If you are in the job hunt but currently employed, tap into your PTO to stay focused and keep momentum going, even if for a half day to plow through resume writing or job searching, suggests career coach Caroline Ceniza-Levine. And if you have an interview scheduled, take the whole day off so you can concentrate and not be stressed. Full Story: Forbes (8/31)
Prolonged remote work can have negative consequences If remote work continues indefinitely, workers face long-term psychological effects including loneliness, social isolation, and anxiety. "It is interesting that most of the technology we leverage, and perhaps even enjoy, is to replicate real-life experiences," writes leadership consultant Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic. Full Story: Fast Company online (8/31)
Make LinkedIn's algorithm work for you Mastering LinkedIn's algorithm can help you get your posts seen by a wider audience. Among the ways you can get the algorithm to work for you are to engage others, reply to comments and post more personal content, writes Stephen Boswell of the Oechsli Institute. Full Story: WealthManagement (8/27)
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Fall is usually the time when big firms visit campuses to line up second-year MBA students for work after graduation, but companies such as PwC and Bain & Co. are holding off for now. "MBAs primarily fill roles in consulting and strategy and transaction, which tend to have more project work that is affected more by the relative strength of the economy," says Dan Black, global recruiting lead for EY. Full Story: The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (8/31)
It's not just the US economy that is hurting China's economy has bounced back from the coronavirus pandemic, but European countries are still hurting fiscally, especially the UK and France. Economists are watching for a double-dip recession as well as how each country is crafting stimulus packages for workers and employers. Full Story: CNN (8/30)
A 5-inch bloodied lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair will be auctioned on Sept. 12, likely with a price of $75,000 or more. The hair was given to Mary Todd Lincoln's cousin, a physician who was present at the Lincoln's postmortem examination as taking a lock of hair from a corpse was common at the time. Full Story: The Associated Press (8/28)
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