How to Negotiate a Pay Raise

Money isn’t everything, so they say, but it can be very valuable when it comes to measuring if a job is worth your time.

Before beginning to negotiate a pay raise, it’s important to figure out your value toward a company and what you can offer an employer. There are several factors that can help influence the negotiation process, such as:

Talent

What skills have you acquired since starting this job? With time and patience, an employee will learn new skills and master others. When looking at a pay raise, one important factor is if the skills have improved. Better skills equal higher pay. If your skills have surpassed your jobs initial competence requirements, it’s time for a pay raise.  

Length of Time

How long have you been with the company? Many companies look at employees as added value when they have been with the company for many years. They understand the culture, the functions of the business and are familiar with what needs to get done and when. It takes time and effort to train new employees. So your time with a company can be very valuable, and deserving of a pay raise.

Beyond Expectations

Are you a hard worker and get stuff done? When an employee goes above and beyond and helps achieve goals in the process, that’s a huge contribution to the company. Going beyond an employers expectations is something that needs to be rewarded.

Now that you have gone through a few of the influential factors in determining higher salary, do any align with where you are with the company? If so, it’s time for the next steps: negotiating.

1. Choose the right time – timing is everything when it comes to a raise. Employers are usually swamped with things to do and things to think about. The best time to bring up a raise is usually during your review period, which is is when your contract is expiring, during a pay review time, at the end of fiscal year, or during a performance review.

2. Know how much you are worth – your market value should be a great factor in negotiating what you deserve. Research what other people in your same position and location are making and compare it with yours. If your skills outmatch your position, see the industry average for people with your skillsets and include that as justification. Having this data can help support a more successful negotiation.

3. Show off your accomplishments – build a case on why you deserve a raise. Present a list of how your contributions have positively affected the company. Show them how your skills are a huge value at achieving the business’ goals. Provide numbers if possible, and include and certifications or classes you have taken to improve your skillsets.

4. Offer options – if a pay raise is a little stretch for a company to increase, think of other options that might help justify your hard work. Ask for more vacation days, a company car, equity and stocks, or even a gym membership.

Take your time to prepare with key talking points and create valuable reasons why you deserve more. Be confident. Show appreciation in your work and your company. If the outcome is not what you wanted, maybe it’s time to search for a job that values your efforts. If you succeeded in negotiating a raise, congratulations!

These tips should help guide you towards a positive result, but we always love to hear your feedback. Let us know if you’ve ever negotiated for a salary raise. What are some things that helped make the conversation successful?  Comment below!

Top Employee Retention Strategies For 2021

To be successful in employee experience, industry leaders need to understand the importance of culture. High employee satisfaction attracts top talent, drives performance, and strengthens employment brand. This article will focus on ways to create positive employee experience within an organization.

Understanding Critical Moments

Pay attention to an employees life cycle. Organizations have the opportunity to intervene at any moment to make a more positive experience.

According to Gallup, there are seven key stages that employees experience in which managers have the greatest influence on how their employees perceive them. Through these critical stages, employers can make targeted efforts and apply best practices to affect employee engagement, employee performance and talent acquisition — the ability to hire great talent in the future.

The most important part of these stages in the employee experience, are the moments. How an organization interacts with the employees during each cycle, can greatly affect the outcome.

Infuse Your Culture

At every point in the employees cycle, you want to align your organizations purpose, brand, and culture. Building culture drives performance. The workplace and team environment is a necessity for getting work done, which involves support and freedom to work in ways employees feel best.

Keep in mind the spaces; ones that involve collaboration or ones that work independently. How are the lights and temperature? Are there any distractions or noises? Look for any factors within the environment that could effect the experience.  

Not only is the physical environment important, but the cultural one too. It’s the feeling or vibe employees get when entering their workplace. This involves the style of leadership, the team they are surrounded by, and the structure of the organization.

Measure The Process

Keeping a track of each moment within an employees cycle can help measure the employee’s stages. How was the manager-employee relationship? Was their job role aligned with their job description? How were they valued as a teammate? Do they feel purposeful?

When employees feel a high level of well-being, they are more likely to be engaged, less likely to leave, more loyal to their teams and more likely to recommend their organization as a great place to work.

