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4 Ways to Retain Employees in the Age of Quiet Quitting

Only half of American workers are satisfied with their overall employment situation. Intriguingly, the concept of quiet quitting has been gaining...

The Boss Is Back in Charge

CEOs are back on top. Between the rise of job-threatening AI, strict return-to-office mandates, and sweeping layoffs, it feels like bosses are clawing...

This Is What Gen Z Really Wants from Their Internships

When Antonio Martin started his internship at Google’s Seattle offices this summer, he was struck by how easy it was to get to know everyone. “Within just one...

Job Hunting and Dating: What’s the Difference?

In the rapidly transforming work landscape, the employer-employee dynamic continues to take center stage. From new hire to new job search, the employee...

7 Lessons CEOs and Hiring Managers Learned from Exit Interviews

During the Great Resignation, companies of all sizes are struggling with employee turnover, which reached a record high in 2022. While employees leave...

How to Cope When You Can’t Quit an Unsatisfying Job

People quit jobs for many reasons. According to the Pew Research Center, chief amongst them are professional and financial, with inadequate compensation...

Why NFL Star Travis Kelce Chooses to Be "Underpaid" — Even Though "It Hurts You in the Gut a Little Bit"

Sometimes even National Football League stars prioritize happiness over money. Record-setting tight end Travis Kelce, for example, could make significantly more...

More Than 25% Of U.S. Workers Are Covered Under Pay Transparency Laws — That Could Soon Be Near 50%

Just over 1 in 4 workers is now entitled to salary transparency by law — and proposals could double that number in the next few years. Nearly 44.8 million people...

The Best College Scholarships for Parents

Pursuing higher education as a parent can be daunting and expensive. Here are scholarship programs designed to help lighten the load for parents who need a little help footing all...

5 Ways To Attract Top Talent From The Class Of 2023

In today's highly competitive job market, attracting and retaining top young talent remains a mission-critical task for organizations across all industries...

Recent Grads on the Importance of Negotiating Salary Right Out of College

Samantha Lenger remembers the day she got not one, but two, job offers just weeks into her senior year of college: The North Carolina State University business major...

Average PTO in the U.S. and Other PTO Statistics in 2023

If you’re a small business in the U.S., you’re not required to provide paid time off (PTO) to your employees. However, you may still choose to offer it anyway. PTO gives...

Pandemic at 3 Years: How Our Financial Lives Have Changed

When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, most of us had little clue just how much everything was about to change. In early March 2020, the World Health...

How Employees and Employers Can Thrive With a 4-Day Workweek

Americans are overworked. According to the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, U.S. employees work an average of 1,791 hours per year versus...

The Best Company for Growing Your Career, According to Research

There are many reasons workers quit their jobs — low pay, not enough flexibility, burnout. But many also leave because they don’t see a path toward internal...

6 Reasons Why You Might Regret Quitting Your Job in 2023

New year, new resolutions. Same old concerns about getting a better job and more pay. Job search platform Joblist surveyed 30,000 job seekers across...

Workers, in Demand, Have a New Demand of Their Own: A Career Path

People returning to the work force after the pandemic are expecting more from their employers, pushing companies to raise pay, give bonuses and...

The Hiring Crisis Explained: Over 50% of Hospitality Workers Wouldn’t Return to Their Old Jobs for Any Reason

More than half of U.S. hospitality workers wouldn’t go back to their old jobs and over a third aren’t even considering reentering the industry, according to a survey that...

What Leaders Need To Be Prepared To Do For Employees In Order To Keep Them In 2022

While we all finished another weird pandemic year, the conclusion was far from quiet. This is turning out to be the most stressful period for employers from a...

Half of U.S. Hospitality Workers Won’t Return in Job Crunch

More than half of U.S. hospitality workers wouldn’t go back to their old jobs and over a third aren’t even considering reentering the industry, according to a survey that...

Workers Got Larger Raises Last Year. Those Hikes Still Might Not Keep Pace With Inflation

People who got raises last year might not see their paychecks stretch much further. That’s because those increases in pay are up against the worst inflation in 40 years...

How to Successfully Implement a 4-Day Workweek Even if You're a Fast-Growing Startup

The notion of a four-day workweek is picking up steam, but making this kind of schedule work for a lean, fast-growing startup can be tricky. Here are a few...

