Evan Amos
Is producing Big Macs, Whoppers and other fast-food products a meaningful job? That depends on whom you ask.
A recent survey asked workers to rank the most and least meaningful jobs. But this video report finds that meaning is in the eye of the beholder. Breaking into meaningful work, says one career veteran, is about meeting people.
How do you explain getting fired? How do you talk about a health issue that affected your work? What do you do if someone has discriminated against you? City Limits job seekers’ resource, Worksite, gets frank advice from a veteran career counselor on navigating tricky interview topics.
Mayor de Blasio has said the city’s college system is key to reducing income inequality. But experts say CUNY needs better coordination to connect young New Yorkers to solid careers.
The growing health industry is not just about caring for patients. Managing health information is a big part of modern medical care, and for job seekers who are more interested in crunching data than taking pulses, a new report has key insights.
The legislative session in Albany comes to an end in the next few weeks, but one battle that won’t end anytime soon is the fight over whether to reform New York’s Scaffold Safety Law. That debate has been playing out for a while, and here is your handy guide to the two sides.
Having energy and doing your homework about the firms you’ll meet are more important than your resume, two recruiters tell is in video interviews.
It’s an era of criminal justice reform and a growing consensus that we’ve put too many people behind bars. But two experts say that hasn’t made it any easier for people caught in the incarceration wave to find employment on the outside.
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