Hard and soft skills needed in today's workplace | Social activities help extroverts during lockdown | CareerBuilder updates tools to speed recruitment
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Hard and soft skills needed in today's workplace A combination of hard and soft skills are essential in this new working environment, including the ability to lead teams, create your personal brand through networking, manage your time without direct oversight, and learn some basic coding skills, says Laura Butler of Outreach Lab. "Being able to learn new skills, delegate important tasks, and brainstorm the developed concepts is critical for almost any profession," she writes. Full Story: Business 2 Community (6/18)
Extroverted personalities are at a disadvantage while working from home with solitary work, less spontaneous activity and more reflection, according to behavioral researchers Sanna Balsari-Palsule and Brian Little. To lower extroverts' risk of fatigue, stress and burnout during these times, managers can find ways to build in social activities like Zoom happy hours or lunchtime talks. Full Story: Fast Company online (6/18)
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The Landscape
Pay rises in states with salary history ban A Boston University paper released this week found that states that have banned salary history questions in job recruitment led to 13% higher pay for African-American applicants and 5% higher pay for women applicants. "We have a situation where employers might not be personally biased, but they are taking actions that result in substantial inequities for discriminated groups," says study author James Bessen. Full Story: Fox Business/The Wall Street Journal (6/18)
Employers offer Juneteenth as paid holiday Employers including Postmates, Nike, JCPenney, Levi Strauss & Co., Namely and Twitter are giving employees a paid day off on June 19, the day commemorating the end of slavery in the US. Other companies such as Target are paying hourly team members time and half on Juneteenth or are closing early. Full Story: Human Resource Executive (6/17)
In another sign that the City of Light is slowly coming back to life, the famed tower is set to reopen next week. Not surprisingly, even the opening of the Eiffel Tower will take place in controlled phases. Full Story: The Associated Press (6/16)
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