Why you should document your successes Keep track of successful projects, positive outcomes, praise and day-to-day responsibilities so that you're ready to impress when promotions or job interviews become available, writes Joel Garfinkle. "Quantifiable data is especially persuasive, in part because it measures the impact of your accomplishments," Garfinkle writes. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (11/15)
Creating positions that involve learning new skills is one way businesses can aid employers in professional development and their climb up the career ladder. Many companies have figured out how to accomplish this well, and several employees explain in this interview how their employers aided in their continuing education to help them meet career goals. Full Story: Built In Austin (Texas) (11/15)
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Polls: Virtual interviews will remain post-pandemic Ninety-three percent of 1,100 employers polled will continue using virtual conferencing in their hiring process, saying it provides more efficient interviews and better candidate experiences, according to Indeed. Software provider Jobvite found that 61% of recruiters will adopt a hybrid process, and 22% will have all-virtual hiring. Full Story: BenefitsPRO (free registration) (11/16)
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The Landscape
Some employers develop their own MBA programs EY is among employers that have created in-house MBA programs to teach skills that match company needs. "We know from apprenticeship models that things work best where you study a topic and practically apply that to a real-life situation," says Trent Henry, global vice chair of talent for EY. Full Story: Bloomberg (11/10)
How to discourage remote workplace harassment Work-from-home arrangements have created concerns about remote work harassment that takes place over video and other communications. Policies, training and enforcement are all important, but "a culture that, itself, discourages harassment, bullying, and mistreatment is one of the best protections against these issues," writes Gwen Moran. Full Story: Fast Company (tiered subscription model) (11/12)
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5 ideas for thinking better and tempering gullibility "Belief in weird things" such as UFOs or conspiracy theories presents us with a chance to deepen our thinking by closely examining our gullibility and digging deeper for "extraordinary evidence," writes philosopher Stephen Law. Coincidences, collected anecdotes or narratives that can "be made logically consistent with the evidence" are compelling but aren't the same as hard proof, Law writes. Full Story: Psyche (11/10)
A number of animal species including seals and dolphin, have learned to use their voices to trick others into thinking they aren't as big as they really are, according to findings reported in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. Researchers say the results may help them figure out which species are the most adept vocal learners. Full Story: Earth (11/16)
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