Successful programs foster participation and help people build habits that improve their well-being. This impacts how people feel and perform at work, which leads to better business results. Measuring the success of your program requires you to find the real value behind the overall employee experience. –Council Post: Five Ways To Measure The Impact Of A Great Employee Experience (forbes.com)

Prioritize Managers

Managers account for 70% of the variance in team engagement. A good manager is always aware of their employees, not micromanaging, coaching and guiding their employees to success. They know when to step in, and when to allow mistakes to happen for employees to learn from. The balancing act of a manager is incredibly important in the opportunity for employees to learn and grow within the company.  

Employee engagement improves productivity, encourages collaboration and communication, builds trust, and offers a sense of well-being. With managers being the heart of employee engagement, it’s key to prioritize managers.

The Right Investment

An employee’s experience is much more than pay, it includes the workplace environment, the technology they use, the manager relationship, and development opportunities. It involves keeping a keen eye on the process, and paying attention to the moments that truly matter. When organizations strive to create great employee experience, it will create an engaged workforce which leads to a more successful business.

For more information on employee experience and employee retention strategies, check out these articles:

The Employee Experience: What It Is and Why It Matters | Inc.com

Employee experience and why it’s critical (jostle.me)

How to Increase Employee Retention | Blueboard eBooks

Networking for the Antisocial

There are people in this world that just have whatever it is. They are successful in their career, have a solid foundation of friendships, and always seem to be ahead of the game in both their personal opportunities and their career. What if I told you that you can have that too?

Networking can still happen without having to be loud and outgoing and having to socialize. With a little commitment and taking on a few challenges, the puzzle of networking has been solved. Let me explain…

With almost everything adapting to a virtual world, staying at home and networking has become a necessity.  And an important necessity at that.

A mountain of research shows that professional networks lead to more job and business opportunities, broader and deeper knowledge, improved capacity to innovate, faster advancement, and greater status and authority. Building and nurturing professional relationships also improves the quality of work and increases job satisfaction.

–Harvard Business Review

Focus on Learning

If you look at networking as a daunting and painful task, you’re automatically setting your mind for a terrible experience. Instead, look at it as valuable insight into helping your career. Focusing on learning will defer the need to feel it as social, and more of an opportunity to meet people who share the same passion as you. If you’re interested in learning more about digital marketing, find a group on your social platform that has conversations on how to improve marketing efforts with AI. From there, you’ll most likely find yourself having an authentic conversation with someone who shares your same values.

Try Your Inner Circle First

Still feeling a bit intimidated? Start with people you know; friends, relatives, co-workers, neighbors – anyone you talk to regularly. They may not personally be able to help, but can refer you to someone who can. After all, a lot of great opportunities come through word-of-mouth, and almost all references for job positions help secure an interview. Once you’ve had a few conversations, it will start to feel more natural and you’ll begin to feel more comfortable to step into a larger group.

Volunteer

Volunteering is also a great place to practice networking. Find a cause you are passionate about and help by offering your skills. You’ll be surrounded by individuals who are like-minded and share a common ground. And on the plus side, you’ll feel great to give back to the community.

Practice Makes Perfect

One great thing about networking, is that it is a skill that can be learned. When you start with small networking events, you’ll build your confidence and your networking (which is the point, right?). You’ll eventually start attending events where you know a lot of the people from previous events, and the pressure to socialize will fade.

The Risk is Worth the Reward

Networking takes practice, but it’s something all of us can master with a little persistence. Being shy, awkward, or weird is no excuse. Take steps to reaching out, and eventually you will find networking groups you thrive in. Embrace the journey and watch as new doors open for you in your career.

Why Lead Generation is Important

Recruiters have modified their recruiting efforts by using a marketing strategy called lead generation. This strategy is known for building a pool of potential customers and is the best tool for a strong pipeline of candidates.

What is lead generation?

To make it simple, we can define lead generation in recruiting as: the process of creating great recruiting content, promoting it to various channels and attracting potential job candidates to take actions, according to TalentLyft.

The benefit for recruiters is that they can choose the right candidate from a talent pool by simply narrowing down each candidates skillset and role. This leads to a better quality of hire, a faster hire, and an improved candidate experience.

How To Generate Leads In Recruiting

To create an interested candidate, recruiters must find a way to connect with the candidate. By creating content that candidates find interesting and useful, recruiters can begin a conversation of why working with them is the best choice. Here are some ways to create powerful and tactful engagement.

