Job Seeker

The secret to standing out in your job search isn’t just dazzling an interviewer or crafting the perfect follow-up email — the first step toward landing your dream job is honing your skills. “Skills are the most important factor when it comes to landing a job right now,” LinkedIn career expert Blair Heitmann tells CNBC […]

A new survey by Stride Health, a platform that connects independent workers to the benefits marketplace, gathered the feedback of over 4,000 independent and gig workers and found that 24% are currently uninsured. Of those, 58% cited prohibitive cost as the reason they opted not to purchase coverage, with 80% saying they believe monthly health

An emerging trend is occurring within the jobs sector in the U.S. and abroad: More employers are looking to hire workers based on their skills rather than how much experience they have. About 45% of companies are adopting a “skills first” approach, a strategy that helps reduce bias, and 33% are replacing resumes as a

Job hunters primarily focus on scouring job boards to find their next role. Little do they know, they are missing out on the hidden job market, a treasure trove of jobs that are not posted online. People unfamiliar with the hidden job market feel excluded from a secret stash of exclusive jobs unavailable to the

With Twitter, Meta and Salesforce axing large swathes of their workforces, tech workers will understandably be concerned about whether their jobs are safe from the squeeze of a recession. But while a number of big tech companies have taken action to slow, freeze or even reverse hiring in pre-emptive efforts to save costs and streamline,

It’s no secret that healthcare and benefits are historically difficult to understand—recent data reports that only 12% of U.S. adults are considered “healthcare literate,” and my company’s own data has found that over 80% of employees are confused about their benefits. Add to that an ever-changing landscape of compliance, technology and jargon and it’s no

Recruiting talented students and staff can make a difference to laboratories’ research outputs, enhance the achievements of principal investigators (PIs) and research groups, and boost the reputations of their programmes and universities. But lockdowns and border closures triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic intensified global competition for talent as many researchers grappled with anxiety about big

Social media is an important tool for connecting people and growing connections, both personally and professionally. For Gen Z workers looking to grow their careers, it can be the starting point to landing their dream job. Forbes reports that for each extra salary dollar, it’s 2 per cent more likely that the role will be

In its newly released Global Talent Trends Report, professional social network platform LinkedIn shared its data-driven insights into the changing world of work. And the outlook for job seekers isn’t great. In a sample of 14 countries, hiring rates decreased over the past year, with the U.S. down 13% since last September. In addition, the

Maybe you’re entering the workforce for the first time and you don’t have much experience or skills under your belt. Or, perhaps you’re looking to dive into a new field of work mid-career. Maybe your industry is rapidly changing, necessitating that you learn new skills or technologies all the time. Whatever the reason, you’re short