U.S. high school graduates looking for entry-level work might consider starting out at a company appearing on a new ranking from the American Opportunity Index. Released earlier this month, the list named 50 large companies as the best places for people with a high school diploma to launch their careers. Among the top 10 companies, … Read more
There are many traits it takes to be successful. Adaptability is one, according to Harvard Business School professor Joseph Fuller. Successful people are “open to unexpected opportunities and embrace change instead of fearing it,” he previously told Make It. Conscientiousness is another, according to workplace psychologist Benjamin Granger, or being organized, responsible and hard working. … Read more
Nearly 7 million people are currently looking for work, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And while there are about 8 million jobs open, not all may be of immediate interest to those trying to find their next role. If you’re currently in that position, don’t overlook every job that seems out of line … Read more
Finland has a history of being the happiest country in the world, and it’s also among the most successful at advancing gender equity. A lot of that has to do with the laws and social policies it has in place. Many Nordic countries have generous paid leave policies, government-subsidized child care, free college (which can … Read more
Freelance marketplace Upwork has long been documenting the most popular skills and specialties on its website. Among those that made the list this year are data analytics, social media marketing and accounting, according to its Most In-Demand Work Skills in 2024 report. These are the tasks, or groups of tasks, that were “more in demand … Read more
On Jan. 9, TikToker Brittany Pietsch posted a video of her layoff from tech company Cloudflare. The video went viral, with various outlets weighing in both on how the company handled the layoff and Pietsch’s choice to post it at all. To-date, the video’s been played 1.1 million times, and Pietsch’s repost of the video … Read more
Women make up just 14% of the construction workforce in the U.S. and 1% of chief executives in the field — and Misha Homara is one of them. The 30-year-old is the CEO of Tricore Panels in the Bay Area, a family business her dad started in 2012 that creates metal, wood and concrete paneling … Read more
Nationwide, women outearn men in just 42 U.S. cities out of an analysis of some 1,800 cities, according to a new GoBankingRates report using Census Bureau data. The report considers the median annual earnings for men and women in cities with a population of at least 20,000 people. Of locations, these are the 10 top-paying … Read more
Four years after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, women are back at work — and taking jobs or looking for them at a higher rate than they were before it started. In February 2020, 77% of women ages 25 to 54 participated in the labor force, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In … Read more
In 2022, Lenny Rachitsky decided to try a new venture: Lenny’s Podcast. The now 42-year-old had founded a successful newsletter about product management, Lenny’s Newsletter, in 2019. Rachitsky was making a good living writing one post per week and working 10 to 20 hours on each, and wasn’t sure he wanted to take on another … Read more
