Always Apply If You Meet at Least 50% of the Requirements
How often do you see requirements for a position that just seem unreasonable? Have you ever passed up applying for a job because you didn’t meet all the requirements? Man, do we have great news for you! TalentWorks has crunched the numbers and found that meeting all the requirements isn’t actually necessary — in fact, […]
4 Steps to Staying Relevant at Work
CNBC reports that the future of work won’t be about college degrees, it will be about job skills. They write: Rapid technological change, combined with rising education costs, have made our traditional higher-education system an increasingly anachronistic and risky path. The cost of a college education is so high now that we have reached a […]
Before You Go Chasing Your Dreams
Last week Andy McKay, Director of Player Development for the Seattle Mariners, tweeted out: “Before you go all in on chasing your dream, don’t forget to read the ‘fine print’ of that contract that you will need to make with yourself.” Here’s that fine print: The journey will take longer than you hoped. The obstacles […]
6 Ways to Get Rich Working for Someone Else
Think you have to be an entrepreneur or business owner to get rich? Think again. In Tom Corley’s Rich Habits study, 39% of the rich participants got rich working their whole lives for someone else. You don’t have to start a business or invent something to end up with millions in the bank. There are […]
Diversity Goes Deeper Than Hiring
Diversity in the workplace is important, but in different ways than you might think. There’s the obvious moral reason: people of diverse backgrounds should all be given equal opportunities for employment. But there’s a business reason as well: According to a wide field of research, businesses that focus on diversity actually improve their bottom lines. […]
Working from Home: More Pros than Cons?
There’s nothing like getting up late, not stressing about a commute, and sitting down at your laptop with a big breakfast and no outside distractions to start your day at work right? Well, that seems accurate until you realize you’re in the comfort of your own bed, have access to far too many TVs, and have […]
Promising Signals for Jobs in Syracuse
Steady growth and corporate expansion will create jobs in Syracuse. Are your skills in demand?
Jobs Growth Strong Despite Seasonal Losses
Preliminary numbers released by the NYS Department of Labor indicate continued growth in the upstate NY job market, with 120,400 private sector jobs added since this time last year.
These Companies Support Equal Pay for Women
Equal pay for equal work has been the law of the land since 1963, but too many Americans are paid less for the same labor as their male colleagues. These companies are leading the way to a more equitable future.
New York Job Growth is Back — and Not Just on Wall Street
The economic outlook for job seekers in New York has been lackluster at best for the past few years. Recovery from the ’08 financial crisis has seemingly taken the path of most resistance, as evidenced in the fact that our nation’s recent attempt at economic recuperation has been one of the slowest in recorded history. […]
Stop Gambling with Workplace Safety
Sobering news from the WNY Council on Occupational Safety and Health: 83% of inspected construction sites in Western NY violated workplace safety regulations. What does this mean?
Your Job Interview is a Story Session
Making the connection between job interview questions and collaborative storytelling is a powerful career insight.
Sanders to Cuomo: CUNY Needs Your Help
Citing CUNY’s role in educating working New Yorkers, Senator Bernie Sanders called on Governor Cuomo in an open letter (pdf) to “invest in a fair contract for the University’s faculty and staff”.
What You Need to Know: Working in a Brewery
The brewing industry is exploding in New York. How do you make the jump from beer aficionado to brewer?
WNY Jobs Report
Living in WNY, you learn to respect seasons and cycles. The jobs numbers tell us Spring is finally here.
6 Insights for Job Fair Success
Kirk Elliot of United Career Fairs has been doing this for a long time, both as a recruiter and job fair organizer. Here’s (some of) what he learned along the way.
Jobs in Buffalo [Infographic]
We started out taking notes for an upcoming piece on employment trends and jobs in Buffalo, NY … and ended up making this handy infographic instead.
25 Highest Paid Jobs in New York
You’re probably thinking the highest paid jobs in New York are all CEOs, lawyers, and screaming finance wizards — and you’re probably wrong.
Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Albany Kind of Does
Take a minute and brainstorm: what are the jobs that define a civilization? Turns out Albany has the greatest concentrations of those jobs in the state, and way more than the national average.
Tax Law Changes Encourage Manufacturing Jobs
Look for growth in New York manufacturing jobs and STEM investment as tax laws pivot.