintain laser focus and drive to successfully complete a degree certainly deserve to be…
One of the most common challenges job seekers reach out for assistance on is how to address employment gaps in their resumes. As I mentioned in a previous post, people take career breaks for many different reasons, so it’s not…