Common resume errors that could hurt a job hunt For professionals currently looking for a new job, Adunola Adeshola warns against three common resume mistakes. Many job seekers use too much jargon, highlight the wrong results and waste too much time on the format of their resumes, writes Adeshola. Full Story: Forbes (5/14)
As retailers start to reopen across the country, employers are considering several moves, including having A and B team schedules; wearing face masks, perhaps with the company logo, and using contactless payments. Nearly 30 million Americans work in retail, although only 55% work in sales. Full Story: Women's Wear Daily (subscription required) (5/13)
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Why -- and how -- to go organic with hiring An organic approach to recruitment can help companies eliminate inefficient outside recruiters and find eager, qualified talent that fit their culture, Robert Sher writes. Sher offers several tips for organic recruitment, including addressing challenges -- undermarket salaries or poor culture -- that could turn off potential hires. Full Story: Forbes (5/13)
Two-month job loss totals more than 36M The Labor Department reported another three million people filed unemployment last week, bringing the two-month total of job losses to 36 million. Bank of America head of US economics Michelle Meyer says the job losses are a "rolling shock" to the economy, despite states beginning reopening measures. Full Story: The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (5/14)
Employees who are struggling with burnout, especially working at home, should create "shutdown rituals" such as turning off their computer, saying goodbye to co-workers and planning for the next day, writes Julie Winkle Giulioni. Leaders should model this behavior, she writes, and "give permission to employees to do the same." Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (5/14)
Nuclear weapons testing during the Cold War has been linked to a short-term increase in rainfall totals around the world, a study in Physical Review Letters suggests. Researchers proposed a potential link between thicker cloud cover, increased radioactivity and a jump in electrical activity with a 24% increase in rainfall. Full Story: Gizmodo (5/13)
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