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Predictions: Top 25 Careers Likely In High Demand In The Future
Predicting the top careers of the future can be challenging due to the rapidly evolving nature of technology…
The Real Reason Why People Should Worry About Remote Work
As the world recovers post-COVID (and a chain of other natural hazards and human madness) and we try…
5 trends shaping the world of work -and how ministers and CEOs are addressing them
Global labour markets are on divergent paths. Low and middle-income countries have a growing working-age population amidst high…
Top 5 Tips For Setting Up Your Work-From-Home Environment
Working from home and remote work has been the new normal now ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began.…
Four Things Workers Want Implemented By Their Bosses Post-Pandemic
Post-pandemic, most employees want to work from home three days a week, a new McKinsey & Company report…
The Balancing Act: What We’ve Learned From One Year Of Working From Home
• Remote working because of the pandemic has fused work and home life like never before. • Personal…
How To Address A Difficult Past When Applying For A Job
Putting your best foot forward makes sense if you want to land the job of your dreams –…
Maintaining Your Mental Health While Working
Working can be tough, especially if you’re working long hours. But having good mental health while working can…
How Your Workspace Can Maximise Your Productivity
Whether you are working at home or in a traditional office setting, there always seems to be more…
What Is A Security Guard And How To Become One
Wondering how you can fully protect your home or business against theft, fire, vandalism, or illegal activity? Even…
The Best And Worst Cities For Expats To Live In 2020
Asian cities dominate this year’s list. Countries at the bottom are not what you’d expect. Taipei emerges as…
A Comprehensive Guide To Envisioning Your Perfect Workspace
Whether you are the manager of a company or an employee in the office, you have a vision…
COVID-19: It’s Time To Rethink Where, How And Why We Work
COVID-19 has hit consumer industries hard. These industries employ 20% of all workers worldwide with retail as the…
Studies Show Audio Conferences Better Than Video
2020 has shown us many things, one of those being that working from a traditional office space is…
How To Stand Up For Yourself At Work
Work-life has its own complications and challenges and there’s no way you will get a job in an…
Positivity Dystopia: Exuberant Positivity, A Cure To Doom And Gloom?
A few months ago, a year ago, what seems like ages ago, the world lived in a dream…
How The Global Novel Coronavirus Pandemic Is Reshaping Modern City Work Culture
There has been a growing trend in for many years, a call to the better nature of managers…
Coronavirus: Three Ways The Crisis May Permanently Change Our Lives
The realisation that life is going to change for a good while is starting to take hold. To…
The Countries With The Best Work-Life Balance
Getting the dynamic between work and other aspects of life can get real tricky. Which countries are getting…
Top 10 Destinations For Expats 2019
Planning to work or live outside your country? InterNation’s sixth edition of the Expat Insider, an annual survey…
5 Essential Tips On How To Run A Board Meeting
Wondering how to run a board meeting? The task can seem daunting at first, but you are up…
What The Future Of Work Means For Cities
MIT’s David Autor gave the prestigious Richard T. Ely lecture at the annual meeting of American economists in…
Put Work Into Proper Perspective
Do you live to work or work to live? Either (or maybe both) can be fine if you…
The Top 10 Best Cities for STEM Workers
Looking for a great city with high-paying STEM jobs? When it comes to promising career paths, STEM (which…
Why Now Is The Time To Launch Your Startup
If you dream of launching your own venture but have been putting this off for months or even…
Even If You Build It, The Poor Can’t Come : Against Supply-Side
‘If you build it, they will come.’ It’s a Latin saying – Si tu id aeficas, ei venient – but…
Against Metrics : How Measuring Performance By Numbers Backfires
More and more companies, government agencies, educational institutions and philanthropic organisations are today in the grip of a…
Why Our National Obsession With Work Is Killing Us
In Japan, there’s a word for working too hard. Karoshi, or “death by overwork,” leads to more than 1,000…
Robots Could Make The UK’s North-South Divide Even Worse
Technological progress is normal. A steady flow of new developments enables a gradual increase in prosperity. But sometimes…
Five Jobs That Are Set To Grow In 2018
Technology often gets blamed for job losses, but in some areas it’s spurring big-time demand for workers. The…
Does Working More Hours Lead To A Healthier Economy?
“How do we increase our productivity?” This is a question that many businesses and individuals seek the answer…
Here Are The Best Cities For Digital Nomads
The one thing truest about technology is that it is always evolving. These days, technology is more accessible…
7 Incredible Facts About Women Owned Businesses
Venturing into a business requires innovative ideas, constant hard work, and a great deal of discipline. In the…
How A Tiny Kiwi Town Recruits From The Big Leagues
Kaitangata, on the South Island, is offering new residents attractively priced house and land packages in the hope…
The Top 10 Most Admirable US Cities For Working Parents
There are record numbers of stressed, tired and rushed parents juggling kids and work around the world. Here…
The Highs & Lows of Youth Unemployment In (USA / World)
Young people were twice as likely to be out of work last year, according to new data. It’s…
10 Things Empowered Girls & Women Can Do Than Just Collecting Water
I hate to admit this, because no one likes to show their flaws, but the other day I…
2016 International Womens Day In Cities Across The World
Worldwide, women continue to contribute to social, economic, cultural and political achievement. So how do we want to…
How Far A Paycheck Goes In 191 U.S. Cities
New Yorkers and San Franciscans pay a lot more for apartments, groceries and other expenses, but they also…
The Top, Best, Quirkiest Flea Markets In The U.S.
Amidst the hodgepodge of rare goods and collectible gems that can be found at flea markets, those with…
Why In Some Countries, Freelancers Earn More
Surely you’ve heard from a friend or through the Internet the term freelancer. But, have you asked yourself…
THE STATE OF AMERICAN FREELANCER IN 2015
Freelancing has become the preferred way to work for millions. Here’s what’s important to our growing nation of…
How Does Your Choice Of University Affect Your Future?
Last year’s graduate labour market was the toughest on record. More people completing degrees and fewer jobs meant…
Why 6 Is The New 8 When Working In Sweden
Be more focused, have fewer meetings—and then go home early. It sounds like a dream, but it can…
How Does Life For Working Parents In Finland Compare To Those In The U.S.?
We talked to two families to see how different life for working parents is in this Scandinavian Country…
How Americans Get To Work
The way that people get around can say a lot about how a place is made up. In…
Singapore : Why Expats Call This Utopia
Imagine a major metropolis where traffic flows quickly on green highways; where streets are sparkling clean and restoration…