The best advice from six career coaches include: interview for a different job at least once a year to keep your interviewing skills fresh, exit a job on positive terms, let your personality shine when managing others, and pursue stretch goals. "Asking for things we feel unqualified or unprepared for is understandably risky and scary, but if we tell ourselves no, we will never get to hear a yes," says Angelina Darrisaw, founder of C-Suite Coach. Full Story: Fast Company online (2/5)
5 ways to use LinkedIn Jobs This LinkedIn Jobs primer walks through the settings that will help you get noticed as well as how to use the Easy Apply feature and find alumni that work at the company. Full Story: Business 2 Community (2/5)
Advice for and from women for reaching the C-suiteResearch suggests women's leadership, particularly during the pandemic, is better than men's on most measures, and John Baldoni offers advice from female leaders about women's advancement, including having a clear goal, finding mentors and using their voice. "Women leaders should be willing to speak up and be heard in important discussions, even when it is difficult," says Shannon Polson, author and former Army helicopter pilot. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (2/5)
POLL QUESTION: Are women better leaders in a crisis?
5 Ways to Hire Like It’s 2021 We dug deep to learn what job seekers want from an employer for 2021. While there are more candidates seeking work, there's also more competition among businesses for the most qualified people. Get the leading edge with this free guide.
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Funny bosses inspire admiration In these trying times, it's important to remember the importance of humor in the workplace. The humor needs to be authentic, but it can pay dividends. Leaders with any sense of humor are seen as 27% more motivating and admired than those who don't like to joke on the job. Full Story: Harvard Business School (2/5)
Citing a Congressional Budget Office forecast, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that if Congress approves President Joe Biden's $1.9 billion relief package the US could reach full employment in 2022. Full Story: Financial Times (subscription required) (2/7),The Associated Press (2/8)
Travel photographers turn in award-winning shots Russian photographer Vladimir Alekseev has been named 2020's Travel Photographer of the Year for his stunning images including a close-up of a snail and an active volcano. The youngest photographer to win the youth category was 11-year-old Miguel Sanchez García of Spain who created a kaleidoscopic effect in a photo of trees. Full Story: New Atlas (2/7)
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