Career Transition Blog

Millions of Americans questioned their career priorities amid the “Great Resignation,” leading roughly 47 million workers to quit their jobs in 2021 for better work opportunities. A new report from the Pew Research Center found 53 percent of employed adults in the U.S. left their job and changed careers at...

Ever wonder how your salary compares to your peers? Did you negotiate the right amount during the interview process? Is there a gender or race disparity when it comes to how people are compensated? These are some of the questions you may find yourself asking when you have been in...

On March 4, and for the second time in a week, President Biden encouraged workers to return to the office. The President said that “Americans can not only get back to work, but they can go to the office and safely fill our great downtown cities again.”  The President’s exhortation...

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) narrowly avoided a nationwide strike this weekend after reaching a tentative agreement in negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. It remains unclear whether or not members will choose to ratify the deal. Simultaneously, John Deere workers – who...

The news regarding back-to-office mandates is all over the map. Some companies like Microsoft have backtracked on their reopening plans. Others, such as accounting giant PwC, are allowing employees to work remotely with no plans to have them return to the office at all. Employees are also exploring a range...

Don’t read too much into the statistics. The Department of Labor reported that 4 million Americans quit their jobs in April. This was a record that led some to label this moment the “Great Resignation.” But what we are seeing is a snapshot of a very unique moment, one in...

People have to make snap judgments all the time based on incomplete or imperfect information. Sometimes, that’s all you’ve got to work with. But when it comes to making a career transition, this can be a dangerous habit as job seekers dismiss potential options that could actually be great for...

NPR’s Consider This recently covered the struggle many businesses are facing as they try to find workers in 2021, despite high unemployment. Many low-wage employers are turning to signing bonuses to incentivize those who are jobless to re-enter the workforce via their open positions. With some blaming increased unemployment benefits...

California Senate Bill 331 is currently in Assembly after passing the State Senate 29-8. Named the “Silenced No More Act,” the measure was introduced by Senator Connie Leyva and seeks to expand protections for employees in relation to non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). Having by now become commonplace in various industries as...

The number of long-term unemployed has nearly tripled since the start of the pandemic, now accounting for 43.4 percent of all unemployed persons. Nearing the record 46% long-term unemployed seen following the Great Recession in April 2010, this category includes those who have been jobless for 27 weeks or longer...

Former NFL defensive back Will Blackmon has transformed his passion for wine into a second career. While the shift from professional athlete to certified sommelier may seem like a big leap and one that can't be easily replicated, his journey actually follows closely the steps we advise our clients to...

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is almost certainly the single most commonly used personality assessment. Based on self-reported answers to 93 questions, it categorizes each test-taker based on four factors. Each one is a dichotomy, with a person landing on one side or the other of the extrovert/introvert, sensing/intuition, thinking/feeling, and...

Collective action isn’t just for the downtrodden. The New York Times recently wrote about how concerns over their companies potentially fueling and facilitating political violence had led workers in Silicon Valley to band together. Last summer, Facebook employees organized a virtual walkout after executives chose not to take action in...

William R. Emmons of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis recently described a sharp decline in wealth premiums from college degrees shown in data that ran into the 1970’s and 1980’s. While workers with bachelor’s degrees continued to enjoy a significant income hike from the 1930’s through the 1980’s,...

Indeed's "40 Alternative Jobs for Teachers Wanting a Career Change" seems totally devoid of rhyme or reason, and it commits one of the cardinal sins of career transitions: basing the search on job titles. Most of the suggestions listed, from photographer to medical assistant, certainly don't apply equally to all...

It’s a new year, and, for a lot of people, that means new goals and resolutions. If you’re looking to kick-start a career transition, the first step is to take that idea that’s been bouncing around in your head and bring it into the outside world. You may have been...

A working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests millions of workers have the skills to make significantly more money than they currently do. The idea behind the paper is straightforward—workers without four-year degrees are paid less in part because employers tend to equate degrees with skills. A...

An unlikely source has shed light on the extent and duration of job losses from COVID-19. Through “a combination of time series extrapolations and regression analysis,” the Internal Revenue Service has come up with new projections that indicate how the job market might fare in the next several years. Based on an...

The current pandemic and its economic impact are triggering the rapid forward movement of a number of pre-existing trends in employment. Our approach to work must account for these shifts, and that may mean questioning much about what you thought you knew about the path to success. Between 1978 and...

Your personal spending might not be the first factor that comes to mind when you start to consider a career transition, but your overall expenses limit your options when it finally comes time to accept or reject a job offer. The employment landscape is uncertain right now, so while you...