Beware of career complacency | Internal entrepreneurs are making the most of today's innovations | Why recruiters should use video to promote job openings
In today's landscape, it's important for you to take charge of your career, writes business coach Caroline Castrillon. The unemployment rate is down, but you shouldn't get complacent, Castrillon advises, as job security is no longer guaranteed amid changing technology, switching jobs is the new normal and the corporate ladder has transformed into more of a "jungle gym," according to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. Forbes (12/18) Internal entrepreneurs are making the most of today's innovations More than 70% of the most transformative innovations came from intrapreneurs, who are corporate employees, rather than lone startup entrepreneurs, and companies are noticing the trend, writes Richard Eisenberg. Internal entrepreneurs have the advantages of less risk and more resources, but have to find an innovation that's encouraged by their organization, he advises. Forbes (12/17)
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Why recruiters should use video to promote job openings Video job ads are engaging, accessible and can feel personal, writes Lindsay Stanton. "Video job ads are a cost-effective solution for attracting top talent on social media and mobile devices while also helping to boost SEO for your career site," Stanton argues. HR Exchange Network (12/13)
A review by Mike Simpson and Jeff Gillis of TheInterviewGuys.com rounded up a list of entry-level six-figure jobs based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Requirements Survey and found that pharmacists and nurse practitioners offer the highest median salaries for someone with no work experience and the right education. The jobs that most frequently required no prior experience, special education teacher and high-school teacher, pay far less, with a median salary of around $60,000. MarketWatch (12/19) Instead of HR, employees can use AI to talk about mental health Artificial intelligence bots are one way that employees can feel safe discussing their mental health, writes Spoke CEO Jay Srinivasan. "It seems to boil down to AI's ever-improving understanding of language coupled with its discretion around personal matters, allowing individuals to start conversations that sometimes are hard with other humans," Srinivasan writes. Fast Company online (12/17)Gen Z will need interpersonal skills to compete with robots In order to beat out robots in their careers, members of Generation Z will need soft skills such as communication and leadership, writes Caroline Monahan. The digital natives can gain the interpersonal skills through mentorships and reverse-mentorships with older coworkers to learn new skills from human connections, she adds. Reuters (12/16)
Google equips wildlife experts with AI to trap animals There are thousands of wildlife experts around the world capturing millions of photos of animals through the use of motion-sensor cameras. Reviewing all those images takes humans a very long time, so Google and seven other partners have teamed up to use artificial intelligence to help researchers discern what their cameras have trapped and use the new platform to share their results with other experts. Google's The Keyword (12/17)
If you stare at an object, as you do when you paint, there is no point at which you stop learning things from it.
