Happy And Succeeding In The Future Of Work
Halloween 2022: Cutting Headcount, Tricksters And Ghost Jobs
On Halloween, the kids get the treats, while the working adults receive all the tricks. This year’s spooky season offers heads on the chopping block at Twitter, tricksters fooling a CNBC reporter, the most frightening words and actions you don’t want to get from your boss and online ghost job advertisements that trick job seekers into thinking they’re real.
Loudly Succeeding: Make Some Noise To Get Noticed At Work
Those who speak up, take action and are noisy—in a positive way—will be the winners in this new economic era. Workers who have jumped on the bandwagon of quiet quitting and acting their wage will be at risk. When businesses reign in expenditures, it often involves cutting personnel.
JPMorgan, Macy’s and Other Companies Reveal What They Pay Workers as Deadline Looms
New York City employers are starting to comply with a new salary transparency law taking effect this week that will require nearly all job listings to include a pay range, a move expected to reshape workplaces and how companies hire. The measure, aimed at closing gender pay gaps and other disparities, requires companies to include salary ranges if they hire in New York or advertise for remote roles that could be done in the city. Similar laws have either gone into effect or are set to be implemented across the country, from Colorado to California.
Twitter Employees Pushed To ‘Work 24/7’ On Elon Musk-Backed Project
Twitter employees are reportedly being told to “work 24/7” to complete Elon Musk’s first pet project at the social media company by the end of the week — or potentially lose their jobs. In one of his first acts since completing his Twitter takeover last week, Musk has ordered an overhaul of the site’s user verification process.
Apple Excluding Its Only Unionized Store From New Benefits, Employees Say
The employees at an Apple Store in Maryland, the first to successfully unionize, have written a letter to the company’s CEO Tim Cook, accusing Apple of excluding them from new medical and education benefits that will be offered to all other employees next year.
Your Performance Review Is Probably Going To Be More Stressful This Year
A McKinsey analysis found that a large share of bosses say their company’s performance review system has no effect—or even a negative one—on overall company performance. What’s more, because cash rules everything, they don’t see positive returns on the investment for the time spent on performance management.
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About Jack Kelly
Jack Kelly is the CEO, founder, and executive recruiter at one of the oldest and largest global search firms in his area of expertise. He has personally placed thousands of professionals with top-tier companies over the last 20-plus years. Jack is passionate about advocating for job seekers. In doing so, he founded a start-up company, WeCruitr, at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The mission of WeCruitr is to help people in need and make the job search more humane and enjoyable. As a proponent of career growth, Jack shares his insider interviewing tips and career advancement secrets as a Senior Contributor for Forbes. He also covers timely topics related to corporations, high-profile people, Wall Street, politics and other important matters. The pieces offer insight into the news and how it may impact your career. Jack is the author of Happy and Succeeding in Your Job Search, as well as the host of Happy And Succeeding In The Future Of Work and cohost of the Blind Ambition podcast.