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How Employers Can Better Serve Neurodiverse Employees in 2023

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Brad Anderson, founder of digital marketing and web development agency Fruition , partnered with the University of Colorado Boulder’s “ Leeds + TechStars Elevate ” program, where he connected with the first neurodiverse employee he hired, who had exceptional math and statistics abilities but was struggling to hold down a job. Be proactive.

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Apprenticeships Are Making a Comeback—Here’s Why

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The term “apprentice” might conjure up images of blacksmiths training young teens in the “olden days,” or maybe former President Donald Trump on the 2004 premiere of the show by the same name. Department of Labor reports a 6% growth in year-over-year data in 2023, with 641,044 apprenticeship positions at the beginning of 2024.

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How Hiring Virtual Assistants Can Boost Employee Performance and Work-Life Balance

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Laith Masarweh, founder and CEO of Assistantly, an agency that connects businesses with virtual assistants around the world, says that in the third quarter of 2022, bosses hiring VAs for their employees increased significantly, by 10% to 15% of Assistantly’s business. Here’s what leaders should know about this potential solution.

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Apprenticeships Are Making a Comeback—Here’s Why

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The term “apprentice” might conjure up images of blacksmiths training young teens in the “olden days,” or maybe former President Donald Trump on the 2004 premiere of the show by the same name. Department of Labor reports a 6% growth in year-over-year data in 2023, with 641,044 apprenticeship positions at the beginning of 2024.

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Do Pay Transparency Laws Actually Matter?

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In fact, between February 2020 and February 2023, the proportion of job ads with salary information grew from 18.4% This can lead to lower turnover rates and reduced hiring and training costs for organizations. As more U.S. to 43.7%, according to The Associated Press.

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Liminal Space: Why This Period of Nothingness Is Critical to Being Present and Processing Your Thoughts

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In February 2023, NPR pointed out that people were starting to realize how much they lament their lost “liminal space” —time where neither work nor home was the focus. a PR agency in New York City, missed her commute badly. “I I commuted by train from Connecticut to Manhattan—about an hour each way. It’s getting old.

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Paying Candidates for Interviews: What Should Be Covered and Why?

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Multiply that by their hourly rate and as an agency or employer, you want job applicants to sacrifice that investment for free?” Also, if candidates are expected to travel more than an hour by car or train to an office that is not the office they would report to, we would expect to see the company offer some form of reimbursement.”