by Burning Glass Technologies | Oct 25, 2018 | Career Planning, Higher Education, Research
Students need to choose their college major carefully. If not, it could have lasting effects. The good news is that students can enhance their chances in the job market by adding additional skills to their major—even in majors that carry a high risk of...
by Burning Glass Technologies | May 30, 2018 | Research
Our report on underemployment uses a new data source—Burning Glass Technologies’ database of resumes, combined with our database of job postings. With a new technique naturally comes questions about its methodology. We thought we’d address some of the common questions...
by Burning Glass Technologies | May 23, 2018 | Higher Education, Research
A bad first job isn’t just a phase—it can be the start of a job market trap that keeps college graduates underemployed for a decade. One of the persistent themes about the economy since the Great Recession has been underemployment, where college graduates end up in...
by Burning Glass Technologies | May 23, 2018 | Press, Research
Women are more likely than men to be underemployed in first job with lasting consequences, according to report by Strada Institute for the Future of Work and Burning Glass Technologies BOSTON, May 23, 2018 — College graduates who are underemployed in their first job...
by Burning Glass Technologies | Mar 21, 2018 | Digital Skills, Research
As marketing roles evolve into online-savvy positions focused on customer segmentation and digital outreach, having digital skills are crucial for marketing professionals who want to stay ahead of the curve. Many marketing positions require a mix of digital skills...
by Burning Glass Technologies | Mar 14, 2018 | Labor Market Analysis, Research
Just how big is the skills gap in the American workforce? In some fields, such as health care, there are more than 1 million more openings than available workers—a significant shortfall in a field where it is hard to turn out trained workers quickly. But crucially,...
