How long it takes to get a job depends on your level of experience, your industry, the state of the job market, and other factors. Anxious job seekers might be wondering how long their current search for a new role may last. To get some answers, we reviewed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics …
Jenna Bellassai is the Lead Data Reporter at Forage. She has written about networking, careers in data fields, and salary negotiation for The Muse, Technical.ly Philly, and Generocity. She previously was a Senior Data Scientist at Guru, where she transformed and analyzed data to improve search ranking algorithms. Prior to that, she was a Data Scientist at Picwell, where she worked with health claim data to improve data-driven health insurance plan recommendations. She is also the former Media Coordinator for the Philadelphia chapter of Women in Data.
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Recent research has suggested Gen Z is the most entrepreneurial generation ever. However, data from the NACE First-Destination Survey reveals that, when tasked with what to do after college, the vast majority of the class of 2021 primarily pursued traditional employment or graduate school within six months of graduating, not entrepreneurship or freelancing. New grads’ …
Forage is on a mission to get motivated students into great jobs. Hundreds of top companies hiring now have free job simulations on our platform to help applicants sharpen their skills, experience company culture, and stand out in the application process. Check out the table below to see the top companies hiring right now on …
Benefits packages can vary widely by employer and location. However, a new Forage study finds the East North Central region of the U.S. — which consists of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin — provides the best employee benefits in the nation. Our findings are based on an analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau …
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Career preparation is a core component of the college experience — but nearly half of college students don’t feel confident that they have the skills and resources to land their first job, according to a Forage study. Moreover, many students are foregoing traditional university-centric resources, including career centers, career fairs, and, to a lesser extent, …
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As if high school students weren’t stressed enough about standardized tests and college applications, a robot has entered the chat. Earlier this month, OpenAI announced GPT-4, its latest large language model, which improves on predecessor ChatGPT’s reasoning capabilities and demonstrates “human-level performance” on a variety of standardized tests, including the bar exam, the LSAT, the …
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In a volatile economy, it pays to have a job that’s in high demand. The February jobs report showed that unemployment remains low despite recent interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. However, whether that trend will continue remains to be seen, given recent bank collapses and the threat of more interest rate increases to …
International Women’s Day is an occasion to reflect on past progress toward gender equity in the workplace and the challenges that still remain. In 2021, women in the U.S. earned about $0.82 for every dollar men earned. Hispanic or Latina women earned about $0.58, and Black women earned about $0.63 for every dollar white men …
Students have become increasingly pragmatic when it comes to choosing and preparing for their careers, a new Forage analysis suggests. According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the number of college students majoring in business, health, and computer science has grown in recent years, while the number of students majoring in …
If you’re looking for an entry-level job, you may be experiencing uncertainty about your future. What will your career path look like, where will you live, and how much will you earn? A 2022 survey from Real Estate Witch found that just 51% of new grads with jobs lined up were satisfied with their starting …
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