AI Startup Joblist Has Quietly Helped Over 4 Million People Search for Jobs with its Free Service, says CEO

Joblist is launching out of stealth mode earlier than it had planned in order to help people who lost jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. Here's a look at how the platform plans to help job-seekers...

New Study: Remote Workers Fudge How Much Time They’re On The Clock

Millions of Americans are now working from home due to the pandemic — a radical shift from what they’re used to. Would you guess that nearly 40% of remote workers have...

A Stark Look at the COVID-19 Job Class Divide, One Year Later

While nearly all Americans have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic in some way, when it comes to its effect on the job market [...] its impact has not been felt equally...

How to Remain Visible to Your Boss When You Work Remotely

Being in the right place at the right time can result in some serendipitous career moments. If you bump into your boss at the coffee machine, it could prompt them to put you on an...

Here’s How Much Money Workers Would Give Up for Better Work-Life Balance

When it comes to work-life balance, time is money. In fact, for the average worker who says they currently have work-life balance, it would take an extra $10,000 in pay per year for them to give up their personal time...

How Employees Are Adjusting to Remote Work (and How Managers Can Help)

A recent Joblist survey of over 1,000 remote workers and managers analyzed how they're adjusting to the pressures of getting noticed while WFH. The study looked over the strategies employees are implementing...

Looking For A Job? 6 Practical Tips For Job Seekers In The Pandemic

If you’re looking for a job right now, you’re probably anxious for things to get back to whatever version of “normal” comes after the pandemic. And if you don’t like the job you have...

How COVID-19 Should Impact Performance Reviews

When a team is remote, it can be harder to accurately measure activity and results. But that doesn’t mean regular feedback is less important. Whether it’s in a formal review or a simple weekly or monthly check-in...

Almost 31% of Employees Today Would Sacrifice Salary for a Better Work-Life Balance

A decent work-life balance is hard to achieve these days. Technology makes it possible to always be available to our employers, whether by checking email late...

7 Ways To Stand Out So Your Employer Notices Your Good Work

Remote working has become the new normal for many workplaces, but ensuring that your employer notices your hard work through the computer can be challenging. If you’re like many employees...

Which Profession Has The Biggest Gender Pay Gap?

Many of the women working harder than ever right now to fight coronavirus, putting their own safety at risk every day, are systematically undervalued in their professions. The biggest gender pay gap...

47% of Workers Are Thinking About Quitting Right Now

For the average worker, the process from considering quitting to finally giving notice at their current job took eight weeks. That included about two weeks between thinking about quitting and actually...

These 5 Toxic Factors Cause People to Quit Even Before They Have Another Job

For anyone who has been in a toxic workplace or worked for a toxic boss, you know there are days when you want to just up and quit. But would you quit in desperation...

How To Quit Your Job In The Best Possible Way

So you've decided to quit your job and now it's time to announce it. Whatever your reasons are for leaving, it would be in your best interest to leave gracefully as you don't want to burn any bridges...

Recent News & Mentions

These 5 Toxic Factors Cause People to Quit Even Before They Have Another Job

First, a whopping 35 percent of those surveyed in the study said they quit their job before having another one secured. That speaks to the state of toxicity in the working world today. Of course, it begs the question, why?

Americans Expect Inflation To Continue Hitting Their Wallets

Data from job-search platform Joblist found that more than half of job seekers who got a raise at their current job got an increase of 5% or less - two percentage points below the current inflation rate. That same survey found that 79% of employed job seekers believe...

Remote Workers Have Cut Back on Preparation Time and Here’s Why That’s Bad

Forty-four percent of workers said they are spending less time preparing for the workday while working remotely than before, according to a new study. Joblist released a report that focused on how working remote impacts life outside your job...

10 Steps to a Successful Career Change

Interested in a new career? People seek to change careers for many different reasons. Your career goals or values may have changed; you may have discovered new interests that you would like to incorporate into your job, you may wish to make more money, or have more flexible hours, just to name a few...

More Than One-Third of Former Hospitality Workers Won't Return: Survey

The survey also noted that some incentives might motivate these former employees to return, with 39 percent of former employees saying that better pay would persuade them to change their minds, 23 percent saying they could be persuaded by more benefits...

