Recruiters scan resumes to see whether candidates show a clear career progression by looking at past job titles, writes WorkitDaily.com founder and CEO JT O'Donnell. Many employees have a tendency to disregard position titles and focus on other aspects such as salary and benefits, but O'Donnell asserts that when looking for a new job, it is important to show advancement through titles. Inc. (4/9) Employees don't need to express their unfiltered selves While at work, people shouldn't be pressured into becoming thoughtless drones with no personality or original ideas, but coworkers also shouldn't behave as they do with friends and family, advises Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic. When people are encouraged to be unfiltered, it can create toxic or dangerous environments, and adhering to appropriate behavior and values can help increase emotional intelligence. Fast Company (4/9)
Making the Connection
Tips to make networking simple Cold calling business contacts is often nerve-wracking, so one way to smooth out the process is to contact people that you have less obvious connections with, such as people from past jobs that you haven't spoken to in a long time, writes Karen Wickre. She also suggests staying in "loose touch" with former colleagues by maintaining brief, occasional communication. BBC (4/10)
Poll
Poll question: Have you ever played a round of golf for work? It's tight on the leaderboard going into today's round at the Masters, and from our poll results, it looks like at least half of you will be tuning in. And you can be sure there will be plenty of business deals happening in Augusta this weekend in the corporate tents. New poll on Monday.
No, I don't play golf
45.84%
Yes, I've played a round in the name of "business"
30.41%
Yes, I've played in a company tournament
13.54%
No, I've only played on my own time
10.21%
The Landscape
VR tool tackles sexual misconduct in the workplace Regatta has created a virtual reality tool that trains people on how to identify and prevent sexual misconduct in the workplace. The technology puts workers in a conversation and tracks eye and body movement, then helps them understand the correct response. HR Dive (4/9)
Your Next Challenge
Avoid these errors on your resume Some common mistakes when building your resume include leaving out keywords from a posting, going over length, exaggerating timelines and failing to provide quantifiable metrics. Kaitlyn McInnis also writes that applicants should use proper formatting, give a professional email address and ensure that a cover letter is attached. Money magazine (4/9)
Balancing Yourself
The office isn't always the culprit behind burnout Many have blamed their workplace for an increase in burnout, but ArtOnorato offers a different possible cause: how we take care of ourselves outside of the office. While people are often negatively affected by poor work environments, she urges us to examine other parts of our lives that could be contributing, such as sleep, diet, personal relationships and more. Thrive Global (4/11)
After getting a report that a woman believed that a burglar may be locked inside of her bathroom, Oregon police arrived at the house and opened the door with guns drawn after getting no response. But, the sheriff's deputies found no intruder, but rather a Roomba, an automatic robot vacuuming simply doing "a very thorough vacuuming job." NBC News (4/10)
We have seen what we thought was unseeable.
Sheperd Doeleman, astrophysicist and director of the Event Horizon Telescope project, when unveiling the first picture of a black hole on April 10
