Careers
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Career Corner: When Negotiating Your Salary, Be Machiavellian
If you have been performing well at your job for a long time, you no doubt would like an opportunity for advancement. Maybe a role promotion, or even just a raise. But the thought of having that conversation with your boss is awkward and a source of anxiety. Per book author Stacey Vanek Smith in…
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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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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: 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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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: Post Pandemic, Women Take a Closer 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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Unemployment Updates You Need to Know
The Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, is attributed to saying, “There is nothing permanent except change.” People change jobs, not always on their terms. Mergers and acquisitions are happening, and businesses are starting, closing, downsizing, and restructuring. There are COVID issues, and there is The Great Resignation and more. Change in the world of work is constant,…
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Career Corner: How Local Tech Salaries Stack Up to the Rest of the Country
With so many industries and fields shaken up by the pandemic, a lot of people are reevaluating their careers right now. One of the more appealing options has been the tech industry, which has been a rare oasis of stability over the last 18 months. But the salary you can expect will vary quite a…
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Career Corner: The Great Resignation is Reshaping Our Work Culture
Our work culture has ingrained in many employees to recognize that they are easily replaceable. Being underpaid and overworked has long been viewed as the natural experience of most workers. But the pandemic has caused a breaking point where many are saying no more, leading to what has been dubbed the “Great Resignation.” Derek Thompson…
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Career Corner: New Anything-But-Normal Rules for Job Seekers
If you are job hunting right now you probably assumed that your work-life will have some adjustments from the pre-pandemic days after you are hired. But maybe you have not realized the application process also has changed in some ways you should be taking advantage of. Ty West of the Philadelphia Business Journal expands on…
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Career Corner: Follow These Unspoken Rules to Get Ahead at Your First Job
Getting hired is always exciting, and it’s a huge milestone when you are fresh out of school and getting your first job. It feels like you are building momentum, but then you may receive some culture shock when what worked for you in school is suddenly frowned upon at work. In writing for Kiplinger, H.…
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Career Corner: The Jobs Most Likely to Disappear within the Next Generation
It is only natural that as technology and culture advance that new types of careers will be created, while others will become obsolete. Naturally, the restrictions of the pandemic accelerated some of this by depriving many businesses of being able to gain their regular income and driving customers towards alternatives. With Covid currently becoming more…
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Career Corner: The Skills You Need for Tomorrow’s Fastest Growing Careers
It is no secret that we are in the middle of a significant shift in terms of what careers are gaining traction. So many jobs dependent on retail are being phased out by online counterparts. Whereas positions in health, finance, and technology are only continuing to proliferate. If you believe it will soon be time…
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Keeping Tabs on 2021 LinkedIn Innovations: Part 2
Booyah! Winner winner chicken dinner with a LinkedIn dessert! Here are some more sweet 2021 LinkedIn innovations for business owners and individuals. LinkedIn Learning Hub In 2015, LinkedIn purchased Lynda.com to boost its commitment to education, professional development, and intelligent skill-building. Making an investment in professional development for employees will yield better business results. Now…
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Career Corner: Career Trends in a Crazy, Unpredictable Year
We all know the pandemic caused a great deal of upheaval in what businesses have done well. So it is likely of little surprise that it has also shifted what careers employees are getting into. Jennifer Liu of CNBC has an article elaborating, using data from LinkedIn to highlight the shift we have seen in…
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Career Corner: This Year’s Top 10 Best Business Careers
It has been a tumultuous time for the job market of late, but certain fields have emerged stronger than others. Healthcare is of course in high demand, but there are also some good prospects for those in the business side of things. U.S. News & World Report has compiled the jobs with the best hiring…
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Career Corner: 5 Tips For Making an Effective Follow-Up Call After a Job Interview
You don’t want to come across as pushy or over-eager after a job interview. However, if your interviewer told you when to expect to hear from them and that time is long past, you are probably wondering if you should reach out. If following up by phone is your style, Indeed has some steps to…
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