People are actually using their vacation days this year, and that's a good thing. Allianz Partners USA's 14th Annual Vacation Confidence Index shows that a majority of Americans, at least, took a vacation in the last year, which is more than usual. In a related study, Inside Hook found that 57% of Americans have taken a vacation of at least a week in [...]
“Got denied by Twitter HQ. That’s ok. Would have been a long commute.” This is a famous short story by Brian Acton, who may not have gotten that job he wanted at Twitter, but instead went on to co-found WhatsApp, later sold to Facebook for billions. There’s an obvious point here: What seems like a career disappointment at the time might turn out [...]
Want to grow a garden? Press print and just add water. That’s the latest concept from a team of designers in Jerusalem. To Grow a Building, presented at Jerusalem Design Week, uses a custom 3D-printing robot that prints dirt walls with seeded soil. In six weeks, with just a bit of water, those walls will have grown a root system, lush greens and [...]
It takes 5 job rejections for a job seeker to start losing confidence. But most job seekers apply for an average of 15 jobs and receive 6 to 10 rejections. Yikes! That means most job seekers start to get discouraged, at least according to the data from Joblist, a recruiting platform. The survey further showed that one in ten job seekers feel their [...]
According to fresh new research by Zippia, job changers on average realize a salary increase of 14.8% while the average wage growth is 5.8%. Additionally wage growth is 47% higher for those switching jobs vs those remaining in their current jobs. Industries with the highest average salary increase when switching jobs are: Mining & Resources 11.8%; Information Technology 9.7% and Professional Services 9.6% [...]
Fact: Just as job seekers get nervous about interviews, so do interviewers at times. Even if they aren't always nervous, they aren't always very good at it, either. Many just wing it. Google has a great tool for practicing interview skills that can make the hiring managers in your company better at what they do. It's called Interview Warmup. The tool lobs questions [...]
The entire recruiting process hinges on this moment. You’re putting forth a job offer, and hoping your first-choice candidate says YES. Other than the figures in your offer, which obviously matter, you’ve ideally laid the groundwork in advance. In other words, throughout the interview process you’ve been transparent, communicative and available. You've also discussed the candidate's career goals, counteroffer from current employer and [...]
“Once upon a time there was a (CFO/CPA/salesperson/etc) who defied all odds and broke the company records…” There’s an art to good storytelling, and it’s one you should hone as you search for a new role. Being able to tell your story to interviewers and hiring managers is essential to winning their attention and favor. Good storytelling is brief and succinct, without a [...]
What does hiring look like in the next year? This is a question on the minds of many of my clients, candidates and those in my professional network. At the end of July, news leaked that Apple is going to slow down hiring over the next year in anticipation of a looming economic downturn. Even though not an official announcement, it instantly made [...]
According to the experts and all the studies, the length of a job commute is inversely proportional to life satisfaction — and a big contributor to job burnout. But what if you have no choice? While getting your commute down to its shortest possible span might seem like the wise move, a study by Barcelona Institute for Global Health shows that commuting through [...]