Sharita Hanley always loved writing—so much so that she served as president of an International English Honor society as an undergraduate at Spelman College. But at the time she received her bachelor’s degree, many large publications were conducting layoff, and...
Due to the coronavirus crisis, many universities and colleges have had to make rapid workforce changes. As classes have shifted online in response to the pandemic or been canceled altogether, many institutions of higher education have been forced to reduce their...
The last time Raymond Fields applied for a job with a new company, Bush had just become president—no, not George W. Bush, but his father, George H.W. Bush. Early in his career, Raymond was a young go-getter. He applied for a delivery truck driver position at a...
As the director of national sales for an information technology company, Melissa Armstrong traveled around the country three weeks out of the month, going to trade shows and conferences, and meeting with customers and prospects. It was on one of these trips, in early...
With record unemployment rates making news in recent weeks, many Americans find themselves anxious and worried. Some recently lost their jobs in one of the industries hardest hit by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, while others had job opportunities they were...