August 02, 2024 Mortgage rates hit yearly low following disappointing Jobs report It’s good news for home buyers, as rates put home buying more in reach. BY Sarah Bregel It’s been a challenging year so far for prospective home buyers, but Friday offered a glimmer of hope. According to Mortgage News Daily, the average 30-year fixed … Continue reading Mortgage rates hit yearly low following disappointing Jobs report
May 29, 2024 Junior tech workers can’t find jobs. Here’s why one coding boot camp hit the brakes Launch Academy cofounder and CEO Dan Pickett talks about his decision to pause the coding boot camp, and what it means for the tech industry. BY Joe Berkowitz Back in 2012, “learn to code” was an optimistic mantra. … Continue reading Junior tech workers can’t find jobs. Here’s why one coding boot camp hit the brakes
May 28, 2024 Tech firm settles after worker posts ‘whites-only’ job listing The Justice Department reached a settlement agreement with Arthur Grand Technologies, an information technology firm, in Ashburn, Virginia. BY Associated Press A northern Virginia tech company is paying $38,500 to settle claims that it discriminated by posting a job listing seeking white, U.S.-born candidates … Continue reading Tech firm settles after worker posts ‘whites-only’ job listing
May 16, 2024 7 big tech companies with 500+ remote job openings right now Looking for a great job in high tech? There’s no place like home. Check out your options at Adobe, Airbnb, Amazon, Netflix, and beyond. BY Doug Aamoth Go big or go home? Why not go big and stay home instead? You can … Continue reading 7 big tech companies with 500+ remote job openings right now
May 15, 2024 Get a job at one of these 10 companies if you want to work with great senior leaders A new ranking from Glassdoor, based on anonymous reviews, highlights workplaces where leadership teams are highly ranked. BY Shalene Gupta Earlier this year, Glassdoor found in a survey that 72% of employees have confidence in … Continue reading Get a job at one of these 10 companies if you want to work with great senior leaders
May 12, 2024 Watch for these red flags when searching remote job listings A remote job can be great, but these things should make you think twice before accepting. BY Julia Herbst Welcome to Work Smarter, Fast Company‘s newsletter on career, leadership, and productivity advice. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. Fewer people may … Continue reading Watch for these red flags when searching remote job listings
By Neil Costa February 02, 2024 According to the October and November jobs reports, overall job gains have slowed compared to the massive job growth in September. Yet, the employers’ open positions remained steady in September, which some people have dubbed the “great mismatch”—indicating an economy where open positions and job seekers are plentiful—yet … Continue reading Employers are intentionally leaving job openings unfilled, here’s why
By Kathleen Davis February 04, 2024 I’ve worked at Fast Company for more than a decade. My colleague Lydia Dishman, one of the other authors of Work Smarter, has been here for more than 15 years. In a career landscape where many switch jobs every few years, clearly we’ve found something about our jobs that … Continue reading How to find a job you’ll actually like
By Michael Grothaus December 07, 2023 Unfortunately, ghosting just doesn’t happen in the dating world. The practice is quite common in the professional world when it comes to job hunting. Talk to any recruiter and you’re likely to hear stories about how they had a promising candidate for a position, but that candidate just … Continue reading Employers, this is why you’re being ghosted by job seekers. There are ways to make it stop
By Sam Becker July 20, 2023 Not all military veterans see action on a battlefield, but many of them may end up fighting for fair pay or better career opportunities once their time in the service is over. That’s the conclusion of a new paper published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: … Continue reading How the ‘hero veteran’ trope limits job options and damages post-military careers
