Are networking events still relevant? As a recruiter and career coach, I regularly advise job seekers that networking is a key factor in finding a job. In today's competitive job market, it's not just about what you know, but also about who you know. Two articles, "How to Network Effectively for Career Advancement in 2023" by 5min Knowledge and "How to Grow Your [...]
Are you taking any significant time off this spring? Maybe you left the idea of “spring break” behind when you left college. But don’t forget that vacation is good for you. One study by the American Psychological Association (APA) determined that 68% of workers felt more positive about their jobs after returning from a vacation. Yet, workers are still not uniformly using all [...]
Interested in watching The Masters? Attention all golf-loving slackers out there! A recent survey of 2,051 golf fans by gambling website Pickwise has found that a majority of them watch The Masters golf tournament while at work, potentially leading to a loss of productivity. Shockingly, 56% of respondents admitted to tuning into the tournament while on the job, with millennials leading the charge. [...]
The days of strict "top down" management may soon be a thing of the past. Collaboration is nearly always considered a good thing in any professional setting. The project tracker software company Asana recently released an entire report on this subject, surveying nearly 10K global workers to deduce that companies considered to have a “collaborative culture” are more profitable and better able to [...]
"How long is this job search going to take" you may be asking yourself. You started your job search with a high degree of confidence. Three months later, you’re starting to be filled with self-doubt. Perhaps you’ve submitted numerous resumes, been ghosted in processes, made it to the finals in a few but have yet to get a desirable offer. Is it your [...]
You've been laid off and the severance agreement is in front of you. Severance packages have been common practice for a long time. A company fires you, but in exchange, you get a healthy severance package. All you have to do is sign this tiny little non-disclosure agreement. Seems like a fair trade, right? The National Labor Relations Board says, not so fast. [...]
Welcome to Day 1 of Q2! For my tax friends – only two more weeks until you get your well deserved break. Meantime, let’s talk about work! 1.99 million cumulative workdays were lost last year because of work stoppages in the US. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), a “work stoppage” typically refers to a strike or a lockout that [...]
Is it all about the money? Is that what drives employees nowadays? Contrary to what you might think, comp & benefits are not always the biggest motivator when it comes to keeping good employees around. It’s a factor, but it’s not THE factor. THE factor is whether or not the employee has a good team leader or manager. We’ve all heard it before [...]
If you rely on the recent headlines, it seems there are layoffs happening across the board. While virtually every headline is about layoffs, I talk to hiring execs and CPA firm partners every day who are looking to make critical hires. Greenhouse Software recently conducted an online survey of 300 US based CEOs with a minimum of 100 employees to find out their [...]
Can a "family" culture be effective in the workplace? For a long time, it was a thing: “We treat our employees like family.” It was something companies liked to say, particularly when hiring. But we have to be brutally honest with ourselves: No matter how much we like our co-workers, and no matter how much they like us when push comes to shove, [...]