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American women are the losers in the pandemic: losing their jobs, their confidence, and their financial security. According to data released from the Bureau of Labor Statistics recently, employers cut 140,000 jobs in December — a staggering number that was much worse than predicted. But that’s only part of the story. A deeper dive into the data exposes a shocking gender gap: All of the job losses happened to women. The news for women of color is worse…

What’s on the horizon for workplace trends in 2021? Learn Miriam Dushane with Alaant’s top 5 picks…

According to the 2021 Future of Recruiting Study, published today by CareerArc—a leader in social recruiting solutions—three quarters (76 percent) of companies believe 2021 hiring demand will approach, return to, or even exceed pre-pandemic levels. Half of American adults are just as optimistic: 51 percent believe job growth will increase under the Biden presidency…

This is a time when many of us are setting our sights on becoming the best version of ourselves. Whether it’s losing weight, exercising more, taking up a new hobby, or focusing on our mental wellbeing, the start of a new year presents a great opportunity to pursue a positive path forward. That same mindset should carry into the professional world…

A new poll also confirms that despite nearly 68% of companies being back to the office, 86% of employers are allowing staff to decide when they're comfortable to return to work on-site. The pandemic-forced work-from-home edict was so effective that an Office Depot poll revealed that 50% of employees would give up their vacation time to continue remote work. More than 1,000 professionals were polled to gauge the current state of and sentiments towards the workforce. Some employees (22%) said that this month (January 2021) is the right time to return to on-site work…