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This Week in Jobs: 20 red-hot career opportunities to start 2024

Kick off the year with something new.

Manifesting this for all of you this year. (Gif via Giphy.com)

Welcome back to TWIJ, and welcome to 2024! We hope you had a restful break and have hit the ground running.

Did you end the year still searching for an opportunity? Not only is the new year a fresh start, but it is also the perfect time to kick your job quest into high gear.

That’s because the final jobs report of 2023 showed robust and higher-than-expected growth at the end of the year. It may have been the holiday season, but companies are out there searching for talent.

So, what better way to kick off the year than to apply for one of the jobs listed below?

The News

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How can an entrepreneur know when it’s time to wind down a brand? Check out this Q&A with founder Dan Zeplowitz chatting with law firm Ballard Spahr.

Are you “in” on incorporating? This is why (and how) three self-employed people chose to incorporate.

The Jobs

Philly + Delaware

DC + Baltimore

Pittsburgh

Remote

The End

Sharpen those CVs, and start your year off strong. Catch you next time.

Editor’s note: Every week we ship an email newsletter featuring the region’s most exciting career opportunities. We’ve lovingly called it This Week in Jobs (aka TWIJ — “twidge.”). Below is this week’s edition; it’s meant to live in your inbox. Sign up for the newsletter here.

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