This has certainly been a challenging start to 2022. The positive is that we are finally seeing some light from the darkness of the COVID-19 pandemic. The downside is that rapidly increasing inflation on key consumer items has hit our paychecks really hard. One has to...
At some point in your life, you were probably told by a trusted individual in your life to “finish what you started”. In your youth, the advise might have been tied to sports, studying for an exam, or even eating what was on your plate for dinner. In today’s adult...
The holiday season is a stressful time for most everyone, especially with all that is occurring in 2021. The combination of year-end work with having to shop, decorate, and all that this season entails can prove overwhelming. Unfortunately, for some people, the...
We are all rushed for time and stressed by the everyday activities that we have to get done for our family or work obligations. Adding a job search to all of this can be enough to (almost) push someone over the edge, especially with the challenges of COVID-19 and the...
It is amazing how things have changed for job seekers over the years, and now some of the biggest decisions that they have to make is whether and how to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status. The climate around vaccination has become very heated and the situation...
After a warm summer, the leaves are beginning to turn and the temperature is a little crisp at night in Western New York. Just like how the weather seasons turn and change, job searching differs during certain times of the year. The core basics of a job search may...
The turning of the season from Summer to Autumn begins the traditional start of the holiday hiring season. Job Seekers should find the 2021 holiday season to be much different than the norm. For the Job Seeker, this holiday season finds the nation still within the...
The passing of Labor Day is traditionally the start of a new school year and the beginning of a Buffalo Bills season. It is also the launching of a surge of new job seekers into the market post the summertime. These individuals, along with those who have already been...
For many who are currently unemployed, the passing of summer will force an inevitable decision to reenter the job market. It looks like children will likely be back to school this September and enhanced unemployment benefits will be ending at that time too. Since most...
Even though we are not yet into the “dog days” of mid-August, for many job seekers the combination of the heat, lingering false summertime stereotypes and COVID-19 related items have them wondering whether they should stay out of the job market until September. The...
