Careers
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Career Corner: How to Overcome Burnout as Life Returns to Normal
In August of this year alone, 4.3 million quit their jobs. The work conditions over the last 18 months have had so many people reaching their breaking point that it has now been dubbed the time of the “Great Resignation”. The incessant stress of the pandemic has pushed many already overworked people to their breaking…
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Career Corner: 10 Qualities of a Family-Friendly Workplace
Your priorities shift when you become a parent, and you have to forgo some things to be there for your kids. That even extends to work, where you will now need to ensure you have a job that is consistent and accommodating to make sure you can maintain your schedule as a parent. However, not…
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2021 Package Panic: UPS Short 7,000 Workers for Seasonal Jobs Across the Philadelphia Area
How do you look in UPS brown? If you think that’s a good couture color and have the desire to pick up some extra funds, UPS is your place. The deliverer is looking to fill 7,000 seasonal jobs in the Philadelphia region to answer holiday demand. Ryan Mulligan wrapped up the hiring particulars for NBC10…
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Career Corner: 2021 Report Says Women Only Earn 82 Cents for Every Dollar Earned by Men
Since 1963 our country has had the Equal Pay Act, which is supposed to ensure everyone is given the same wage for the same work regardless of their demographic. However, feminist leaders have long said that this law is not truly abided by, and that companies will offer lower salaries to women. Now new research…
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How to Organize Your Job Search & LinkedIn Connections
If you don’t have a CRM database for your job search, you may need to utilize Excel or Google sheets, which you can access from anywhere at any time. There’s an app for Google Drive and Google Sheets, and more, available to download and access on your iPhone or Android, no matter where you are.…
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Career Corner: 2021’s Top Paying Tech Careers
The pandemic has made many employees prioritize job security when deciding where they want to work so they don’t have to worry about layoffs again. Technology has always been an in-demand field and it has proven quite resilient from the economic hardships of Covid. Now many want to make the switch to tech. If you…
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Career Corner: LevelUp Philadelphia is Helping Frontline Workers Find Work During Labor Shortage
Though the worst of the economic harm from the pandemic is hopefully behind us, that does not mean the job market has fully recovered. Many businesses are still struggling on the brink of bankruptcy, and a lot of workers have not had it easy reintegrating into the workforce. Over 84,000 jobs that were lost in…
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Career Corner: 6 Hints It’s Time to Look for a New Job
If you have been dreading your workday lately then you have likely pondered whether the position has run its course. Quitting is a big deal, though, so you really need to be sure that’s what you want to do. If you are seriously wondering whether it is time to look for new work, first weigh…
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Career Corner: Look For These 4 Red Flags Behind a New Job Offer
When looking for jobs you might not think much about your role in the company beyond what the job posting described. But looking into how other roles in the company are handled can also give you valuable insight regarding whether this is a good work environment. Per the Philadelphia Business Journal, you want to learn all you can…
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Career Corner: State Program Supports Hands-on Apprentice Programs
While degrees and higher education certainly have their value, sometimes the best experience is getting to try things for yourself. That is why the Wolf administration is promoting the importance of apprenticeship programs for Pennsylvania workers. A recent press release from the Wolf administration highlights this initiative, specifically pointing to the Finishing Trades Institute (FTI)…
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Your Essential List of LinkedIn Image Sizes & Character Counts
Rather than looking up the number of pixels for image sizes and maximum character counts for sections of LinkedIn, would you like to have a handy list? Here is a list you can easily reference for current image sizes, character counts, or quantities of many of the most used items on LinkedIn. This list is…
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Retiring in Pennsylvania, Part 2: The Downsides
The other side of the coin of advantages in retiring in Pennsylvania is its negatives. Retirepedia tallied the aspects of Keystone State life that may have retirees thinking twice. Winter Pennsylvania winters are cold, with low temperatures often dropping into the teens. That bone-chilling air, when mixed with moisture from the state’s proximity to vast amounts of water…
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Career Corner: 7 Tips to Network and Make Connections Tactfully
We are all well-acquainted with the saying “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know”. While not wholly true, you definitely can’t discount the impact having connections can make for you. But the thing that’s less talked about is how do you actually make those connections? Dorie Clark of the Wall Street Journal shares…
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Retiring in Pennsylvania, Part 1: The Upsides
Over two million retirees call Pennsylvania their home in their golden years. Retirepedia tallied 10 factors that contributed to why they chose to spend their retiring years here. Cost of Living/Housing Overall, the cost of living in Pennsylvania is eight percent less than the national average, driven mostly by the fact cost of housing is 25 percent…
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Career Corner: Four Eye-Catching Resume Tips From Google’s Director of Talent
When it comes to your résumé, the way you present it can be equally as important as the accomplishments you have to your name. Not knowing how to highlight your strong suits can very well get you passed over for a position you are more than qualified for. If you want to know how to…
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Career Corner: LinkedIn Puts Philadelphia on Top 10 Entrepreneurs List
With many jobs drying up during the worst of the pandemic, employees were not sitting around idle just waiting for those positions to reappear. Many decided if the job they wanted wasn’t hiring, they would create it themselves and become Entrepreneurs. The Philadelphia Business Journal recently had a piece discussing business growth in the country…
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Career Corner: Hints for Finding a Family-Friendly Workplace From The Wall Street Journal
When considering jobs in your field some of the most common considerations for accepting an offer will be the salary and the location. But for parents, there is also the added factor of determining whether the job will allow you the flexibility to be there for your kids. Unfortunately, that is one job aspect that…
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Career Corner: Post Pandemic, Women Take a Harder Look at Career Fulfillment
The pandemic has caused immense stress on everyone, leading many to stop and consider what they want out of their career long-term. But women, in particular, are reporting feeling the negative impact of the pandemic at higher rates than men. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal addressed this, saying that part of the…
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