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Everyone Wants to Be a Career Coach—Here’s Why That’s a Problem

Wanna be a career coach? Read this first!

Jim Stroud

The Job Market Isn’t Broken. It’s Just Not Doing Anyone Any Favors

The job market isn't broken. Its just different.

Jim Stroud

The Silent Risk Companies Ignore: Sometimes Not Doing Layoffs Is the Most Dangerous Move of All

Layoffs are sometimes a good thing. This is why.

Jim Stroud

How to Confidently Ask for the Top Salary (And Know You Deserve It)

Take the quiz and see where you rank.

Jim Stroud

The Most Important Lesson Layoffs Teach: Your Career Belongs to You—Not Your Employer

Just in case you didn't already know.

Jim Stroud

My App Just Got Called a Game-Changer — And I’m Only Getting Started.

Mooohooohahahaha...

Jim Stroud

What If Layoffs Aren’t Killing Industries... but Creating New Ones?

The upside of job cuts?

Jim Stroud

Portfolio Professionals & The End of the Full-Time Employee

The 40-hour job is no longer the default—it’s the constraint.

Jim Stroud

Sourcing Beyond the 9-to-5: How to Recruit Someone Working Three Gigs

The talent you want is already juggling three roles—this is how to earn their attention.

Jim Stroud

Why Your Job Ad Still Expects Mono-Career Applicants—And How to Adapt

The New Workforce Has Evolved—Your Job Ads Haven’t. Here’s What to Fix.

Jim Stroud

Your Next Hire Already Has Two Jobs: How Multi-Job Workers Are Disrupting the Recruiting Model

Inside the rise of polywork...

Jim Stroud

Laid Off and Locked Out: DEI’s Retreat Became Black Women’s Recession

When Black Women Become the Canary in America’s Coal Mine...

Jim Stroud