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The Job Search + Career Resources

Why joining a virtual info session can change your career

By Gabriel Cohn | WayUp | July 24, 2020

Why joining a virtual info session can change your career

In the midst of a pandemic, typical ways of meeting recruiters and expanding connections through means such as career fairs have been put …

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MIT Sloan expert insights: 4 books from 2020

By Meredith Somers | MIT Ideas Made to Matter | November 25, 2020

What started as a promising new decade quickly turned into one of the most tumultuous and divisive years in modern history.

The COVID-19 pandemic shuttered businesses and shifted workers …

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Veteran-owned businesses face a different kind of combat

By Sean McFadden | Boston Business Journal | November 13, 2020

It’s been five years since the Business Journal launched its list of the largest veteran-owned businesses in Massachusetts. During that time, our annual salute to local companies that are majority-owned by …

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Veteran-owned businesses face a different kind of combat

Sean McFadden | Boston Business Journal | November 13, 2020

It’s been five years since the Business Journal launched its list of the largest veteran-owned businesses in Massachusetts. During that time, our annual salute to local companies that are majority-owned by a …

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Largest Veteran-Owned Businesses in Massachusetts

By Sean McFadden and Hillary Burns | Boston Business Journal | November 12, 2020

1
The Herb Chambers Cos.
259 McGrath Hwy.
Somerville, MA 02143
617-666-8333
herbchambers.com
1,930
$2,623,698,466
Herb Chambers, CEO
100.00%
2
Lafrance Hospitality
66 State Road
Westport, MA 02790
508-676-7888
lafrancehospitality.com
409
$65,677,000
Richard Lafrance, CEO
85.00%

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Lessons on Leading Through Chaos from U.S. Special Operations

By Boris Groysberg and John Masko | Harvard Business Review | November 11, 2020

“I’m sure the other candidate checks all the boxes,” a veteran of the U.S. Navy SEALs told his final-round interviewer at a financial services company. “But here’s one …

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How emotional intelligence can help you find your next job

By Harvey Deutschendorf | Fast Company | November 10, 2020

The way we look for jobs has changed drastically over the last few years. While many jobs have always been filled by networking, that number has shot up of late. According to …

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What These Veterans Learned About Entrepreneurship From the Front Lines

By Gabrielle Bienasz | Inc | November 10, 2020

Colin Wayne understands the value of pain. While serving as a military police officer at the Forward Operating Base Boris in Afghanistan’s Paktika province in May 2012, Wayne’s leg was nearly blown off when a rocket hit …

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5 Steps to Take if You’re Unhappy in Your Job Right Now, According to a Career Coach for High Achievers

By Rachel Montañez | The Muse

You’re lucky enough to have a job during the COVID-19 pandemic and the unprecedented unemployment that’s come with it—great! But what if you also hate it? You may feel guilty about being unhappy when you …

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10 Tech Jobs That Could Grow in 5 Years Thanks to A.I. and Automation

By Nick Kolakowski | October 30, 2020 | Dice

Over the past few years, there’s been quite a bit of chatter over the jobs that artificial intelligence (A.I.) will destroy. However, it’s also worth examining the human jobs that A.I. will help …

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