Today in NorthJersey.com, Bloustein School University Professor and Dean Emeritus James Hughes says white-collar jobs in banking and finance have become saturated after a two-year hiring spree that followed the COVID-19 pandemic, which is why some of the state's...
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Will NJ workers be ordered back to the office this fall?
As we head into the fall season, will your boss insist you come back to the office instead of working from home? According to Carl Van Horn, the director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, this will depend on what kind of...
For women to get back in the workforce, New Jersey needs to ‘get with the program’ | Opinion
More than 2 million women have left the workforce since the beginning of the pandemic. A major hurdle to their return is the lack of affordable childcare. It’s a nationwide problem but federal assistance funds have been available since March 2021, including $694...
More states are ending jobless benefit, but will workers return?
“When there’s a quick ramping up of the (economy), there’s a quick demand for workers and that means the people who pay more are going to get those workers ... just as when there’s a labor surplus they’re able to pay less and still get a competent workforce,’’ says...
Federal Unemployment Aid Is Now a Political Lightning Rod
Of the more than 4 million people whose jobless benefits are going to be cut off in the next few weeks, Bre Starr will be among the first. That is because Starr — a 34-year-old pizza delivery driver who has been out of work for more than a year — lives in Iowa, where...
Strategically Virtual: Building Communities of Care
Service providers can consider offering an array of wellness services that or refer customers to engage with these services privately.
Healing the wounded economy: Large majorities of Americans support government action to create jobs; help workers, businesses
Americans are eager for the government to ease the pain of the recession brought about by the pandemic.
In November, men dropped out of the workforce at higher rates than women
About 347,000 men left the workforce in November, compared to about 10,000 women. That’s in stark contrast to September, when 865,000 women left the labor force — four times the number of men that month. The drop-off is somewhat striking because aside from March and...
COVID-19 and the Future of Economic Activity and Transportation
The virtual symposium examined the future of work, housing, commercial real estate, tourism, hospitality, retail and entertainment in the post-pandemic world.
Microlearning Strategies: Another Approach to Virtual Workshop Delivery
Microlearning is a strategy that breaks longer content into smaller, hyper-focused lessons.
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Undergraduate New Student Information Session for Fall 2024 Majors
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesIn-Person Session August 27th The Bloustein School is hosting the annual undergraduate student orientation for new majors on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Newly enrolled direct-admit students in Planning and Public Policy, […]
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VirtualMeet your Bloustein Graduate student services/career team and the Bloustein Liaison to our international students. The second hour will be a panel of international alumni who will share their journey […]
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Virtual Career Drop-ins
VirtualStop by virtually on Mondays (except for holidays) beginning September 9th through December 16th between 11 am and 1 pm to ask a quick (15 min) career-related question of Bloustein […]
Undergraduate Research Discovery Session: Public Health and Public Policy
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesDr. Jane Miller will present information about the Bloustein Honors Research Program (BHRP) and independent study options available. Dr. Liz Cooner, Director of the NJ State Policy Lab, will be […]