Career fulfillment relies on a realistic outlook Disappointment results from unrealistic expectations about what life will be like once a career milestone is reached, writes performance strategist Laura Garnett. Every career move involves obstacles and setbacks but is worth pursuing if it involves challenging, purposeful work you enjoy doing. Inc. online (4/22)Strategies for managing a career at different ages Career coach Kathy Caprino analyzes the source of career uncertainty and discontent at three life stages, including middle age and first-time motherhood. She outlines five steps to help people understand their value and move toward a more stable, engaging future. Forbes (4/13)
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Making the Connection
LinkedIn discontinues job search app Job seekers will no longer have access to LinkedIn's Job Search app starting next month. The app's features and each user's saved information will transfer to LinkedIn's main app. CNET (4/17)
The Landscape
Workplace diversity is more than gender, ethnicity Creating a diverse workplace means looking at more than gender and ethnicity; it should also include a variety of personalities, lifestyles and skill sets, writes Dori Salisbury of Compeat. Salisbury outlines three benefits of this type of environment, including improving profits, and attracting and retaining top talent. Training magazine (4/22)
When you're staring down an overloaded work week, take measures so you can really focus, including using an app to limit phone distractions, wearing headphones at work even if you're not listening to music, and even outsourcing your laundry, writes Jessica Thiefels. SmartBrief/Leadership (4/24) Security is most likely in these 10 job sectors A study finds several industries offer the most job security due to rates of staff growth and employee longevity, writes Andy Kiersz. The utilities industry ranks highest for employee tenure, while the construction field has the highest rate of growth in recent years. Business Insider (4/19)
Balancing Yourself
How 10 CEOs differ on work-life balance Current and former CEOs share their take on the work-life juggling act, with some admitting that work must come first sometimes, but Brian Dyson, former Coca-Cola CEO, cautions against neglecting health and family. "If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered," he says. U.S. News & World Report (4/18)
Ousmane Bah is suing Apple for $1 billion and accusing the tech company of causing his false arrest for theft of Apple products that he did not commit. The teen alleges in the lawsuit that the true thief of $1,200 worth of products stole his photoless driver's permit and used it to impersonate Bah, which led to Apple security to flag Bah's permit and associate his identity with the thief via facial recognition software. Gizmodo (4/23)
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
Desmond Tutu, theologian and human rights activist
