It's important for a profile to accurately tell your story to get all of the career benefits LinkedIn has to offer. Professionals should identify their audience before writing to know which skills and achievements to highlight, and this can be done by researching a role model's profile, writes Alex Cooley.

To be job-search ready when the pandemic passes, Caroline Ceniza-Levine provides a list of items job hunters can tackle during isolation. Be ready to explain to employers why you're searching for a new job and share how you spent your time during the outbreak, highlighting how you used your skills remotely or maintained productivity.

Not all leaders are extroverts, so introverts should tap into their personal skills to lead effectively. "Making empathy a key component of your leadership style and company culture is a fantastic way to leverage the benefits of being more introverted," says consultant Nicole Munoz.

Sincerity and openness is key to meeting people and being memorable, writes Benjamin Hardy. New connections and relationships should be approached with a transformational attitude, rather than transactional, because networking doesn't work when a professional is only thinking of themselves.

There are a lot of resources and funds to tap into other than unemployment benefits, especially for small business owners and freelancers who have lost work, and many are listed in this article. "Spending a little time creating the resources you'll need to apply, including a thoughtful essay about why you need the funds, can pay off in the long run," writes Gwen Moran.

The coronavirus pandemic has severely strained the job market, but the nature of damage has varied by state. Mass layoffs that began with the closure of restaurants, bars and stores have started reaching white-collar workers.

Tech writer Jim Salter delves into common issues that people working from home are experiencing, such as a slow connection stemming from multiple users tapping into the same Wi-Fi connection. He suggests connecting devices directly to the routers when possible to eliminate signal clogging, as well as investing in mesh kits such as the Amazon Eero, which he considers one of the most effective ones on the market.

As cities around the world plan for a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, some people wonder if things should really go back to the way they used to be. This piece looks at something as common in cities as the button pedestrians push to summon a "Walk" sign and ponder if city life might be better without them.