Distractions and the Downsides to Working from Home

Working at home features distractions and 53.1% of respondents believed working remotely had made it more difficult to separate work and nonwork life. More than one in 10 millennials admitted being distracted by...

Blue-Collar Workers Hit Harder Than White-Collar Ones During Pandemic: Survey

Blue-collar workers faced bigger health risks and fewer opportunities to minimize their exposure during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study, underscoring the ongoing...

Signs of Labor Market Recovery Slowly Emerge

The private sector actually generated 465,000 new jobs in February, but losses in local and state government offset gains. The unemployment rate ticked down to 6.2 percent from 6.3 percent in January...

Not Your Parents’ Career - Or Is It? Parents Exert Significant Influence On Kids’ Career Choices

Parents everywhere want the best for their kids - and they’ll often move heaven and earth to help their child succeed. But just how far does their power reach when it comes to the career pathway their kid chooses?

Acing the Video Job Interview: Pay Attention to Small Details

The hunt for a new job can be stress-inducing even under the best of circumstances. With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging, many job seekers must contend with remote hiring processes...

5 Surprising Behaviors Employees Working Remotely Have Admitted To

Before Covid, you might have sneakily shopped online or joked around with your office BFF on Slack during work hours. Now that many people are working from home, new distractions and habits are emerging...

Job Hoppers Seek Better Rewards, Recognition and Career Growth

Employees have high expectations when it comes to job perks, and, if their employer doesn't offer what they want, they'll find another that will, new survey findings show. Only one-third of employees...

7 Super Smooth Job Hunting Habits That Will Help You Stand Out in a Pandemic

Whether you’ve found yourself unexpectedly unemployed or are looking for new career opportunities despite the current climate, job hunting during the pandemic comes with nuances...

Study: Employees Want Frequent Face-to-Face Feedback

Employees desire feedback that's delivered frequently and face to face, according to Joblist survey results. [...] Employees said they most like to receive feedback through private, face-to-face discussions...

Top 5 Things People Should Do When Preparing To Rejoin The Workforce

The most common step people took when preparing to get back to work was restructuring their resume. It’s a natural place to begin, especially as many worry about having a gap in their job experience on their resume. It can sometimes feel like...

NY Has Nation's 5th-Highest-Paid Essential Workers, Study Says

Nearly one-third of New York’s workforce is considered essential during the coronavirus crisis — and is among the best-paid in the nation, a new study says. The new survey by Joblist found 31.5 percent...

Colorado Weighs a Major Overhaul on Overtime Rules

Something for Coloradans to ponder as they enjoy time off on Labor Day — they contribute more underpaid overtime than workers in any other state. Federal law requires workers to receive...

Job Growth Begins to Bounce Back, Slowly

U.S. payrolls climbed out from a hole in January, as employers added 49,000 new jobs, according to the latest employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Job growth had previously turned negative...

3 Reasons Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs -- and What to Do About It

The fact that today's job market is strong is a good thing for workers but a tricky thing for employers. That's because ample opportunity can lead to higher worker turnover, thereby costing companies...

Here’s How Much Money Workers Would Give Up For Better Work-Life Balance

For the average worker who says they currently have work-life balance, it would take an extra $10,000 in pay per year for them to give up their personal time according to a survey of...

Among Remote Workers, Mothers Make Less Than Fathers

Men working remotely full-time are 157 percent more likely to make $100,000 or more than women in the same employment situation, which represents a six times year-over-year leap in gender pay disparity...

Study: Florida One of the Least Affordable States to Live In

Our results suggest that many states in the Midwestern and Southern regions of the U.S. have wages that are worse than the average cost of living, such as Tennessee, Montana, West Virginia, Texas, Georgia, and Idaho...

Press Releases

Joblist Launches Job Postings To Help Employers Hire

Joblist today officially launched a job posting product aimed at helping employers find and recruit more quality candidates. The affordable, self-serve solution allows companies to promote their job openings…

Joblist Launches to Bring Personalization and Collaboration to Job Search Process

Joblist, a job search platform that personalizes the process of finding and landing a job, launched publicly today to address the needs of the millions of Americans facing historic unemployment...

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