The way we talk about looking for a new job is misguided. It usually starts with the résumé and LinkedIn profile. Instead, before you do anything, check your mindset. Searching for a new job can be a long, painful process. There are roller-coaster highs and lows. Interviewers will be rude and ghost you. Meetings will canceled without any prior notice. You’ll be required to interview with three to 10-plus people over the course of many months.
Millennials Vent Their Frustrations On Reddit Over Ruinous Student Debt, Lousy Jobs And Feeling Cheated—There May Be A Happy Ending To Their Plight
Millennials get a bad rap. Baby Boomers and Gen-Zs hate them. Gen-Xers, my generation, couldn’t care less. For the haters, if you can put aside your preconceived notions of the group— whose oldest members are pushing 40 years old—you’d see that this cohort had been dealt a bad hand. The Millennials were the first generation told they must all go to college. Their overprotective parents believed that this was the best way for their children to succeed in life, and live the ‘American dream’ of having a well paying career, nice house in the suburbs with a white picket fence, two kids, a dog and a couple of brand new cars.
If You Thought Tech Was The Hottest Hiring Sector, You’ll Be Shocked To Learn What Jobs Are In High Demand
LinkedIn, the social media platform that caters to over 180 million—primarily white-collar professionals—is a great resource to find out emerging trends in hiring and gauge the temperature of the job market. The site offers useful data collected from their members and companies hiring. LinkedIn’s Workforce Confidence Index surveyed nearly 5,000 people from October 9 through October 22 to find out if they were considering switching jobs, and if so, why they’re seeking out new opportunities.
‘Learn To Code’ Went From A Meme To The Flatiron School Teaching Average Americans To Become Well-Paid Tech Professionals
During a campaign rally back in 2019, then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden spoke to a crowd in a coal mining town. Advocating a green agenda, the audience was understandably unhappy. To console the coal miners, Biden offered some career advice: “Learn to code.”
Remote Workers Will Not Have To Report Proof Of Vaccination Under OSHA’s New Mandate
The Biden administration unveiled two vaccination rules on Thursday that will soon impact 100 million U.S. workers and their employers. The first rule, which goes into effect on January 4th, requires companies with 100 or more employees to ensure that their workers are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or that they test negative for COVID-19 at least once a week. The second requires health care workers to be vaccinated by the same deadline with no option for testing.
Portugal Makes It Illegal For Your Boss To Text You After Work In ‘Game Changer’ Remote Work Law
Remote workers in Portugal could see a healthier work-life balance under new labour laws approved by the country’s parliament. The new rules approved on Friday are a response to the explosion of home working as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Portugal’s ruling Socialist Party said. Under the new rules, employers could face penalties for contacting workers outside of office hours. Companies will also have to help pay for expenses incurred by remote working, such as higher electricity and internet bills.
New York City’s Incoming Mayor Wants His First Three Paychecks Paid In Bitcoin
Eric Adams, New York City’s mayor-elect, wants to make the city the “center of the cryptocurrency industry.” To show he’s serious about these plans, Adams said he wants his first three paychecks paid in Bitcoin. Adams announced his love of crypto on Twitter in response to Miami mayor Francis Suarez claiming he would take his next paycheck in BTC. “In New York we always go big, so I’m going to take my first THREE paychecks in bitcoin when I become mayor,” Adams replied. “NYC is going to be the center of the cryptocurrency industry and other fast-growing, innovativee industries! Just wait!”
‘The Way My Boss Monitored Me At Home Was Creepy’
“It was creepy,” says Chris. “One of my managers was watching people’s personal computers to monitor what we were doing at home – all the time, not just when we were working. It was a bizarre way to carry on.” When the first lockdown started, the firm that employed Chris – a 31-year-old engineer from Sheffield – sent most of its staff home. They were ordered to connect their private laptop and desktop computers to more powerful office machines so they could continue their high-tech operations.
The $1.85 Trillion Biden Bill Is Heading Toward A House Vote—Here’s What Made The Cut
President Joe Biden’s now- $1.85 trillion plan to boost social and education programs as well as protect against global warming continues to be fine-tuned by Democrats in Congress with a new goal of completing work before Thanksgiving. The updated plan includes universal preschool, funding to limit child care costs and a one-year continuation of a child tax credit that was expanded earlier this year and applied to more families. But Democrats are scaling back some investments and shortening the timeframe for funding to whittle down spending. Some proposals have been dropped entirely.
SEC Chair Gensler Hints At Enforcement Actions Against Crypto Firms
At the Securities Enforcement Forum on November 4, Gary Gensler denied that new technological labels alter the realities of securities definitions, specifically calling out decentralized finance and crypto products. Gensler, who chairs the Securities and Exchange Commission, said…