What to say when asked about your weaknesses | Employees can learn new tech skills when they need them | Flex working tips based on 30 years of experience
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What to say when asked about your weaknesses Candidates are commonly asked about their weaknesses in job interviews. Here are some tips on how to answer the question while illustrating how you handle challenges. Full Story: Acorns Grow (8/27)
Employees can learn new tech skills when they need them Digital adoption platforms allow employees to learn new technology when needed, rather than in long-forgotten training sessions to improve performance and engagement. "Providing guidance at the moment of need means workers don't have to remember all of the complicated steps of a process as they are guided," says Gartner's Melissa Hilbert. Full Story: Society for Human Resource Management (tiered subscription model) (8/30)
Flex working tips based on 30 years of experience Kaiser Consulting has operated for 30 years with hourly employees who, in collaboration with the business, craft schedules that are flexible and allow for project-based work to be completed, writes CEO Lori Kaiser. "We decide who gets assigned to client work using a process where we review for technical skill set, 'soft' skill set, hours available, schedule fit with other assigned work and the length of the commute," Kaiser writes. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (8/31)
Making the Connection
Hard conversations go better when you know yourself Conversations that challenge our identity or safety can be especially difficult, and so understanding triggers and "identity-shaping stories" can help us become more effective communicators, writes John Sautelle. "Increasing our capacity to regulate our response also paves the way for us to help the other person do likewise, thereby increasing our confidence to lean into future conversations we might otherwise avoid," he writes. Full Story: Cultivating Leadership blog (8/31)
Walmart aims to hire 20,000 new supply-chain employees for permanent full- and part-time jobs at its Walmart and Sam's Club fulfillment centers, distribution centers and transportation facilities ahead of the holidays. The retailer will hold a two-day hiring event next week to recruit for the jobs, which pay an average hourly wage of $20.37, according to the company. Full Story: CNBC (8/31),The Wall Street Journal (8/31)
A new law in China restricts those under 18 from playing video games for more than three hours per week. The country has banned gaming companies from providing services to minors outside of specifically set periods on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Full Story: National Public Radio (8/30)
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