Indeed's virtual hiring events mimic in-person experience | Employers, employees benefit from micro-certifications | Amazon to add 3,500 corporate jobs in 6 US cities
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August 18, 2020
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Getting Ahead
Ready for a move up? Here's how
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If your career needs a boost, the first thing is to figure out what you want next from your job, such as more money, responsibility or autonomy, says recruiter Caroline Ceniza-Levine, who lists 10 tips for jump-starting your career. Also important is improving your negotiation skills so you can feel confident when having difficult conversations, she recommends.
Full Story: Forbes (8/15) 
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Indeed has added a new feature allowing employers to host virtual hiring events that resemble the in-person interview experience. Employers can pre-screen candidates, manage applicant RSVPs automatically and set up "waiting rooms" for candidates to wait in before the video conference.
Full Story: HR Dive (8/17) 
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Continuous upskilling gives employers and employees a competitive advantage, which can be achieved through micro-certification, writes Ulrik Christensen. Micro-certification gives workers the opportunity to pick up skills over time to build their resumes while allowing companies to offer better learning advantages over competitors.
Full Story: Forbes (8/17) 
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3 Dimensions for Safely Reopening the Workplace
Is it possible to get back to work safely? How do we do it? And where do we start? Tomorrow's session will explore the critical factors of getting back to work readiness to maintain employee safety and business continuity during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. Register to join us.
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The Landscape
Amazon to add 3,500 corporate jobs in 6 US cities
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Amazon is adding 3,500 corporate jobs across six U.S. cities and expanding its physical offices, despite other major tech companies embracing long-term remote work. Jobs will be added in New York, San Diego, Phoenix, San Diego, Dallas, Denver and Detroit.
Full Story: The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (8/18) 
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Although confidence is down in the majority of industries, sales and business development activity is increasing, according to LinkedIn's Workforce Insights blog. The weekly blog compiles the current in-demand jobs as well as workforce data during the pandemic.
Full Story: Social Media Today (8/17) 
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Balancing Yourself
With more people working from home these days, the feeling of always being "on" might be new for workers who were previously used to leaving work at the office. This article explores the many reasons always being "on" isn't always a good thing.
Full Story: Fast Company online (8/17) 
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The Water Cooler
Nonagenarian cyclist celebrates his 100,000 mile
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The 95-year-old Bob Mettauer of Santa Maria, Calif., has been celebrated by his neighbors for biking more than 100,000 miles. Friends say Mettauer, a World War II veteran whose nickname is "Bicycle Bob," bikes nine miles each day.
Full Story: KEYT-TV/KCOY-TV/KKFX-CD (Santa Barbara, Calif.) (8/11) 
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