Artificial intelligence (AI) has been front and center in the news lately, especially regarding its potential to transform the job market. The two most popular artificial intelligence brainiacs, Bing AI, and ChatGPT, enlightened us on their versions of which occupations a cybernetic Armageddon could eventually obliterate. Check to see if your job is at risk and whether you need to …
Practical Tips for Supporting Employee Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and according to Mental Health America, this year’s theme is Look Around, Look Within. It’s an essential theme for today because many outside and inside influences have affected our well-being in the past few years, including in the work environment. Therefore, business owners need to understand the everyday factors that impact them and their …
Tips for Fixing a Lackluster LinkedIn
LinkedIn, the premier social media networking platform for workers and employers, heightens visibility and helps you connect to businesses looking for specific skills. Like a resume, this site is essential to communicating your personal brand to prospective employers and colleagues. What’s more, for 77% of recruiters, LinkedIn is the go-to place to find talented professionals. And since, on average, it …
Will Layoffs Help Fill the Talent Gap? Back to the Office or Else! January Labor and Economic Snapshot
The “Great Reshuffle” Continues Reality checks are never pleasant, but thousands of tech workers, some enviably the recipients of sky-high salaries, free lattes, and even massages, are among the nearly 100,000 caught up in mass layoffs so far in 2023. And it is not just the tech sector in downsizing mode. Intelligenz reports that as of February 21, over 451 …
Self-Reliant Gen Zers Take the Road Less Traveled
Gen Zers are constantly learning. But not necessarily by earning the traditional college degree. Through the pandemic years, college enrollments actually dropped 6.6%. That’s 1,025,600 students! Associate degrees fell by 6.2%. But that doesn’t mean Gen Zs aren’t motivated to learn. A recent study showed 56% of Gen Z teens prefer skills-based jobs in fields like STEM. As tech-savvy digital …
