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What Job Seekers Should Do as Hiring Slows

Feb 25, 2026

The U.S. job market has entered 2026 with less momentum than many job seekers expected. Recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that monthly job growth has been moderate compared to earlier post-pandemic years, while the unemployment rate has edged higher into the low-4% range. At the same time, revisions to prior employment reports reduced previously reported job gains, reinforcing signs of a cooling labor market ( BLS...

The 2025 U.S. Job Market — What’s Actually Happening and How Job Seekers Can Stand Out

Oct 09, 2025

The U.S. job market is ending 2025 on shakier ground than many expected. After several years of booming hiring and near-record low unemployment in the wake of the pandemic, the pace of growth has cooled noticeably. Payroll gains have slowed to a crawl, jobless claims have swung higher before easing again, and government revisions have wiped out a significant share of earlier job reports. Recent figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics...

Social Media May Hurt Job Searches

Dec 15, 2021

Tik Tok, Youtube, Facebook and the like may be good fun during your leisure time, but may be held against you by potential employers Most people figure that posting on Facebook photos of you doing silly things may just be good fun. Or perhaps you and friends create a slapstick video and post it on your Youtube channel. After all, you made your fun and creative productions for friends and family and other like-souls to enjoy. Or, more...

Working with Seniors in a Hybrid Workplace

Nov 17, 2021

By EmployDiversity Learn how today's Seniors are more savvy in the workplace than younger generations presume. By 2028, workers over the age of 54 will represent 23.9 percent of the labor force, predicts the Bureau of Labor Statistics – up from 18.1 percent in 2018. According to the Bureau's projected labor growth data for seniors, from 2016 to 2026: The total number of active workers between the ages of 55 and 64 will increase...

Growth Doesn't Stop When Working Remotely

Oct 22, 2021

Remote technology itself presents opportunities for professional development, as well as a doorway to a wealth of resources. Remote technologies, hybrid office models, and health and safety concerns are fast-changing the world of work. Nevertheless, online platforms are keeping us connected. This means that changing times don't have to thwart your professional growth. Read on for some ideas about how to promote and present yourself as...

From Layoff to Fresh Start: How to Get Your Career Back on Track

Jul 07, 2021

Image courtesy of Unsplash By Guest Contributor: Craig Brown of Yourcareerboost.com Many workers were displaced when COVID-19 erupted in this country, including those who normally worked from their homes. While it might feel like replacing your position in the current climate is impossible, there are plenty of opportunities worth exploring. EmployDiversity offers the following resources to walk you through what you need to do to...

Take a Break When Working from Home

May 12, 2021

By EmployDiversity Constant and consistent restorative activities can be the key to your productivity and enjoyment of life For some, working from home has been a blessing in disguise: fewer meetings, fewer disagreeable people with whom to engage; fewer distractions. After all, if many women and minority job holders already feel marginalized in the workplace, not being around the office is not such a bad thing. All the employee has...

Gen Z Enters the World of Work

Apr 21, 2021

By EmployDiversity Being on-site may be more valuable than you think The Covid-19 Pandemic has warped the world of work. In some sectors, jobs are unrecognizable from what they were in 1999. Many labor analysts insist that changes to the job market were already there; the transition has taken two years instead of five- to seven. One of the biggest changes is the use of remote video technology for meetings. Before 2020, workers...

Professional Development Doesn't Have to Stop During Remote Life

May 13, 2020

Even though health and safety restrictions are keeping many of us home, online platforms are keeping us connected. Following the guidelines and staying home doesn’t have to mean thwarting your professional growth. There are still ways to continue your professional development. VIDEO MUSTS Working from home tends to come with learning new rules or norms. One of the biggest changes you may be facing is the switch from meeting face to...

How to Beat Facial Recognition Interviews

May 06, 2020

BY EMPLOYDIVERSITY Like it or not, Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has become human resource recruitment’s best friend. In 2018, nearly 70 percent of hiring managers and recruiters surveyed by LinkedIn said AI was saving them time. Companies like HireVue sell job interview video platforms that use AI to assess candidates. The company claims its package can predict a candidate’s likelihood to succeed in a position. HR’s...

What to Do When Change Does Not Go According to Plans

Jan 31, 2020

BY EMPLOYDIVERSITY Not every change you initiate will go according to plan. That is a humbling and frustrating experience, especially for diverse professionals. Women and minorities already seem to have so many social obstacles thrown in the way of their progress. They tend to be the most motivated to change their lots in life. Nevertheless, it can seem sometimes that even the Fates are against our best intentions. You’ve taken the time...

6 Steps to Making Good on Your Personal Plan

Jan 31, 2020

BY EMPLOYDIVERSITY So you’ve made a New Year’s Resolution to change some parts of your life. Perhaps you want to save more money to buy a home/a car/a personal treadmill. Maybe you want to exercise more, get a social life, or meet your dream partner. A year on, and you find yourself in the same condition you had when you had made the original plan. How, you wonder, did an entire year go by and the only change in your life is that...

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