How to make sure a potential employer meets your needs | Have remote workers take an online course -- together | Employers shift workplace perks from office to home
Indeed and Glassdoor are working on a co-branded employment branding bundle for employers, folding Glassdoor's data into Indeed's recruiting solutions. Both companies are owned by Recruit Holdings, though currently maintain separate brand identities.
If your employer's handling of coronavirus-related issues has inspired you to look for another job, be strategic in your search to help you choose a better one. Career coach Amanda Augustine provides tips to assess your needs and the qualities you're looking for in an employer before you accept that job offer.
To improve engagement with remote workers, have them take an online training class together instead of individually -- perhaps one from LinkedIn Learning or Coursera, suggests Andrew DeBell of Water Bear Learning. "The idea is if your entire team is taking a course together, you can share insights, collaborate on projects, and discuss relevant topics," he says.
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With employees working from home due to the pandemic, employers are coming up with creative ways to offer perks to remote workers. Teampay gives employees $20 a week for lunch delivery to replace the pre-pandemic lunch and learn events while Stadium CEO Shaunak Amin created a new business that sends personalized snack boxes to remote workers.
Workers who had sedentary desk jobs had a lower risk of cognitive decline, when compared with those whose jobs required more physical activity, researchers reported in the International Journal of Epidemiology. People who had desk-based careers were more likely to be in the study's top 10% for cognitive performance, while those with jobs involving manual labor had almost three times the likelihood of developing poor cognition.
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Preparing For A Promotion-Even During A PandemicThis might be your time-even during crisis. In fact, positive things may be on the horizon for you as you consider a promotion. Not only does a promotion come with a salary increase, it also comes with stature, power, decision making, and rank amongst the troops. However, a promotion is most likely a big step in your career plans--so you need to be aware and prepared. Read on for more tips on preparing for a promotion.
Research has found cardiovascular exercise to be an effective solution for psychological distress and emotional exhaustion while increasing well-being. Resistance training can provide a feeling of personal accomplishment and stress reduction, while only about five minutes of aerobic exercise is needed to stimulate anti-anxiety effects, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
With the help of a virtual reality headset, researchers are testing programs aimed at helping people's brains relax by taking them to their "happy place." When the program detects the user's brain is straying back toward things that might be stressful, the user sees a mist descend on the virtual reality setting.
