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June 3, 2021
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Getting Ahead
Viewing a resume as a story rather than an encyclopedia and remembering to submit all requested information when applying for a job can make consideration more likely, Colleen Cook, a marketing executive who handles hiring, writes in this commentary. Cook also notes that, to escape career silos, job seekers can consider how their skills are transferable to other positions.
Full Story: Richland Source (Mansfield, Ohio) (6/2) 
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Whether you're feeling burned out or just a little singed, some ways to cope include exercise, in-person connections with vaccinated friends, journaling and helping others, writes Scott Eblin. "One of the primary antidotes to burnout is to shift your perspective from the micro annoyances that are right in front of you to the bigger picture perspective and how you fit into it," he writes.
Full Story: Eblin Group (6/2) 
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Internal contests are more likely to be successful when teams only learn about overall progress at rolling intervals and when prize money is distributed evenly among winners, according to a study. "When you're able to control that flow of information, that's an important reason why you may want to have a tournament rather than rewarding each agent independently of how others do," says researcher Luis Rayo.
Full Story: Kellogg Insight (6/1) 
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The Landscape
Chamber of Commerce CEO: "Worker shortage is real"
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A record 8.1 million job openings were vacant in March, up 600,000 from February, with around 1.4 workers available per job -- half the average over the past two decades, according to a report from the Chamber of Commerce. A "lack of available workers" is cited by 90% of state and local chambers of commerce as preventing economic growth, while Chamber of Commerce CEO and President Suzanne Clark stated, "The worker shortage is real -- and it's getting worse by the day."
Full Story: Fox Business (6/1),  CNN (6/1) 
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., has introduced the National Guard and Reserve Incentive Pay Parity Act, legislation that would require the military to compensate Guard and Reserve members in skilled roles at the same rate as active duty counterparts. "Every member of the National Guard and Reserve, whether active or reserve duty, deserves to be fairly compensated for mission-essential skills and work," said Duckworth.
Full Story: RiverBender (Alton, Ill.) (5/28) 
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Your Next Challenge
Pupil size is a sign of intelligence
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Researchers say the size of a person's pupils is related to their intelligence, with smarter people having larger pupils. The relationship between intelligence and pupil size was originally uncovered during a study looking at the mental effort required for memory tasks, but more research is needed to understand the association between pupil and brain power.
Full Story: Scientific American (tiered subscription model) (6/2021) 
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The Water Cooler
Fifteen elephants in China have trekked about 300 miles along roads and across fields and are now on the edge of the city of Kunming, which is home to 8 million people. Experts aren't sure why the elephants are on the march, nor where they are headed.
Full Story: NBC News (6/2) 
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Simplify, slow down, be kind. And don't forget to have art in your life -- music, paintings, theater, dance and sunsets.
Eric Carle,
writer, illustrator, designer
1929-2021
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