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Katherine Steiner-Dicks

Katherine Steiner-Dicks is an Editorial Consultant and Founder of BuzzVestor Media, a B2B investment news-analysis and media services company that serves startups, publishers, investors, targeted clients and high-net-worth families on how to to create and sustain amazing content, businesses, wealth and lifestyles.

Exposed: Cunning biases that make job hunting confusing, unfair and a waste of time

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Oct 21, 2025

From 'foreign-sounding' surnames to experienced professionals deemed 'overqualified', recruitment discrimination is rife. Two shocking cases reveal how qualified candidates are being rejected before they even reach the interview stage—and…

Survey reveals US contractors are no longer just chasing flexibility. They want more

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Oct 3, 2025

HireArt’s contractor workforce survey challenges the long-standing freelancer industry narrative that workers choose contract roles primarily for flexibility The US-based contractor platform's survey findings reveal that for…

When did working become a crime in the UK?

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Oct 3, 2025

The UK workforce is on the precipice, and Westminster isn’t acting fast enough OPINION Britain's workforce is suffering. Unemployment is rising. Living costs are soaring. And finding work that actually pays the bills? Nearly…

Energy talent: freelance jobs, roles and income trends

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Sep 29, 2025

The energy sector's reliance on a freelance and contractor workforce is growing. This report provides data on the income trends and specific roles in high demand SPECIAL REPORT Three-quarters of energy professionals worldwide…

Clients are getting more demanding. Is it time you gave “teamlancing” a try?

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Sep 27, 2025

As more companies choose project-based workers over permanent hires, the freelancer-client power dynamic is about to change The future of work will be freelance-driven, project-based, and collaborative, according to contractor…

Interconnected global jobs market in state of chaos, contradiction and bias

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Sep 22, 2025

SPECIAL REPORT The global labour market is in a paradoxical transition. For some job seekers, their career transition is being rerouted indefinitely. Katherine Steiner-Dicks analyses domestic and global macroeconomic environments…

Fiverr opts for “AI-first” strategy and parts ways with 30% of its staff

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Sep 18, 2025

We dissect the language and actions of one of the latest CEOs to take an “AI-first” approach to business and what that could mean for mass unemployment, economic stability and individual earning power OPINION Fiverr's 2024 Impact…

US giants promise jobs and capital, but at what cost?

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Sep 16, 2025

As the old saying goes, beggars can't be choosers. Hence why the UK government is hailing a fresh wave of US investment, with financial giants including Citi Group, Bank of America, and PayPal committing over £1.25 billion. We take a…

Are freelancers accidentally fuelling rate collusion?

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Sep 10, 2025

When freelancers don't demand their worth, they're not just undervaluing their own work—they could be unintentionally helping companies keep rates low. This creates a cycle where businesses believe they don't need to compete on pay, making…

Think tank calls for state-sponsored sick pay insurance for self-employed. What will it cover and…

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Sep 10, 2025

A recent report from the Fabian Society exposes the precarious financial position many freelancers and the UK economy face and suggests an opt-out sick pay insurance system to combat it. But what and how much will it actually cover? And…

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