Social Channels – determining which channels you get the most engagement on is a big indicator of how to interact with your candidates. Use a marketing automation platform and narrow down what works and what does not. This allows you to use your energy and resources on the right social channels that will be more effective in your recruiting efforts.

Career Blogging – Blogs are a great source of information for interested candidates who visit your website and take curiosity in your company. Each post should have a purpose, leading to something the visitor finds helpful or appealing.

Values – your company values are important for candidate experience. Culture is one of the top things candidates care about when job searching, so your values should represent who you are as a company. This is a huge value-add as it will help you attract your target candidates and turn them into full-fledged leads.

Networking – networking is a great opportunity to get to know candidates within certain industries. As everything is virtual, most events are held online so attendance should be a breeze. Social channels also help create a networking platform that is user-friendly.

Paid Advertising, Cold Calls, & Email – the top marketing tools for creating leads is sales. Not everyone is a great sales rep but having a list of interested contacts and reaching out to them could lead to that final push of commitment.

With a pipeline of high-quality leads, you company will have better candidates and fill roles faster. For recruiters, this is a win as it allows hiring managers a better choice of options. This creates new partnerships and more job opportunity for your talent pool. Getting to this point involves lead generation, and with these tips you should be well on your way to creating a successful strategy that works for your business.

For more help on generating leads, reach out to our staff at www.globalstaffusa.com or email us at info@globalstaffusa.com.

Why 2021 is the Year For Professional Growth

The pandemic has been a whirlwind for businesses, employees, independents, mommies, children, families, couples, singles…did I mention everyone? Because it includes everyone. It’s brought us together yet taken us apart. But here we are, and the year 2021 has come around as a very promising year for growth. Here is 5 reasons why we think this year it’s time to put away your Netflix and pjs, and step into your career.

Perfect Your Skills

Now is the perfect time to take online classes or study up on new trends in your industry. Your skills have been on pause but it is time to take action. With everything virtual and almost every college and organization offering free webinars and programs, there is no excuse to not get yourself out there and finetune some of those skills that will get you to the top. Explore your options online and see which one’s intrigue you. Take this time to build a strong portfolio and become the powerhouse in your industry.

Normalize Your Normal

The “new” normal is now very normal. We have had plenty of time to normalize the changes and make them at least normal enough. While many of us have felt this pandemic either emotionally, mentally, or physically, it is time to acclimate. If you have not already, you’re behind. Remote work has become a strategic adjustment to not spreading covid, but it seems to be a move that will stick around for the long run. Companies have started to notice the benefits of offering employees the remote work life, allowing a healthy work-life balance, and showing the importance of working hours vs. non-working hours. Some may say that employees work harder during the hours, knowing they have more free time for themselves.

Connect With People

Networking is a great way to grow professionally, and what better way to do it than with all this free time? LinkedIn is a valuable platform that offers multiple channels for you to connect with people within your industry.

TechCrunch reports that “Like many other websites at the moment, the career-oriented networking platform LinkedIn has seen a big boost in traffic as a result of people being asked to work from home and stay indoors overall to slow the spread of the coronavirus, with a bump of 55% more conversational activity between existing connections in recent weeks.”

Seems like everyone is feeling more conversational online now that it has been harder to meet in-person. Use this year to network and expand your connections.

More Productive

One thing we can all agree on when it comes to being lazy: it gets tiresome. Tired of being tired…that is a real problem! Creating goals can help manage your productivity and create a very healthy balance when you are going on about your day. Pick up healthy habits like exercising or finding a new dinner recipe. Plan for your day so you can follow a routine and stick with it. Adding weekly, monthly, and yearly goals can create optimum use of your time. You also can begin seeing areas you’ve wasted your time and adjust it accordingly.  

Employment Demands

Hiring is surging as of March 2021. With job reports looking extremely positive, partly due to the increase in Covid vaccinations, the heavy weight for jobseekers is lifting. With these new openings your career development is sure to get a strong rebound.

According to Robert Half, 51% of hiring leaders plan to add new positions in 2021. 42% plan to only fill vacated positions or bring back furloughed employees. 43% of companies that suspended salary increases last year because of the pandemic expect to reinstate them during the first six months of this year.

Although we are not at full recovery, the job market is increasing. With this increase, opportunities are there waiting for you to reach out and take them.

