Happy And Succeeding In The Future Of Work
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How To Spectacularly Blow Up Your Interview Before It Even Gets Started
Some job seekers have a unique talent for sabotaging themselves. They snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. This trait is demonstrated time and time again during the interview process. Smart, well-educated, white-collar professionals tend to do dumb things, quickly getting kicked out of contention. Here is how job seekers blow themselves out of the water before being offered an interview.
Get Ready For A Winter Of Discontent With Layoffs, High Inflation And A Plunging Stock Market
Stubbornly high inflation, a possible recession, rising interest rates, corporate budget cuts and headcount reduction are all likely to continue, as Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell wages war against inflation. Until Powell gets a grip on inflation, Americans are looking at a long, cold winter of falling stock and home prices, a litany of layoff announcements and a contracting economy.
Move Over Quiet Quitting, FatFIRE Is The Newest Viral Workplace Trend
All the talk about quiet quitting makes it seem like everyone hates their jobs and is just sleepwalking through the workday, but that’s not the case. There is another group of people who are doing the opposite. This movement is called FatFIRE. The acronym stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early. Fat refers to the abundant nest egg one must acquire to gain the financial independence to retire early.
Sept. 11 And The Tough Road Ahead: Working Through Adversity
Twenty-one years ago, nearly 3,000 innocent people died, and thousands more were injured in the Sept. 11 attacks. Masterminded by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, his terrorist organization hijacked airliners. The hijackers crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and one plane plowed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. It was the most significant loss of life from a terrorist attack on American soil.
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Jack Kelly is the CEO, founder, and executive recruiter at one of the oldest and largest global search firms in his area of expertise. He has personally placed thousands of professionals with top-tier companies over the last 20-plus years. Jack is passionate about advocating for job seekers. In doing so, he founded a start-up company, WeCruitr, at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The mission of WeCruitr is to help people in need and make the job search more humane and enjoyable. As a proponent of career growth, Jack shares his insider interviewing tips and career advancement secrets as a Senior Contributor for Forbes. He also covers timely topics related to corporations, high-profile people, Wall Street, politics and other important matters. The pieces offer insight into the news and how it may impact your career. Jack is the author of Happy and Succeeding in Your Job Search, as well as the host of Happy And Succeeding In The Future Of Work and cohost of the Blind Ambition podcast.