Give and receive better feedback at work | Manage your calendar like a pro | Polish your interviewing skills at networking events
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August 1, 2018
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Give and receive better feedback at work
Give and receive better feedback at work
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Give colleagues thoughtful feedback and frame it in a way that can lead to improvement, John Boitnott writes. At the same time, demonstrate that you're receptive to feedback yourself by thanking people when they offer it.
Entrepreneur online (7/31) 
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Manage your calendar like a pro
Arrange daily tasks by energy level to plan the week ahead, Bryan Collins suggests. Schedule more difficult tasks when you expect that your energy levels will be high.
Forbes (7/31) 
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Making the Connection
Polish your interviewing skills at networking events
Networking is beneficial even if it hasn't led to a job offer yet, Rich Bellis writes. Attending networking events is a great way to brush up on interviewing skills, meet a mentor and analyze job offers.
Fast Company online (7/31) 
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The Landscape
House vote nears to suspend ACA employer fine, delay tax
The House is nearing a vote on a bill that would suspend the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate and would postpone implementation of the "Cadillac tax" on high-cost health benefits. Government analysts estimate the bill would add $39.5 billion to the budget deficit through 2028.
ThinkAdvisor (free registration) (7/31) 
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Your Next Challenge
How to handle "job auditions"
"Job auditions" are becoming the norm in some industries and are often unpaid, Whitney Johnson writes. Be flexible in this process, but set a limit on how much time you spend doing free work.
Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model) (7/2018) 
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A job title can mislead you during a job hunt
If you have a generic job title such as "account manager," typing your title into a search engine might not return suitable positions, Emily Liou writes. Instead, use keywords related to your responsibilities and skills.
The Muse (7/31) 
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The Water Cooler
Introducing a new shape: the scutoid
The scutoid is a shape discovered in a computer model of curved tissue cells but one that researchers found difficult to describe, writes Alan Burdick. "They noticed that the shape vaguely resembled the back end of a beetle, a structure called a scutellum," he writes.
Nature Communications (7/27),  The New Yorker (tiered subscription model) (7/30) 
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