Take this year as a year for personal development and career growth. Things are picking up and if you are not ready for it, the world won’t wait. Put your professional life at the forefront and make this year the year of opportunity.

Has 2020 Changed Diversity in the Workplace?

For too long companies have ignored the importance of diversity and equality in the workplace. With Black Lives Matter inspiring a big moment this year after the death of George Floyd, diversity & inclusion have been the heart of 2020.

What is diversity in the workplace?

Modern society has shown that diversity goes beyond gender, race, and ethnicity, now including diverse religions, political beliefs, education, socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientation, cultures, and disabilities. Employing this diversity within a workplace and applying a range of characteristics and experiences is what makes up a diverse workplace.

How has 2020 helped? There are some major factors that the business community is taking, while still learning and adapting, to make diversity in the workplace more than just a movement. What have we done in 2020 to make these changes?

Speak Out

Companies that have stayed quiet aren’t just staying out of the conversation. They are making a decision by not engaging, and people are recognizing that. As the saying goes, the worst conversation to have is the one you don’t have.

Recruit for Diversity

Diverse hiring audits and diverse metrics are now a part of many recruitment processes. With available tools, like this one, hiring managers can now measure if potential candidates (mainly diverse candidates) are attracted to the job postings.

Employee Resource Groups

These groups are agents of change. Their focus is to make a big difference in the business community and create a more diverse environment.

ERG’s are voluntary, employee-led groups that foster a diverse, inclusive workplace aligned with organizational mission, values, goals, business practices, and objectives. Other benefits include the development of future leaders, increased employee engagement, and expanded marketplace reach. –Catalyst.org

Have Open Conversations

Effective communication within an organization helps expand cultural understanding and equal opportunity. Inclusion and respect for everyone in the workplace creates transparency and acceptance, making for a better work environment for all to excel.

The business community is starting to create strategies that target underrepresented groups, and getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. People are recognizing that there are groups that have historically been at a disadvantage, and the need to create change is prudent. It has statistically been proven that diversity makes companies and businesses stronger.

Companies that reported above-average diversity on their management teams also reported innovation revenue that was 19 percentage points higher than that of companies with below-average leadership diversity—45% of total revenue versus just 26% – Boston Consulting Group

With thousands of articles touching diversity and the importance of its recognition, this year has opened up and accelerated the conversations that are needed. Companies are starting to look at diversity as an opportunity, not a need. Promoting underrepresented groups is a constant work-in-progress, taking time, effort, and commitment at all levels. It’s a call to action for all organizations, large and small, to play an important role in the integration of diversity in the workplace.  

Our society is not all the same, why should our management team look all the same? 

Forbes

For more diversity in the workplace surverys, check out this article https://www.catalyst.org/research/why-diversity-and-inclusion-matter/

5 Tips to Successfully Work From Home

With 2020 and 2021 advancing technology and pushing businesses to becoming all virtual, working from home has become a necessity for many organizations. Adapting to this change is critical for employees and companies to continue operations and maintain a successful business. Here is a list of ways to help master your skills so you can work from home with confidence.

Set Up An Office 

When you create a space in your home that’s designated to work only, it helps keep you focused on work priorities. It also allows you to create a space that’s for work only, where things can be nicely organized without the clutter of home life. Areas of the home that would work great for this are spare bedrooms, area with lots of natural light, or anywhere with some sort of privacy. Separating work from home life helps keep a consistent workflow and supports a mental balance when shifting from daily meetings back to your personal life.

Keep Out Distractions

If you’re finding it difficult to concentrate with your doorbell ringing or your furry friend screaming for attention, maybe it’s a good idea to invest in some noise cancelling headphones. Keeping out distractions is essential to focus on work tasks and create an office-like atmosphere. Let family and friends know that during work hours you can not be bothered. Have a rule of privacy when the door is closed to know your in an important meeting or on a deadline. Leave a note on your front door as a friendly reminder to the delivery man that your working from home and not to ring the doorbell. The less interruptions you have, the better chances of a productive work flow.

Check Your Wifi

Having a trusting network can make or break your sanity when working from home. Many providers are offering high speed internet at reasonable pricing. Check out all the local networks to choose the best one for you, whether you are in zoom meetings all day or just need the extra data. You can also ask your employer to help with your bills if your finding the added expense to be too burdensome. The cost of office space and wifi they would be spending if you were in an office would be a reasonable request for covering your internet bill.  

