You may have to create your own career opportunities if your current job isn't providing them for you, writes Ximena Vengoechea. Identify your strengths and weaknesses and find projects that take advantage of what you do best. Fast Company online (2/1)
Making the Connection
Use this phrase to elicit email responses The phrase "thanks in advance" is the most effective signoff for emails where you're asking for help or hoping for a reply, indicates a study by Boomerang. The signoff generated higher response rates in the study than phrases such as "thanks" and "cheers." Business Insider (2/1)
The Landscape
Uber drivers aren't eligible for unemployment aid, Fla. court says An Uber driver is an independent contractor -- not an employee -- and is not eligible for unemployment benefits, a Florida appellate court has ruled. "Drivers exercise a level of free agency and control over their work different from that of the traditional ... employer-employee relationship," the court said. Florida Politics (2/1)
Your Next Challenge
Why every job-hunter needs a mentor Mentors can help your job hunt by suggesting ways to market your strengths and by helping you create a plan for accomplishing goals, writes Miriam Salpeter. Mentors also tend to have valuable connections. KeppieCareers.com (2/2)
Beatrix Potter's lovable storybook characters, like Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck, were not only beloved children's icons but also the foundation of a strong business, writes Joy Lanzendorfer. Potter learned from an early failure to patent and eventually made as much money licensing her characters as from the books themselves. SmithsonianMag.com (1/31)
If each of us hires people who are bigger than we are, we shall become a company of giants.
