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From Layoff To Liftoff: 5 Steps To Rebuild Your Career

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Names of professional conferences and events that have been brought to your attention while working at the company (for future networking possibilities). According to an article published by Enhancv , one of the best job search methods is to go through your own personal network. Take personal time to process what happened.

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Backstage Capital Is Funding Startups by Underestimated Entrepreneurs

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Christie Pitts, Backstage Capital’s general partner, talks about the early days of the Los Angeles-based company and how she got involved: Working in the music industry, Hamilton learned about startups and networked with investors and entrepreneurs. A few years later, the need to develop hardware and software led her to Backstage Capital.

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When It Come to Employee Mental Health, These 10 Companies Are Setting the Example

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Palo Alto Networks Mission Palo Alto Networks , an IT security company, has partnered with Modern Health to give employees and their eligible dependents access to counseling and mental health resources through an employee assistance program. Additionally, the company established a Mental Health 101 Training in 2019.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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of employer businesses in 2019—a growth of 16.7% million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” The 2019 “ State of Women-Owned Businesses Report ” from American Express finds women-owned businesses “now represent 42% of all businesses—nearly 13 million—employing 9.4 trillion.”

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3 Things I’m Doing to Find My Own Definition of Success

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I unenrolled from one course, left a few networking groups and simply stopped logging into another course I plan to finish once my mind is in a better place. This article was published in April 2019 and has been updated. So, at least for now, I’m taking a break from all the noise. Photo by Sylwia Bogdanska Justyna/Shutterstock.

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A Look at How Brad D. Smith Motivated and Inspired Intuit Employees

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He and his wife founded the Wing 2 Wing Foundation in 2019 in order to “advance the great equalizers of education and entrepreneurship in regions where individuals and communities have been overlooked and underserved,” according to his website. This article was published in March 2009 and has been updated.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports. In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports. 24 million Americans consider abandoning their careers for self-employment, according to FreshBooks’s 2019 Self-Employment in America Report. It’s growing.