Working on weekends and holidays might make you feel more productive, but it actually has the opposite effect, according to experts. If you mix your leisure time with your work, you'll begin to struggle to find your work meaningful, enjoyable and engaging. Full Story: Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (7/22)
Turning a job interview into a "chat" can lead to better results as well as reduce anxiety on both sides, says entrepreneur Syed Balkhi. During a formal interview, the candidate is likely to focus on their resume skills, but a chat is a way to gauge soft skills. Full Story: Business 2 Community (7/22)
How to brag without bravado There are several ways to promote yourself using a professional tone, including crafting your LinkedIn bio, adding links to your signature and creating your own web page, suggests author Meredith Fineman. "Nobody will know what you're doing unless you tell them," she says. Full Story: Fast Company online (7/16)
Making the Connection
A guide to increasing organic reach on LinkedIn Reliablesoft founder Alex Chris provides a guide to boosting organic reach on LinkedIn, including how to maximize the platform's algorithm bias toward "real connections" by connecting and interacting with users who share the same topical interests. He offers in-depth advice on creating memorable content, sparking debate and using analysis to emulate the platform's best performing posts. Full Story: Social Media Examiner (7/22)
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The Landscape
Entrepreneurs press ahead during pandemic Some startups have experienced astonishing growth during the pandemic while others have seen momentum stall or funding pulled out from under them, and some goods and services needed during a pandemic might not be such hot commodities if/when the pandemic subsides. However, for the right entrepreneurs with the right ideas, there are venture capital funds out there looking to invest, says Kathryn Stewart of Cranbrook Capital. Full Story: Knowledge@Wharton (7/21)
Drop in retail employees could be permanent Retail employment in June was down about 1.3 million people from February, while more than 1 million workers remain on furlough, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says. "If retailers discover that they can do more with less, we may see a permanent decline in the total number of retail workers," Forrester analyst Sucharita Kodali says. Full Story: CNBC (7/22)
Harvard researchers have finally gotten to the bottom of a hair-raising mystery: What causes goosebumps. Whether it's due to cold or fear, the muscles and nerves that generate goosebumps are the same ones that control hair growth. Full Story: The Harvard Gazette (7/20)
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