Indeed shoots for 20K employed in virtual hiring spree | Certain employees still have upper hand in this market | Don't work on your weaknesses -- work on your strengths
Indeed will host virtual hiring events across the country through October with a goal of 20,000 workers being hired. The recruiting company will let employers with 20 or more positions to fill use its video interviewing technology for free to facilitate the hiring. Full Story: HR Dive (9/17)
Certain employees still have upper hand in this market Despite the record high unemployment, hard-to-find people are still in high demand and can negotiate compensation, says Paul McDonald of staffing firm Robert Half. Also, his research finds that 88% of senior managers are worried about losing top talent and retention strategies are at the forefront of their minds. Full Story: The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (9/11)
Don't work on your weaknesses -- work on your strengths To get ahead in your career, find your strongest work attribute and hone that skill until you become exceptional at it, suggests leadership consultant Kumar Mehta. "Strengthening your strengths will have a disproportionately higher impact on you becoming exceptional in your field than working on your weaknesses," he writes. Full Story: Forbes (9/15)
Making the Connection
Have a flexible mindset about networking Networking -- especially during the coronavirus shutdown -- is a matter of growth mindset versus fixed mindset or perceiving networking as a "necessary evil," according to professor Ko Kuwabara, who has conducted research on networking. "Fixed beliefs ... will likely produce disappointment as failure to reap immediate gains from each encounter will seem to confirm your notions of networking as a waste of time, and of yourself as an irredeemably bad networker," he writes. Full Story: INSEAD Knowledge (9/17)
According to the Labor Department, unemployment claims have plateaued, but companies continue to lay off employees in what might be a second phase in the employment crisis. "The labor market continues to heal from the viral recession, but unemployment remains extremely elevated and will remain a problem for at least a couple of years," says economist Gus Faucher. Full Story: The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (9/17)
A condominium for sale in Lake Worth, Fla., has walls and ceilings of nearly every room covered with aluminum Budweiser cans, the legacy of a deceased fan of the brewer. Real estate agent Kristen Kearney says the unique decorations have already attracted multiple offers. Full Story: Realtor (9/14)
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