Difficult interviews make job offers more appealing | Tony Robbins shares tips for young careerists | Burnout develops in the workplace, not the worker
Young workers are accepting more job offers with difficult interview processes, according to Glassdoor. "Skills and career development are a priority for younger workers, and interviews are an opportunity for them to see if the company they're applying for will equip them with the experience they want," said Daniel Zhao, co-author of the Glassdoor research.
In an interview, author and life coach Tony Robbins explains the importance of self-education for young professionals. Without any formal degrees, Robbins said he had to study from mentors and model the best to find his path.
Burnout is a "workplace phenomenon," not an individual problem, according to the Harvard Business Review, and entrepreneur Aytekin Tank writes about a three-step system to beat it. Start by examining leaders' unhealthy expectations, address exhaustion before it causes problems and ask employees what they need, he recommends.
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Improve employee engagement by enlivening Mondays with enjoyable activities, showing employees you care about their outside interests and sending them short, informative videos instead of all-text emails, writes Anjan Pathak, chief technology officer at Vantage Circle. Other suggestions include aligning tasks with employees' skills and personalizing rewards.
Following intense criticism, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, the lawmaker behind California's freelancer statute, is looking to amend it by removing the 35-submission limit on freelance assignments. However, the proposed amendment wouldn't take effect until January 2021, so two freelancer groups are continuing their legal cases in federal court in hopes of immediate relief from the restrictive law.
A University of Southern California study funded by the Tony Hawk Foundation has found that skateboarding culture improves mental health, fosters community and encourages diversity and resilience. "The study aims to redefine what it means to be a skateboarder and highlight connections among skateboarding, education and career," said Zoe Corwin, the main researcher.
After living in exile for years, Emanuele Filiberto, the grandson of the last king of Italy, returned to his homeland in 2002 and became a celebrity. He later moved to Los Angeles, looking for more anonymity and built a food truck business called the Prince of Venice that makes fresh pasta.
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