Happy And Succeeding In The Future Of Work
The Discrimination We Don’t Talk About
Race, religion, age and sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace are widely discussed. However, there is another form of prejudice that often goes undetected. It’s the bias against job seekers who are in between roles for a certain length of time.
Revoking Job Offers Is An Increasingly Common Cost-Cutting Strategy
Before accepting a job at Twitter, 23-year-old Iris Guo turned down five other offers. Twitter paid well — $180,000 a year including bonuses and equity — and it’s a well-established public company. What could go wrong?
World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Binance Says It’s Hiring For More Than 2,000 Roles Amid A Multi-Trillion Dollar Slump In The Crypto Market
The CEO of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, said the company would be doubling down on hiring despite the “crypto winter.” “We have a very healthy war chest; we, in fact, are expanding hiring right now. If we are in a crypto winter, we will leverage that. We will use that to the max,” Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao said via video at the crypto-focused Consensus 2022 this past weekend in Austin, Texas, according to Fortune.
Silicon Valley Braces For Tech Pullback After A Decade Of Decadence
After a decade of exuberance, Silicon Valley start-ups, venture capitalists and established tech companies alike are cutting investment and firing workers, prompting some in the tech world to openly predict a U.S. recession is on the way.
A Huge Number Of Employees Are Rebelling Against In-Office Mandates. The Battle Is Just Beginning
The glass might finally be half full for executives pushing workers back to the office, but the office is still half empty. Or half full, depending on your perspective. Only 49% of employees expected by their employer to return to the office are actually going in five days a week, according to a study from WFH Research, first reported by Quartz at Work. And around 40% of workers still working remotely at least one day per week said they’d quit or look for another job if their employer mandated a full-office return.
Finding A New Job Is Possible—Even When You’re Burned Out
It’s an ironic Catch-22: Your job is sapping your energy to the point where you can’t muster the strength to look for a new one. So what are you supposed to do? One of the most considerable issues with modern work is pervasive burnout. According to Michael Leiter, co-author of the upcoming book The Burnout Challenge: Managing People’s Relationships With Their Jobs, the core aspects of burnout are feeling exhausted, cynical, and discouraged. Last year, 71 percent of workers reported experiencing work-related stress, according to the American Psychological Association’s 2021 Work and Well-being Survey.
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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.