#When layoffs are looming, get proactive to save your job

#When layoffs are looming, get proactive to save your job

“When layoffs are looming, get proactive to save your job” The writing was on the wall. The stock market analysis company for which Dennis Shirshikov, 32, worked was experiencing financial problems and jobs were about to be cut. “They planned to eliminate my entire department,” said Shirshikov. He was living on Long Island with his…

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#Entrepreneur gets paid to be your bridesmaid

#Entrepreneur gets paid to be your bridesmaid

“Entrepreneur gets paid to be your bridesmaid” Before you have wedding meltdown number — well, bajillion — call on Jen Glantz, the 34-year-old founder of Bridesmaid for Hire. She’s standing by in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to help brides and grooms across the country. Since leaving her gig as a copywriter at a tech startup in 2014,…

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#Turn your summer job into a full-time career

#Turn your summer job into a full-time career

“Turn your summer job into a full-time career” When Ryan Leonard needed a career change, he knew just where to go. From 2016, the 24-year-old had spent his summers working at the Preakness Hills Country Club in Wayne, NJ, while getting his business management degree at Manhattanville College. “It was a really good first job…

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