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How to network while working from home: Start with reaching out and contacting folks
Peter Pham has been calling his contacts lately. He misses his favorite part of attending conferences: working the room. So, in the middle of a pandemic, he’s keeping touch the old-fashioned way — by reaching out on the phone. “I randomly dial people,” says Pham, the co-founder of te[...]
What improved and what didn’t in Friday’s jobs report
By Nathan Bomey USA Today A deep dive into the jobs report released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides clues on why the numbers turned out better than expected. The sharp improvement in jobs figures from April to May caught economists and investors off guard, driving up the stock market and increasing op[...]
Boeing to begin involuntary layoffs
Boeing is beginning involuntary layoffs this week as part of the workforce reduction that the company announced last month. The first involuntary layoff notifications will be delivered this week to about 6,770 U.S. employees. This is in addition to approximately 5,520 employees who have been approved for voluntary layoff and will leave Boeing in the […]
5 reasons you shouldn’t worry about job losses
By Jessica Menton USA TODAY Even with the economy freezing up and layoffs surging, there are hopeful signs for recovery following this sudden collapse in American commerce caused by COVID-19. Stocks posted their best month since 1987 in April, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 cutting its 33% loss from February into [...]
Benefitfocus launches customer-facing marketplace
Benefits technology platform Benefitfocus has launched a customer-facing website that allows individuals to compare products and services. President and CEO Ray August said that when he came to the company in 2014, he sought to transition Benefitfocus from a software company to a platform company, eventually allowing consumers to directly control their benefits instead of […]
How do we replace the business handshake in the COVID-19 era?
By Nathan Bomey USA TODAY Handshaking is a key part of Michelle Ngome’s networking game as a marketing professional. Which is why Ngome, president of the African American Marketing Association and host of the “Networking With Michelle” podcast, is already missing it as social distancing rules discoura[...]
Benefitfocus lays off 250 people
Charleston-based Benefitfocus is laying off 17% of its U.S. workforce, a total of 250 employees, citing the impact that COVID-19 is having on its business. CFO Stephen Swad said in a news release that although the first two months of the year started strong, first-quarter revenue is expected to fall short of the company’s previous […]
Viewpoint: How attitude helps shape your company culture
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. — Viktor E. Frankl I read a story about a young man named John who received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse […]
MUSC temporarily lays off 900 employees
The Medical University of South Carolina is temporarily laying off 900 employees across all of its hospitals and clinics in response to the financial pressure that COVID-19 has placed on the health care system, according to a news release. In addition to hospitals and clinics in the Lowcountry, the decision affects the hospitals[...]
Benefitfocus moves One Place conference online
Benefitfocus is taking its annual One Place conference online, canceling the in-person event and opting for a virtual event in response to concerns about the new coronavirus. One Place 2020 had been scheduled for March 17-19. The digital conference will take place on March 18. All registration fees will be refunded, the company said. Annmarie […]
