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Diplomas and Dilemmas: How 2023 Graduates Can Navigate Job Market Chaos

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2023 grads are entering a job market that is not so quick to employ new grads. This is a shift from the past two years where companies were fiercely competing to recruit interns and recent graduates. Although the U.S. Stay informed about industry trends: Keep up to date with the latest news and developments in your field.

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This High School is Doing Whatever it Takes to Mentor First-Generation Students

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In Homer’s ancient story The Odyssey , the goddess Athena, disguised as old man Mentor, reveals to the hero’s son the right path to take. Skip forward several millennia and across the Atlantic to an urban high school preparing teens for life after graduation, and the image of mentor-as-lone-sage doesn’t quite paint the picture.

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Eliza VanCort Is Teaching Women How to Claim Space Shamelessly

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I surround myself with women who are just extraordinary… And I’ve also gotten very good at getting anti-mentors out of my life. So, the people who are around me are really lifting me up, not tearing me down, and I think that makes all the difference.” She also delves into the tactics for chasing “anti-mentors” (i.e.,

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Female entrepreneurs , CEOs and community leaders who mentor and support young women provide invaluable guidance, helping them overcome challenges and achieve their ambitions. She is a 2023 CNN Hero, a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow and a 2019 JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction Fellow Alumna. How Will You Show Up? ,

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What Is The Promotion Paradox? A Critical Issue For Today’s Managers

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Integrate Meaningful Work Practices: Research cited by McKinsey & Company reveals that when employees are able to find meaning in their work it can boost individual performance by up to 33%. Promotions, therefore, should be structured not just as a step up, but as a gateway to more meaningful work.

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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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7 Tips On How to Get a Promotion From “Show Your Worth” Author and Former IBM Executive Shelmina Babai Abji

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While we don’t have control over inflation, late November 2023 reports showed there was potential for inflation to fall below 2.5% At 15, she left to pursue higher education, driven to lift herself and her family up. This calls for two steps—inflation to decline, which could happen, or for salaries to increase, match or exceed it.

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