While the coronavirus might have disrupted hiring for some, job seekers need to make the most of their time now to ease the search later, according to Robert Hellmann. Depending on the industry, many professionals might have extra time to connect with you now, so reach out to form a relationship that could help down the road.

Employers should look for adaptability in new hires as these candidates are well-equipped to take on new tasks and learn new skills and technologies. Signs of adaptability in a candidate are resilience, innovation and calmness under pressure, writes Jill Chapman.

To create real connections at work and be someone colleagues can confide in, use more than pleasantries with them but keep shared information confidential, writes Deborah Grayson Riegel. "Research shows that when employees feel higher levels of authenticity at work, they report greater job satisfaction, engagement, and higher levels of performance," she writes.

Women face a greater financial loss during the pandemic because they're more likely to stay out of work to care for children and sick family members, a PayScale report says. "Employers should recognize that employment gaps to care for family members may be unavoidable," says Sudarshan Sampath, PayScale research director.

The five states with the harshest expected job losses are Nevada, Florida, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Michigan as the tourism industry has shut down, alongside large manufacturers who have shut down to avoid spreading the virus. South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Alaska and West Virginia employment are projected to decline the least.

Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is the tingle you feel in your neck or scalp that can be triggered by sounds like whispers or fingernails scratching. These feelings replicate the sensation of being touched, which seems pretty useful in a time when many people are cooped up alone.

This is one of those instances when "climate change" should go back to being called "global warming" because it sure cooked up a record amount of pasta. Farmers in Switzerland say unusually warm temperatures this year have generated a bountiful harvest on the branches of spaghetti trees.