Remote work may have taken off four years ago, but the evolution of hybrid work is still in its early days — and senior leaders are having the hardest time adjusting. A majority, 74%, of companies have changed their hybrid work policy more than once since 2020, according to an April survey of 2,556 workers … Read more
Julie Berninger, 35, has had multiple online income streams for years. Berninger started her blog, Millennial Boss, in 2015, while working as an engineer manager at Amazon. That’s brought in tens of thousands of dollars in passive income for years. She started her Etsy store, where she sells printables like bachelorette party activity lists, in … Read more
Job postings that claim to offer a “competitive salary” are on the rise, putting more onus on job seekers to suss out how much money they can expect from a new role. While you can figure out the salary range after a conversation or two, you might not want to get too far without having … Read more
Brianna Doe has a lot of experience on both sides of the hiring game. She’s worked in marketing for roughly a decade, started leading hiring interviews seven years ago, and now, as founder of her own agency, Verbatim, will soon be hiring her own full-time staff for the first time. All of that is to … Read more
The share of workers who say they get Summer Fridays has dropped dramatically in recent years. Just 11% of North American workers say they have access to Summer Fridays, according to a November 2023 survey from Gartner of more than 1,100 people. In 2019, however, 55% of organizations offered the benefit, and until that point … Read more
Finland is the happiest country in the world, and at one Finnish company, worker happiness comes down to one major benefit: flexibility. That’s the case at Framery, a manufacturing company that makes soundproof pods for office spaces. Every year, the company surveys its roughly 400 employees about the most important things that keep them happy … Read more
Andrew Benin always wanted to find the best way to express himself. The “desire to break out and do it on my own” was always there, he says. The 31-year-old Brooklyn native is first generation American; his parents immigrated from Ukraine and Belarus in the ’80s as a result of religious persecution. He graduated from … Read more
In 2024, Gen Z workers are expected to outnumber baby boomers in the American labor force for the first time. But right now, the workforce’s youngest generation, the oldest of whom are 27, is treated as a novelty — with everything from their email signatures to their salary expectations put under the microscope. CNBC Make It explores … Read more
In 2024, Gen Z workers are expected to outnumber baby boomers in the American labor force for the first time. But right now, the workforce’s youngest generation, the oldest of whom are 27, is treated as a novelty — with everything from their email signatures to their salary expectations put under the microscope. CNBC Make It explores … Read more
When you apply for a job and send in your resume, it has to pop immediately. “A resume is showcasing you in a 10-to-60-second format on paper,” says former Google and Nvidia recruiter and current HR consultant Stefanie Fackrell, who’s looked at “thousands” of resumes. Telling a compelling story and being as clear and concise … Read more
