Best practices for resume building | Listing preferred pronouns in emails can boost business | Ask job candidates these questions to determine their fit
Best practices for resume building Selecting which skills to put on a resume can be tricky, so Millie Dent compiled a guide to help candidates put their best foot forward when applying to jobs. Best practices for skill selection include balancing hard and soft skills, backing up listed skills with evidence, developing important relevant skills and choosing the right ones to emphasize. CNN (1/2)
Making the Connection
Listing preferred pronouns in emails can boost business Professionals can project a sense of inclusion to clients and customers by listing their preferred pronouns in their email signature, writes Jamie Wareham. "With only seconds to make the impression in your email to get a response -- or a follow on your socials -- showing your pronouns could be the difference between the click that you need," he writes. Forbes (12/30)
Hire Smart
Ask job candidates these questions to determine their fit Resilience and a tolerance for ambiguity are characteristics valued at companies, but they can be challenging to assess in an interview, writes Jessica Powell, a former vice president at Google. She suggests interview questions that can create a more well-rounded picture of the candidate, such as "If you weren't in your job, what would you be doing?" Medium (tiered subscription model)/Forge (1/2)
The Landscape
Sampling the benefits changes of 2019 Several companies made changes to their employee benefits packages -- including student loan benefits and mental health coverage -- in 2019, Kathryn Mayer writes. Mayer highlights 15 employers that rolled out changes, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. which is making monthly contributions toward employee student loan debt and offering direction for repayment strategies. Human Resource Executive (12/30)U-Haul will stop hiring smokers this year
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In a stance against smoking and nicotine use, U-Haul announced it will no longer hire nicotine users, effective Feb. 1. This policy will be lawfully enacted in the 21 states without smoker protection laws, and employees hired before that date will not be affected by the new policy. USA Today (1/2)
Your Next Challenge
Consider picking up a passion project Everyone should have a passion project for reasons including personal growth, creative exploration, professional development and a dedicated break from the usual agenda, according to Micah Lally. Finding a personal project that works for you depends on your capacity and interests and should be shared with the world -- or at least friends. Business 2 Community (1/2)
New Year's resolutions are often related to diet or exercise, but maybe the most beneficial resolutions people can make should be related to relationships. If someone burned you in the past, that's on them. Letting that experience continue to burn you into the future is on you. Popular Science (1/2)
