What do I do about a gap in employment on my resume? Conventional wisdom was always that resume gaps were bad… until Gen Z (and the pandemic) came along. Younger workers are rewriting the rule book in many ways, including when it comes to resume gaps. One recent UK survey showed that nearly half of Gen Zers in that country have at least [...]
The talent market is tight all around. It's tough recruiting and retaining talent. A star employee unexpectedly resigns. Your first instinct? Make a counteroffer. Yes, the counteroffer is one tool you have at your disposal when it comes to retention. But the power wielded by the counteroffer can be short-lived. Offering the employee more money, bigger bonuses, or more responsibility does not always [...]
Things seemingly have changed in the workplace since pre-COVID. The tenor of work for 2023 has been tentatively set, and for those clients & candidates I’m working with, we are off to the races! So what are we all feeling about it? I love WorkLife’s short list of what’s “in” and what’s “out” for work in general in 2023. Included on the “out” [...]
“How do best we fire employees?” Sounds harsh. An unfortunate question to have to ask, but here we are. Many companies have found themselves in the position of having to conduct layoffs recently. According to layoffs(dot)fyi, as of 1/31, 241 tech companies have laid off 77,916 employees in January 2023 alone. That’s just in the tech sector! Some do it by giving advanced [...]
Maybe it’s not surprising that Gen Z is having a hard time adjusting to some job-related issues. But would you guess those issues are tech-related? Quick reminder of generally accepted generation parameters: • Boomers 1946 – 1964 • Gen X 1965 – 1980 • Millenials – 1981 – 1996 • Gen Z – 1997 – 2012 • Gen Alpha – 2012 ~ mid [...]
Breaking up has always been hard to do. But social media makes it… all the more complicated. Communication researchers looked at how people decide whether to delete or keep something following the end of a romantic relationship and how these decisions affect their ability to move on. Their findings? People often carry out “relational cleansing” by hiding their status, deleting photos, and scrubbing [...]
How's your 2023 starting off? Busy? Stressful? If it hasn’t been all smooth sailing, here’s some great advice on how to reset, refresh and recharge. I came across this one in Inc magazine from Mandy Gilbert, and while her advice has entrepreneurs in mind, it can absolutely apply to all of us. 1. Reset—by decluttering. Not just your space but your workspace, your [...]
Chessboxing could be the next big hit for streamers It’s chess. It’s boxing. It’s both. Chessboxing is the latest streaming sensation. If you’re like me, this is your first time hearing about it, but chessboxing has actually been around for a long time. With roots in 1970s London, and a spot flight in a 1979 kung fu film (really), today’s game is played [...]
How’s your mental health these days? Nearly half of employees say their mental health has declined since the pandemic started, according to McKinsey. And the firm also reports that mental health disorders are causing productivity losses in US companies to the tune of $1 trillion. Now, some companies are using AI to tackle the challenge. One tech company, for instance, has created AI [...]
Do you get paid enough for what you do? BambooHR surveyed 1,000 US employees to gauge how they’re feeling about their compensation. In a time when inflation has risen higher than it had in four decades, more than a third of the respondents said they haven’t had a raise in years. When asked, companies themselves said they plan to increase their salary budget [...]