3 Reasons To Pay Attention To The Four-Day Work Week Trend

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By Mollie Leal As the post-pandemic work landscape continues to steer conversations around virtual and hybrid work environments, return to office policies, and employee retention & recruitment – now the four-day work week is gaining attention as businesses, globally, integrate a new way of working. From manufacturing businesses, to banks, data analysts, and other service-focused…

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Mental Health Tips and the 24-Hour News Cycle

By Emily Smith If you work in Communications and Public Relations, it is highly likely that you are consuming the news. It is important to be up to date on the current headlines, consumer trends and competitor news within the industries our clients represent. We also must pay attention to the breaking news being reported.…

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Reflections on Working from Home in 2022

In June 2021, I wrote and published my very first Double Forte blog post: “4 Things I’ve Learned Since Starting My First Job Remotely Amidst A Pandemic.” After re-reading the post and reflecting on the past year, it’s intriguing to see how the state of the world has changed in so many ways. At the…

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In Defense of the Office Icebreaker

By Emily Smith At Double Forte, we end our weekly staff meetings with a team member conducting a ‘Rally Cry.’ It’s a fun ritual that brings the meeting to a close and allows us to continue to get to know our colleagues better. Over the years, the rally cries have ranged from industry specific questions,…

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4 Tips for Post-Grad Job Hunting

As record numbers of Americans receive college degrees, the labor market is more competitive than ever. And with the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the economy in unprecedented ways, the supply of recent graduates is higher than the number of available entry-level jobs. It’s safe to say that conducting a job hunt amid a global pandemic was…

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State of the Industry: New Research Highlights PR and Journalism in the COVID Era

Muck Rack, a top media database platform, surveyed public relations professionals from agencies, companies, and non-profit organizations, as well as journalists from throughout the country in order to determine journalists’ pitching preferences and how public relations professionals are reaching out to the media. The findings are highlighted in two new reports titled The State of…

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Mothers of 2020: What We Can Do Now To Stop The Slide

  By Emily Smith I often wonder about how we – we, the people, of 2020 – are ‘living history.’ I think about how my daughter will grow up and tell colleagues younger than herself, “I was born smack in the middle of THE Pandemic of 2020.” They’ll be polite and listen, maybe even throw…

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5 Lessons 285 Days of Working from Home Taught Me

In November 2019, when I started full time at Double Forte, one perk of the company was the flexibility to work from home one day a week (starting three months after your hire date). In February 2020 I submitted my request and it was granted. I was so excited. Little did I know that I…

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5 Lessons 285 Days of Working from Home Taught Me

In November 2019, when I started full time at Double Forte, one perk of the company was the flexibility to work from home one day a week (starting three months after your hire date). In February 2020 I submitted my request and it was granted. I was so excited. Little did I know that I…

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