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JOB HUNTING DURING COVID-19

Job Hunting During COVID-19

The coronavirus has robbed many of their livelihoods, drastically shortened needed ‘billable hours’, and effectively reduced rates of productivity in most economic sectors. It is therefore important that we develop ways to adapt to, and ultimately build- up immunity against the growing disruptions within the job market. Here are some salient strategies to utilize while …

5 hacks to make it as an employee suddenly turned entrepreneur

5 hacks to make it as an employee suddenly turned entrepreneur

JAMILA BANNISTER| Contributor Transitioning from employee to entrepreneur can be rough. It’s even rougher when this transition happens suddenly like after being laid off, retrenched, or “resorting” to it because of a difficult and dry job market. Moving from working on specific tasks in a conventional job to being responsible for an entire operation could …