Prepare For Your Day

Just like a workday, you wake up with your morning routine before heading off to work. While at home, its easy to check emails in your robe while still tucked in bed. Allow yourself time to get up and prepare for the day, as though it’s a normal workday. Get dressed and make some coffee, you will mentally feel more productive and ready to take on meetings.

Engage With Coworkers

Not having the regular interaction with your coworkers can be lonely and feel like you’re not a part of the organization.  It’s important to keep up with your teammates. By engaging, you’re contributing to the collaborations and team environment. The culture may be totally changed, but having the relationships and support can help create that healthy balance.

Working remote is a change for almost everyone, so it’s normal to feel a bit overwhelmed at first. Adapting to the difference and learning what works best for you is key to creating a motivating atmosphere, at home. These tips should help guide you to a more successful and productive work environment. Leave a comment on ways your stay productive at home.

5 New Years Resolutions For Job Seekers in 2021

New Years is the perfect time to shed bad habits, and positively affect your career. This past year has been extremely difficult, especially for job seekers, which is why it’s important to create manageable and realistic resolutions. If you’re serious about finding a job, treat this New Year as an opportunity to set goals that could make an incredible outcome on your future.  It’s time to dump the gym memberships and create a New Years resolution for your career.

I Will Find A Career I Love

A job is something you will be committed to for a very long time, so you want to make sure it’s something you enjoy. Figure out what it is you really want to do, then figure out how to do what you really want to do. Pursuing a career that you are passionate about will not only make job searching a lot easier, but interviews will be a lot less stressful.

I Will Set Goals

Once you’ve narrowed down your favored career path, make a plan and set goals. Taking steps is extremely important to reaching a final goal. Diving in headfirst and applying to a job you find interesting, is not an effective approach. Try making a list of things to do before applying. Research companies you connect with and reach out to some of the employees through networking. Update your resume and cover letters. Build a website or portfolio and begin to brand yourself. All of these things will make applying for a job much more convincing.

I Will Expand My Network

Like we say over and over again, networking is critical in job searching. The more connections you have, the greater referrals you’ll get. The more referrals, the more likely your name will be brought to a hiring manager’s attention.

I Will Update My Resume

Review your resume and make sure the skillsets and job experience is in an order that’s relevant to your career path. Check the formatting to highlight who you are, have the font be a size 10 or 12, review professional templates for ideas and recommendations. Check that all your contact info is up to date, and double check (even triple check) for grammatical errors.

I Will Stay Dedicated

Staying dedicated to job searching can be difficult. Try devoting certain hours of the day to working on your resume, networking, or job searching. Treat is as an accomplishment. If you get overwhelmed, reach out to friends for advice, or find a recruiter.  Recruiters are a great way to narrow down jobs that are perfect for you, so your time and efforts are well spent.

Good luck and Happy New Year!

What other new year’s resolutions should job seekers keep in mind for 2021? Share now in our comments!

5 Good Reasons to Use a Recruiting Agency

Are you a company with an extra workload added to the New Year? Finding and hiring the ideal candidate can be quit hard, which is why recruiting agencies are extremely valuable. Here are a list of good reasons why a recruiting or staffing agency can highly benefit your company.

Access to Talent Pool

Recruiting firms are able to build a large pool of top-quality candidates. They spend time finding candidates to fit a specific role type that may become vacant in the future. Recruiters focus on building relationships with skilled candidates before an opportunity goes live. Candidates in a recruiters talent pool are pre-screened, viable candidates that can quickly fill a position.

High Quality

The candidates presented through recruiting agencies have been vetted, screened, and targeted for specific roles. Candidates included in a recruiters job pool are not just active jobseekers, but candidates with highly sought after skills. New opportunities and advanced career development offer intriguing advancement for these candidates, and a great fit for a company. These candidates aren’t found on job boards or social media, which makes it difficult for organizations to find this type of talent.

Saves Time

Most company’s main focus is not hiring and recruiting, so why spend the time away from what makes your company thrive? Making efforts to find a candidate through job boards and social media can be extremely difficult and time consuming, especially when receiving thousands of applicants a day, but none who fit the skills needed. Recruiters know the right places to find the right candidate, and can source candidates much quicker than a typical company can.

