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Curated career advice for the week of September 6th, 2021…

Millions lose federal unemployment benefits today. Will they be extended?

Enhanced pandemic unemployment benefits, which include $300 weekly bonus checks as well as coverage for freelancers and the long-term unemployed, expire today. Over 11 million people will be affected, with around 7.5 million losing benefits entirely.

Why Managers Fear a Remote-Work Future

Like it or not, the way we work has already evolved. About the author: Ed Zitron is the writer of the tech and culture newsletter Where’s Your Ed At and the CEO of the technology public relations firm EZPR.

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Defeat Applicant Tracking Systems: 5 Quick Tips to Get the Job

An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is a type of software companies use to quickly determine if an applicant is qualified for a job opening. ATS software automatically scans and processes each job application sent to a company, and then disqualifies applications that don’t meet the requirements the company set.

Workers are rage-quitting crappy jobs as COVID pandemic slows

As COVID-19’s stranglehold on the economy weakens, employees are releasing pent-up anger – by rage-quitting gigs they hate. “By the time you get down to that lowly stay-at-home mom that just wanted a part-time job – who is earning less than a hundred dollars a week because she’s making $7.25 an hour and only working 10 hours a week – it’s not worth it,” a former discount-store employee told Insider of her mentality before rage-quitting the job this spring.

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