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Thanks to the current COVID-19 pandemic, more people than ever have been out of work for longer periods of time. There are many reasons for this, including having a compromised immune system and being unable to work in a traditional setting, being laid off due to COVID-19 cuts, or needing to stay home with children when schools shut down. Now that there is a vaccine, things are slowly starting to get back to normal, and people who have had a gap in employment are looking for employment.

In the past, it was hard to find a job after having a gap in employment, but that is less of a problem now. Here is what you need to consider if you have an employment gap.

Looking for a job? Time to update your socials. Employers today are increasingly tech-savvy and increasingly likely to look you up online. Here's what you need to know.

All too often job applicants put so much time and effort into landing their dream interview that they forget to prepare for it properly by arming themselves with the right questions to ask.

Heading into your interview with an arsenal of well-thought-out questions is not only key for getting the job offer but can help you decide if you want to work for the company that is hiring.

“You probably already know that an interview isn’t just a chance for the hiring manager to grill you with interview questions – it’s your opportunity to sniff out whether a job is the right fit for you,” says The Muse.

Job seekers may give a lot of time and thought to crafting perfect resumes and writing creative cover letters, but they should also pay close attention to another part of the application process, your job references.

The job of your dream may be within reach, a conditional offer in hand, when your prospective employer says they first need to run a background check on you.

These days, you’re more likely to be contacted for an online interview than an in-person interview. One reason, of course, is the pandemic, but another is the vastly-improved video-conferencing capabilities of platforms such as Zoom. The good news is that companies are, indeed, hiring, even now. The online interview process offers both benefits and new challenges for the interviewee. Here’s how to navigate your next online interview.

Coronavirus cases are on the decline, and many industries are beginning to open back up again. This means that people who have not been working are preparing to apply for jobs and enter the workforce again. If you are looking for a job, you may be getting ready to do what most people do and start looking for jobs online. However, there may be a better choice.

Working with a staffing company may help you find a job that you are better suited for and land a job faster than randomly applying for work online. Here are a few of the benefits of working with a staffing company.

For those currently looking for employment the COVID-19 vaccination rollout could be a gamechanger in several different ways.

First, there is hope on the horizon that as more Americans get vaccinated, the economy will open back up, and along with that reopening more jobs should come in the pipeline.

In the near term the staffing demands for the COVID-19 vaccinations has motivated some companies to go on hiring sprees. Those job seekers with healthcare backgrounds are in high demand for openings that range from full-time to part-time to temporary.

Job seekers should optimize their LinkedIn profile as the social networking site has 766 million users worldwide and is a favorite of employment recruiters. Utilizing social media, especially LinkedIn, is becoming the new normal when it comes to finding a job.

“When used correctly, and with panache, LinkedIn can perform near miracles for your career's development,” job search expert Alison Doyle wrote on The Balance Careers. “Recruiters and employers both use LinkedIn to source candidates for employment, sometimes even using recently departed employees or newly-placed employees for career-networking opportunities of their own.”

As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches past its one-year mark it appears that anyone looking for a job in 2021 will have to do so during the ongoing public health crisis. If you are currently out of work, you are not alone as the U.S. unemployment rate was 6.7 percent in January 2021 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

While that rate is down from 14.7 percent in April 2020, it is still almost double where national unemployment stood on the eve of the pandemic, which was 3.5 percent in February 2020.