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A portfolio career has pros and cons, but it might be ideal in the new, flexible work era.

Being way too early, not asking good questions, or not caring about professionalism could be issues at the job interview stage.

July's job growth was 114,000, fewer than the expected 176,000. The unemployment rate also increased that month.

Employment for software developers has dipped from pre-pandemic levels.Landing high-paying tech jobs could take longer.You’re not going to be able to write a few lines of code to solve this problem.A new ADP Research Institute report shows employment for software developers has declined from January 2018. Data elsewhere show fewer opportunities for people to fill software development and tech roles after the US labor market is no longer as hot as it was a few years ago.The tech job market has un…

A Handshake report about the class of 2024 said that these new grads are “applying to a wider range of industries and job roles, shifting some of their applications away from competitive spaces like tech and toward industries like government and manufacturing.“But it looks like US computer science students are still thinking about some well-known tech companies, such as Microsoft, as employers they would love to work for — at least based on new results from another survey.Universum, an employer…

<p class=“ingestion featured-caption”>JPMorgan Chase ranked No. 1 on Universum’s new ranking based on what US business students said would be their ideal employers to work for.JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock</p><ul class=“summary-list”><li>Universum shared a new set of rankings about what US students said would be their ideal employers.</li><li>JPMorgan Chase ranked No. 1 among business students.</li></ul><p>The <a target=“_blank” href=“https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-land-dream-job-interviews-tec…

Arielle Francois, 24, would tell her past self it’s fine to be nervous about making the move from South Florida to Dallas.That move at the start of 2022 came with the unknown of what her “first big girl job” would be like. Francois would also have to figure out rent and finances, how to meet people, and everything else needed to thrive in a city and state she hadn’t been to before.“There was no initial excitement or happiness at all just because it was an unknown city to me,” Francois told Busin…

Chisom Okwulehie, 35, told Business Insider she thought she wouldn’t start a business until she was in her 40s. But she ended up starting one in 2021, years ahead of her plans, and it’s paying off.Okwulehie said she was surprised Juntero Design, which she owns and is a subsidiary of her and her husband’s business Juntero, has become her main source of income. Juntero provides architecture services like designs and 3D models as well as non-architecture services like graphic design or photo editin…

Libby Brooks, 27, recalled not feeling like cooking while stopping at a pharmacy one recent night.And there was a Qdoba nearby, she said.“I was really tempted to just, on my way home, grab some food,” Brooks told Business Insider. “I don’t have to cook at home. I can save some time.“But she resisted the siren song of fast-casual Mexican takeout. She found stuff to eat at home instead because “no takeout” was one of a few rules she’s made for a “no-spend January” challenge.“I think that’s a perfe…

The economy added 216,000 jobs in December.That’s way more than the forecast of 170,000.The Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Friday the latest employment and unemployment data, highlighting how the workforce was doing before the new year kicked off.There were 216,000 nonfarm payrolls added in December, above the forecasted growth of 170,000. The most recent gain was also above November’s increase.2023 was definitely kind of the story that worst expectations never really came to pass, Aaron…

Business Insider spoke to three people who are making a living without a bachelor’s degree.They said they’re earning liveable wages, and they’re grateful not to have student debt.Heather didn’t want to be a doctor or a nurse, but she wanted to work in the medical field — partly inspired by the Grey’s Anatomy she watched growing up and partly because she saw it as an active and rewarding career.Her dream came true — she now works as an MRI technologist making about $36 an hour.While becoming a do…

After Selene Da Silva left her job to be an independent worker, she took on her employer as a client.Now, through her business and freelance work, she’s earning more than her salary from her past job.In 2021, Selene Da Silva was nervous to tell her employer — an independent hotel company where she felt like part of a family — that after working there since 2017 she was leaving to focus on her own business. But, instead of burning a bridge, she took the hotel on as a client.While Da Silva worked…

pabradyphoto/Getty ImagesPlano had the highest Cost of Living Index score among 21 Texas cities.Most of those 21 urban areas were less expensive than the national average.Plano and Dallas in Texas are more expensive places to live in in the state than Houston or Abilene, based on a Cost of Living Index for the second quarter. The Council for Community and Economic Research, or C2ER, creates a quarterly Cost of Living Index. The index is based on a few different categories, such as utilities and housing. There were 274 urban areas that participated in the second quarter, a press release said."The Cost of Living Index measures regional differences in the cost of consumer goods and services, excluding taxes and non-consumer expenditures, for professional and managerial households in the top income quintile," the press release said.Insider also looked at the cost of living for places in Florida and California. While all 10 urban areas in California in the second quarter's analysis had an index above the national

A report from Goldman Sachs shows studies on remote work have had different conclusions.Some research indicated a positive impact on productivity, but that wasn’t true for all studies.While lots of people are going back to the office, plenty are still taking virtual meetings from home and finishing their work remotely — or looking for jobs where they can be remote. But are people successfully getting their work done from home?Results from different research studies don’t seem to agree on what re…

A comment about a job referral on one of Antrell Vining’s TikTok videos helped him get a new job after being let go from a major bank.

We spoke to people in 5 different industries about how they’re using ChatGPT to make life easier at work.

US workers working from home save just under an hour a day by not having to commute, one of the lowest amounts of time saved among 27 countries.

LinkedIn data shows that US workers feel confident and capable in their job, and two-thirds are considering changing roles this year.

“People can have control over what they do, when they do it, where they do it,” Upwork’s Margaret Lilani said.

Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesCareer site Indeed put together a list with recent job posting data of the places hiring tech job seekers.Four of the top 20 are part of financial services; that includes PwC, which ranked No. 2 on the list.Deloitte and PwC are two companies leading t…