Happy And Succeeding In The Future Of Work: Weekly Roundup
Jack Kelly
Forbes, Board of Directors Blind, Founder and CEO of The Compliance Search Group and Wecruitr.com, Co-host of the Blind Ambition Podcast
Gradually, then suddenly, it feels like all we’ve achieved has started to?unravel. There was a brief time when life seemed to improve. Businesses reopened and people left their homes to travel, dine out and reacquaint with family and friends. People went back to work and the stock market and real estate prices boomed, creating a wealth effect and injecting positivity into the nation—but it didn’t last long. Inflation, higher prices, layoffs, political strife, empty shelves at stores, a war in Eastern Europe and a crashing stock and cryptocurrency market has shaken us. The letdown has been compounded by the collective trauma the nation has endured over the last two years...Read More
You may soon start hearing pundits talk about the dreaded term “recession.” It’s one of those words used by finance people that comes across as ominous and foreboding. When people discuss recessionary times, it conjures up fears of long lines at the gas station, a fading economy, high inflation, job losses and general malaise...Read More
An influx of companies is announcing layoffs and downsizing. The rationale for the decisions is due, in part, to economic and geopolitical events. There was a huge pent-up demand for workers once the economy reopened, along with a surge in spending as people left their homes to dine out, shop in stores, attend events and travel...Read More
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of search giant Google that offers funding, innovation and technical expertise to underserved communities, announced on Monday that it will invest $14 million in the nonprofit?Goodwill Digital Career Accelerator. Together, their goal is to help people of color, under-represented groups, people from rural areas and those without high school and college degrees attain credentials that will offer entry into the workforce with good, well-paying jobs...Read More
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The United States is starting to experience events that may cause the job market to slow down. After Covid-19 restrictions were lifted and the economy reopened, the job market became hot. Businesses couldn’t find enough talent to meet their needs. If you were searching for a new job, you had an abundance of choices. Sadly, the good times don’t last forever...Read More
During tough times, leaders need to step up. Your boss can make all the difference. When circumstances look dire, you want to be working for someone confident, who remains positive in the face of adversity, is empathetic to your concerns and has a game plan to navigate through treacherous waters...Read More
On this episode of the Blind Ambition Podcast with Jack Kelly, Maryanne explains how the company’s values actually work in practice, including an engineering rotation program that sends technologists abroad and management that tells you to go on vacation if you haven’t used your PTO. She also shared an in-depth look into the entire hiring process, including their three-part decision process, how they expanded internationally and why the CEO still interviews every candidate personally...Read More
About Jack Kelly
Jack?Kelly is the CEO, founder, and executive recruiter at one of the oldest and largest global search firms in his area of expertise. He has personally placed thousands of professionals with top-tier companies over the last 20-plus years. Jack?is passionate about advocating for job seekers. In doing so, he founded a start-up company, WeCruitr, at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The mission of WeCruitr is to help people in need and make the job search more humane and enjoyable. As a proponent of career growth,?Jack?shares his insider interviewing tips and career advancement secrets as a Senior Contributor for?Forbes.?He?also covers timely topics related to corporations, high-profile people, Wall Street, politics and other important matters. The pieces offer insight into the news and how it may impact your career. Jack is the author of?How To Get A Job In Tough Times, as well as the host of?Happy And Succeeding In The Future Of Work?and cohost of the?Blind Ambition?podcast.