Knowledge of the Market

Look for recruiters who specialize in your industry. Market knowledge allows recruiters to find the types of qualifications and traits that make for a good hire. Understanding the field, market, and competition is a great advantage. A recruiter can quickly find the qualified candidates, filling the position all while maintaining company operations. 

Value to Clients

Recruiters get paid to fill jobs, not interviews. Therefore, they look at candidates for quality over quantity. And just like any service, it is important to provide excellent customer care to your clients. In the end, recruiting agencies want to find the absolute best candidate for their position. This builds a trusting relationship that could lead to future recruiting and hiring efforts.

Summary

Using a recruiter will help maximize candidate choices, while saving time and money. Recruiters find candidates quickly, and use only top tier candidates within their large network. How will your company compete to find the best candidate out there?

Let us know if you have any questions regarding recruiting, and comment below if you’ve benefited using a recruiting agency.

How the Pandemic Has Changed Our Job Market & The Skills to Survive

The job market has changed since the pandemic; acquiring the right skills and ensuring a successful career path is critical in keeping up with the changes. Below is a data analysis from multiple sources of what the job market, the skills needed, and the occupations in demand will be for the upcoming years.   

According to Burning Gas Technologies – While the job market has tightened considerably for college graduates, our research has found that there are still openings in several occupations and industries, including technology, sales, and finance, that either provide a good salary or important skills.

Many college graduates are facing challenges during the pandemic, finding it hard to put their degree to use. With decrease in jobs, pause in internships, and competing with laid-off workers, it’s become extremely stressful for students. Its critical to learn skills that will play into the post-pandemic job market.

What is clear from our research is that for learners of all ages breaking into the post-college job market is increasingly about the skills they possess, and less about where they go to school or their specific degree. Burning Glass has identified 14 foundational skills critical to unlocking millions of jobs, even in this economy. These skills across a range of domains—digital, human, and business—are the building blocks of successful careers, not only facilitating the first step but also gaining importance over the span of a working life (via Burning Glass Technologies).

These 14 skills are in high demand both for digitally intensive jobs and the wider economy. The outer ring shows the total open
entry-level postings (March 2019-Feb. 2020) and the growth in number of postings (2017-2019)

Having the useful skills is important, as well as adapting to the new remote working conditions and virtual meetings that are now required by most companies.

According to PitchBook, more than 80% of US employers said the shift to remote work has been successful for their company, according to a late 2020 survey by PwC of 133 executives and 1,200 office workers. Looking to the post-pandemic era, over half of employees said they would prefer to work remotely at least three days a week.

Since the pandemic, the world has gone almost entirely online for working, schooling and even socializing which has caused a huge gain for companies in the tech industry.

“When the pandemic hit, many companies rightfully got spooked and paused hiring,” said Brazen’s Healy. “What I see happening in 2021 is tech companies making up for some of the freeze that they had in 2020.”

Pitchbook

According to CompTIA, the United States is the largest tech market in the world, representing 33% of the total, or approximately $1.6 trillion for 2021. In the U.S., as well as in many other countries, the tech sector accounts for a significant portion of economic activity. CompTIA’s Cyberstates report reveals that the economic impact of the U.S. tech sector, measured as a percentage of gross domestic product, exceeds that of most other industries, including notable sectors such as retail, construction and transportation.

Despite the size of the U.S. market, the majority of technology spending (67%) occurs beyond its borders. Spending is often correlated with factors such as population, GDP and market maturity. Among global regions, western Europe remains a significant contributor, accounting for approximately one of every five technology dollars spent worldwide. However, as far as individual countries go, China has clearly established itself as a major player in the global tech market. China has followed a pattern that can also be seen in developing regions, where there is a twofold effect of closing the gap in categories such as IT infrastructure, software and services, along with staking out leadership positions in emerging areas such as 5G and robotics (via CompTIA).

Tech services and software account for nearly half of spending in the U.S. technology market, significantly higher than the rate in many other global regions (via CompTIA).

Uncertainty still plays a big factor in the job market. From what we can tell, adapting to the new skills required will be extremely useful. Technology is taking up much of the job market but plans for 2021 are defined more by the unknown than quantifiable challenges.

For more information on market analysis for 2021, check out these sites:

States With the Best Job Market in 2021 | Balancing Everything

78 Hiring Statistics You Must Read: 2020/2021 Data Analysis & Market Share – Financesonline.com

Most Valuable Career Skills for 2021 (investopedia.com)