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Use winter break to your advantage in job searching | Fight end-of-year weariness by looking back and forward | Deloitte eyes AI to slow future hiring, layoff cycles

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December 19, 2023

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Use winter break to your advantage in job searching

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The winter break can be a good time for Ph.D. and graduate students to update resumes, research the job market and prepare for potential interviews, according to Jennifer Furlong and Stacy Hartman of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. To get started, they suggest that job seekers journal about their experiences or take an assessment to guide a search, update LinkedIn profiles and find contacts to connect with, then draft emails or a LinkedIn post to let people know they're on the job hunt. Full Story: The Chronicle of Higher Education (12/12)

Fight end-of-year weariness by looking back and forward Pausing to take stock of your company's progress and resources and evaluating if you're prepared to face the next year's challenges, uncertainties and opportunities is an excellent way to deter end-of-year fatigue, writes Tara Rethore, CEO of Strategy for Real. Taking that review to a personal level -- listing out this year's accomplishments and strengths and next year's goals for yourself and with your peers -- can also bring new energy, write Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis, co-founders and CEOs of Amazing If. Full Story: Chief Executive (12/14), Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model) (12/14)

Hire Smart

Deloitte eyes AI to slow future hiring, layoff cycles Deloitte is using AI to assess existing employees' skills as part of an effort to strategically reassign them to high-demand roles. The AI-based approach aims to optimize talent utilization to avoid large swings in hiring and layoffs. Full Story: Bloomberg (12/17)

The Landscape

Workforce needed to fulfill US semiconductor plans More than 50 community college programs have begun across the country to meet the workforce demands of the CHIPS and Science Act. "As these big investments come, we need the people," SEMI Foundation's Shari Liss said, adding, "There's a huge concern right now around, how do we sell this industry to students?" Full Story: National Public Radio (12/19)

Ill. employers required to grant paid leave to organ donors The Employee Blood and Organ Donation Leave Act is among the pieces of legislation in Illinois that will go into effect Jan. 1. The law requires certain employers to provide employees who donate an organ up to 10 days of paid leave. Full Story: Shaw Local News Network (Ill.) (12/15), JD Supra (12/14)

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Your Next Challenge

How to recover from being fired Getting fired from a job causes grief and self-doubt, but self-forgiveness is a big part of the recovery process, says psychotherapist Nicholette Leanza. "If they continue to persecute themselves for getting fired, it may become more difficult for them to learn from their mistakes and move toward self-improvement." Full Story: Fox Business (12/18)

Balancing Yourself

Feeling stuck and unproductive? Time for a walk

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Enhance your productivity by getting up from your desk to move around, whether it's a walk outside, around the office or having lunch outside, moving your body can boost creativity and concentration, writes JiJi Lee. "The sunlight will re-energize you and the fresh air will clear your mind," Lee writes. Full Story: Ink+Volt (12/14)

The Water Cooler

Some holiday songs cramp our productivity

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If you and your team are trying to close out important last-minute projects before taking holiday leave, this list is for you. It reveals which slower-paced songs get us into that motivation zone (hello, Brenda Lee, rocking around the Christmas tree at a calming 67 beats per minute) and which just irritate us. Unfortunately, Perry Como's "Christmas Dream" is more in nightmare territory at 184 bpm. Full Story: Employee Benefit News (free registration) (12/18)

SmartBreak: Question of the Day

Yuck -- eggnog is my least favorite holiday beverage, so it makes no sense to me that there was an "Eggnog Riot" that took place on which military campus?

US Navy, Annapolis, Md.

US Air Force, Colorado Springs, Colo.

US Coast Guard, New London, Conn.

US Army, West Point, N.Y.

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