Kirstie McDermott

Return-to-office mandates are emerging as one of the most contentious of the post-pandemic work trends that U.S. employees have faced.

By Kirstie McDermott

Forty-five percent of Americans are concerned about their personal finances, and are most worried about their financial future, including not having enough money to retire (68%), keeping up with the cost of living (56%), and managing their debt levels (45%).

If you're looking for a new job before the holidays, you still have time. There’s a common belief that the holiday season is not conducive for job hunting, however, there are solid reasons why it can actually be a great time to look for a new opportunity.

Research shows that if you are in a highly paid role, you’re more likely to be able to work remotely. The finding was made via a large research study from HBR from 2023, which looked at 10,000 job ads in the U.S. and assessed whether they allowed fully remote work or a hybrid model.

Americans are struggling at work, according to a new report from Wrike.

Despite a decade of hiring, there are still significant skills gaps evident in the U.S. labor market. A recent report from the U.S. Chamber identified the most impacted industries, and found that there are significant gaps across the financial services and professional and business services industries.

If you’re job hunting this year, you’ll probably have noticed that the job market isn't quite as busy as it was during the pandemic, for example.

A career coach, your boss, that colleague who has changed jobs a ton of times: these might be your first port of call when you think about someone to give you great career advice. But younger workers are mixing things up when it comes to where they get their counsel.

Working in the tech industry? Then you’ll know all about layoffs, which have been happening in trickles and surges since mid-2022. While redundancies dried up a little at the end of the summer of 2023, they are back in full force with redundancies tracker Layoffs.fyi reporting over 49,000 layoffs this year so far.

The news that more than 40% of software engineers only want remote jobs won’t come as much of a surprise to anyone who codes for a living. The figure comes from a State of Software Engineers report from last year, which also found that 21% of engineers said they’d quit their jobs immediately if asked to come back into the office.

If you’re trying to get back in the saddle after the holidays, it can be tough to motivate yourself. Making a career move can seem like a very exciting prospect -- especially if facing another 12 months at your current role is filling you with dread.