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3 steps for your team to start job crafting Job crafting allows workers to focus on the parts of the job that matters to them while increasing team effectiveness, write Ron Carucci and Jarrod Shappell. Leaders and their teams can start job crafting by identifying the team's strongest contributions, defining team members' aspirations and capabilities and distributing the work to fit team members' interests. Full Story: Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (3/18)
Twitter users share working-from-home tips via memes Twitter users are sharing advice and memes to cheer each other up while working from home during the coronavirus outbreak. Tweets highlighted include pets that aren't very helpful, tips on dealing with family and how to play conference call bingo. Full Story: Fast Company online (3/12)
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Working from home? Reach out to other departments Even while working remotely, there are opportunities to impress your managers by strengthening communication with other departments as well as showing your are a problem-solver. "If you've not had a reason to reach across departments before, this may be the perfect time to find collaboration points across functional lines," writes career advisor Dawn Graham. Full Story: Forbes (3/18)
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Job simulations helpful to both employers and candidates More employers are using job simulations during the hiring process to predict future job performance with real-time results and give insight into a candidate's decision-making, multitasking and other skills. Job simulations also benefit the candidate by providing better insight into the company, an accurate preview of the job and a way to opt-out if they so choose. Full Story: Business 2 Community (3/18)
The labor market showed strong gains in the early part of this year, with job openings increasing by 411,000 to 7 million, according to the Labor Department's monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. These gains, though, have been overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic, which economists say has disrupted the economy and will likely lead to a recession in the second quarter of the year. Full Story: Reuters (3/17)
Google puts the breaks on Chrome, Chrome OS releases Google has announced that it is pausing upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS releases "due to adjusted work schedules" amid the COVID-10 pandemic. The company confirmed that the users of the browser's current release version -- the Chrome 80 -- will still receive regular security updates, but it will not be releasing new feature updates any time soon. Full Story: ZDNet (3/18),9to5Google (3/18)
Amid the lull of sporting events, creative teams and athletes are pivoting to esports to remain connected with their fans. When Real Betis and Sevilla couldn't go head-to-head on the field, the teams shifted the match to the video game FIFA 20, with each squad controlled by a real player from each team -- and the match was watched online by 60,000 fans. Full Story: Engadget (3/18)
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