job hunting

While contract gigs can bring job seekers some much needed income and serve as a bridge to the next opportunity, these days, nothing is a guarantee.

Long-term unemployment is defined as six months or more without work. The number of Americans in that group is up more than 300,000 over the past year, even as the overall jobless rate holds at 4.3%.

The salary premium for job switchers is now around 2%. Four years ago, it was 8%.

Lindsay Ellis at the Wall Street Journal wrote about a trend in which “reverse recruiters” are pitching themselves to job seekers to help them find jobs.

“It's something I've done myself and have seen amongst other younger female job seekers,” said freelance writer Megan Robinson. “But in my own case, and in the other women I interviewed, it didn't help any of us get a job.”

The Federal Trade Commission says reports about hiring scams tripled between 2020 and 2024.

After two years of unemployment and feeling invisible, Stuart Morris changed his mindset to get back to work.

China’s job market remains competitive as the economy recovers from zero-COVID. But some young people have lost their eagerness to compete.

Twenty-five percent of workers plan to look for a new job soon, a new survey says. The top reason: a reevaluation of work-life balance.

A story about job hunting from a job-hunting counselor. “I learned a valuable lesson,” says Carolyn Kennard of Texas.