Jobless claims tick slightly upward | Haunted by ghost employees? Exorcise your hiring demons | NY bill would require some companies to report employee demographics
Initial unemployment claims reached a three-week high in the week ending March 25, according to the Labor Department. The 198,000 initial claims were 7,000 higher than the previous week and above the 195,000 consensus estimate, but unemployment remains historically low.
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If your company keeps getting ghosted by new hires, it's time to assess your hiring process to identify where some disconnects or encounters could turn off a candidate, even after they accept the job, write consultants and coaches Three and Jackie Carpenter. "Candidates are judging you at every single touch point, so it would be wise to dig into your candidate experience and see what you could do to make a better impression," they write.
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Advocates in California, Massachusetts, New York and other states are pushing for minimum hourly wages of at least $20 in light of inflation. However, opponents note that small businesses would struggle to pay such wages and stay afloat.
Help employees turn fear into strength and courage by letting them know anxiety is natural and encouraging them to do something outside of their comfort zone each day, says Scott Simon, author of "Scare Your Soul: 7 Powerful Principles to Harness Fear and Lead Your Most Courageous Life." "Encourage employees to track one doable, courageous act in the workplace, such as speaking to someone intimidating or new, having a tough but necessary conversation, engaging in a new exercise class in the company gym or before work, proactively taking on a new work role, or taking the time to focus on self-care," Simon says.
If your business email sign-off is boring, you can follow Shaun Usher's lead and ask ChatGPT to create some new ones for you including "With focused determination," "Your business ally," or "In the realm of success." Usher used the bot to concoct ending phrases for other styles of communication including apologies: "Repentantly," congratulations: "Extending my warmest felicitations," and romantic: "With the pulse of passion."
Who else loves March Madness? This has been a fun, fun tournament, hasn't it? The men's tournament has had some exciting surprises and upsets. Shout out to San Diego State that knocked Alabama -- the top overalll seed -- and Creighton out of the tournament to advance to the Final Four for the first time in school history. The Aztecs face off tomorrow against Florida Atlantic, followed by UConn and Miami.
