It is becoming increasingly common for potential employers to ask applicants to do “test work” before getting hired. This work is supposed to serve as a trial run of sorts, to see if it’s a good fit ...

Work in Progress is a column about finding your way in the working world. Have a question for Rainesford Stauffer? Send it to [email protected]. Ah, internships: a time for exploring new ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa Houston covers financial issues that affect women in business. Have you ever been asked to do some work for free? Maybe it ...

Obsidian, a widely recognized note-taking and knowledge management tool, has introduced a significant shift in its business model: organizations can now use the software for free without requiring a ...

I recently met lettering artist and author Jessica Hische at design festival OFFF Barcelona. We spoke about everything from what it's like balancing being a mother of three with owning stores, working ...

It doesn't seem to matter how much we talk about how unfair and close to impossible it is to get a career going nowadays; there will always be people who defend the system of having to work for free ...

“Which employer would you be willing to work for free for an entire year, if it guaranteed you a job at the end?” This was the question Bisnar Chase looked to answer in a survey of 3,010 job seekers.

A restaurant demanded free labour. One worker refused. What followed is shocking. A former line cook’s experience at a popular chain restaurant has triggered strong reactions on Reddit, with thousands ...

Don’t feel guilty if you have to turn down unpaid work. Your time is valuable. Remember that by saying no to an unpaid opportunity, you will free up time and bandwidth to say yes to other, more ...

If you’re going to ask your mechanic friend for a favor, stop expecting them to work for free. That’s the message that an Indianapolis-based TikToker and mechanic named Chris (@dieseltechchris) shared ...

RALEIGH, NC — Would you work for free meals from Chick-fil-A instead of a weekly paycheck? A local franchisee in North Carolina of the U.S. restaurant chain famous for its "Eat Mor Chikin" tag line ...

Most people don’t realize it, but many of the devices and apps you use every day are built on top of open source software, maintained by one or two developers that aren’t paid for their time, who ...