How to bring joy into your career through learning | Set yourself apart when navigating a job search in a crisis | Use this slow time to cull your lists
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Set yourself apart when navigating a job search in a crisis Amid the coronavirus outbreak and slowing of the economy, it's important for job seekers and new graduates to set themselves apart from the rest of the crowd to get recruiters' attention. However, if your industry needs time to recover, Kingsley Gate Partners co-CEO Umesh Ramakrishnan suggests looking into graduate school. Full Story: Forbes (3/28)
If business has slowed and you've got time on your hands, work on cleaning up your lists, suggests Brian Basilico, founder of B2b Interactive Marketing, who culled his contact list from 6,000 people to 1,400. Cleaning out old connections, email lists and contact books will help you get ready for when business gets back to normal. Full Story: Business 2 Community (3/27)
Making the Connection
Now might be the time to ramp up your networking Now is a perfect time to network, writes Kristi Faulkner of Womenkind and Gender Fair, and that includes making an actual call instead of relying on social media, reconnecting with contacts who got lost in the normal chaos, and setting up a system to track who you have contacted and when. "Traditional ideas of networking - transactional exchanges with people who you only connect with because you have something to gain -- were already dying a slow death," says Christina Blacken, founder of The New Quo. Full Story: Forbes (3/27)
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Workers have health coverage options during layoffs Employees who lose employer-sponsored health insurance due to job losses associated with the coronavirus pandemic can keep their coverage for up to 18 months through the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act program if they are able to pay the total premiums. For people with low incomes, Medicaid may be a coverage option, and those with some income can qualify for special enrollment through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Full Story: The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (3/25)
With the footfalls having fallen silent, a maintenance crew in London took advantage of the city's shelter-in-place order to slap a fresh coat of paint on the iconic crosswalk made famous on the cover of the Beatles' "Abbey Road" album. Full Story: Variety online (3/27)
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