Align yourself with the right leader to build your career | Ways employers can address unvaccinated workers | Three ways to show professionalism in an interview
Align yourself with the right leader to build your career Pledge your loyalty to one manager, and it can have a lasting impact on your future career, says Ian Mathews. Recognize the three essentials necessary to grow within one company and how to know your leader has influence, Mathews writes. Forbes (6/24)
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Don't tell your boss you have food poisoning You don't have to disclose every detail of your illness when you're staying home sick, especially if you have food poisoning, writes Sarah Todd. Most managers trust their employees at their word and don't need to know the dirty details about the affliction. Quartz (tiered subscription model) (6/24)
5 Tips for Building Engagement Programs Successful employee engagement programs entail research, varied approaches and best practices as unique as the company. HR leaders know that engaged cultures yield greater business results. Inspirus has resources to power your engagement and results.
Employers should consider discussing workplace vaccinations amid the measles outbreak. Whether employers can require vaccinations is a complicated question, but fighting misinformation and holding vaccination clinics are ways to start the conversation. Workforce online (6/21)
Don’t Let Complacency Derail Your Career Could being comfortable in your job mean you've become complacent? If so, you are doing yourself a huge disservice, according to Kellogg School of Management Professor Carter Cast. Learn how to combat your own worst tendencies.
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Three ways to show professionalism in an interview "Shark Tank" investor Barbara Corcoran is quick to weed out negative applicants during the interview process, writes Betsy Mikel. Make a good impression by taking care to dress for the occasion and to not let age define your ability and readiness for the position. Inc. online (6/23)Remote jobs are a viable option for many industries Certain industries have increased remote job opportunities by 50% in the last year, according to FlexJobs, writes Jill Cornfield. Industries impacted include marketing, mortgage and real estate, engineering, nonprofit and philanthropy, project management, insurance, and math and economics. CNBC (6/24)
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Children's social worker Roseanna Freiburghaus struggled with long hours and a heavy workload, which eventually led to burnout. She quit that job and focused on her recovery and building resilience, using cycling to work as a method to process difficult cases and ease stress. Community Care (UK) (6/18)
Last month, 12,000 train passengers were delayed on two lines of the Kyushu Railway in Japan when several trains unexpectedly stopped with no explanation. The transportation company investigated the power outage and has now found that a slug was responsible when it went inside of an electrical power device, causing it to short circuit. The Guardian (London) (6/23)
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