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IRS: What the Inflation Reduction Act Means For You
2022 has been a year of major change, and taxpayers are going to start seeing some of the financial impact of that in the coming tax season. Fortunately, as the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service outlines, a lot of those changes could actually be good news for taxpayers. The new law includes a lot of tax…
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Former Chester Firefighter Pleads Guilty to Assault During Capitol Riot
A former Chester firefighter, Robert Sanford Jr., pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, writes Max Bennett for Patch. Federal authorities said Sanford, 57, pleaded guilty in federal court to throwing a fire extinguisher at three officers while in the mob storming the Capitol building…
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Broomall Woman’s Wood Projects Turned Into a Business
A Broomall woman, Emma McKelvey, has turned her love of creating with wood into “House of Me, a woodworking business, reports Dan Sheridan for 6abc. She’s been around wood most of her life. “My dad and my pop pop whose barn this is have always been handymen who have done everything to our houses. I…
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10 Steps You Can Take Today To Advance Your Career
Advancing further in your job can feel a bit random at times. You need the right combination of an opening showing up, you having the experience necessary, and having a good enough rapport with the person deciding who get the opportunity. But it is certainly not all up to chance. Per the Harvard Business School,…
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5 Tips To Get That Job You’re Not Fully Qualified For
Sometimes there is that one job that sounds perfect for what you want…until you see that one qualification you lack. It feels unfair that missing that one thing should make you ineligible, and you probably wonder if it is really that big of a deal. Per Indeed, applying even if you don’t fully meet the…
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Your Compensation Package is More Than Just Your Salary
Have you considered things you can negotiate as part of your compensation? There are more items to consider than salary, so let’s break it down. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 31% of an individual’s compensation package consists of benefits. Benefits may help to attract and retain talent and demonstrate how a company values…
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How to Respond to 5 Common Tricky Interview Questions
There is nothing worse than when you finally get the big interview you wanted, everything is going great, and then they throw you that tricky interview question that makes you go blank. Maybe you cobble together a halfway decent response and hope they don’t judge you too harshly based on one blemish. But it’s better…
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Cool, Fun Jobs That Pay Well
Sick of working at a job that you dread to go to each day? It’s easy to become frustrated doing something boring and tedious. But you don’t have to. There are fun jobs around. There are plenty of practical careers out there that you can get into for something more exciting. MoneyWise shared some fun…
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5 Ways to Stop a Workplace Bully
It would be nice to believe that bullying is something that goes away once you are no longer a kid. Unfortunately, some people just learn that throwing their weight around got them their way when they were younger, so why not in the workplace too? Work bullies are even worse since now they could adversely…
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7 Proven Tips to Find your Dream Job
Do you feel stuck in a job that you dread going to just because you need to pay the bills? Work doesn’t have to be something you hate, and with the right steps, you can even have a job you look forward to. I n addition to their job postings, Indeed also has a wealth…
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Learn About 2 Pennsylvania Institute of Technology Programs Thursday
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in Media wants to tell you about its Diagnostic Medical Sonography and Physical Therapist Assistant programs and it’s giving you two ways to learn more. An in-person session on campus from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18, will provide information on both programs to those who might want…
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Highest Paying Jobs in Philadelphia for High School Graduates
It has long been put into everyone’s heads from a young age that if you want to get a good job, you need to go to college. But as tuition costs have continued to rise and people with degrees have seen an increased struggle to find good-paying work, many now wonder if that notion still…
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From the WSJ: Can You (Finally!) Wear Shorts in the Office? Perhaps.
Even if you enjoy wearing formal clothing, if you work somewhere with harsh summers you have no doubt felt overheated having to wear dress pants each day. For women there are at least some options to alleviate this thanks to dresses and skirts being deemed professional attire. But men have no such professional alternative, and…
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Delaware County Leadership: Dr. Jon Jay DeTemple, President, Harcum College
Dr. Jon Jay DeTemple, the President of Harcum College, spoke with DELCO Today about growing up in government housing near Binghamton, N.Y.; his fondest memories of his blue-collar upbringing; playing multiple sports in high school; using football as a vehicle to attend Cornell; and giving up the sport in between his sophomore and junior years…
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What to Do When You’ve Reached an Inflection Point in Your Career
It is not always workplace troubles that will have you contemplating leaving your job. Life events will often play a factor. Sometimes that is good news, like marriage or children. Other times it can be a tragedy such as a divorce or a death in the family. Either way, an inflection point creates a moment…
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How Do You Share Your Personal Story Brand on Linkedin as a Multipotentialite?
As a multipotenitalite, how do you present yourself on LinkedIn? As someone with many interests and no one true calling, how do you share your personal story brand? How do you position yourself and what keywords do you use? Stay tuned, as we will get to that! As an innovator with divergent thinking, a multipotenitalite…
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5 Ways To Get Yourself Noticed At Work
Fear of failure makes a lot of people avoid even trying. You see that at work with people who worry about saying or doing the wrong thing, so they happily try to blend into the background instead of trying to get noticed. But standing out for positive reasons is what will give you promotions, raises,…
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What “Abbott Elementary” is Teaching People About Work
Humor can often be a coping mechanism for dealing with serious problems. So it makes sense why when people are frustrated about their jobs and feel like they are lacking the ability to change their situation, a comedy about characters in similar situations would be popular. The Wall Street Journal recently discussed how a variety…
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