Happy At Work
Nowsta Is ‘Mission Control’ For Companies To Easily Find And Hire ‘Just-In-Time’ Workers
Throughout the beginning of the pandemic, frontline workers, restaurant staff and bartenders were furloughed and fired in alarmingly large numbers. As time progressed and the dire situation slightly improved, the deadly virus outbreak made people reevaluate their work lives. They decided that they will no longer kowtow to bosses who treat them poorly and don’t pay well.
Four-Day-Workweek, Remote-First, Environmentally Friendly Dockwa Rides The Waves Of The Growing Boating Trend
Boston-based the Wanderlust Group (TWG)—the parent brand to Dockwa, Marinas.com and the forthcoming Campouts—offers technology marketplaces and platforms that help empower adventurers to enjoy the great outdoors. The top boating reservation app offers boaters secure slips and moorings at over 800 marinas nationwide. Dockwa is one of the first tech startups that had an existing four-day workweek to receive a considerable amount of funding from venture capitalists and investors. Instead of the expected Friday off, Dockwa CEO Mike Melillo chose to include Monday in its three-day weekend. This day off doesn’t have any catches nor does it adversely impact employee compensation, time off or the hours they need to work.
LinkedIn’s Global Talent Trends Report Shows People Want Jobs That Offer Flexibility, Remote Options, Help With Their Mental Health And Emotional Well-Being
If you want to know what is happening in the job market, LinkedIn is the preeminent go-to social media site. With around 500 million members, the site possesses a wealth of data to show trends related to hiring, and what jobs and sectors are hot. In a conversation with Jennifer Shappley, vice president of global talent acquisition at LinkedIn, she shared the most recent Global Talent Trends report.
Better.com’s Founder Returns As CEO After Firing 900 Workers On Zoom
Vishal Garg, the Better.com founder, who fired roughly 900 of his workers via Zoom last month and then took “time off,” is returning to his position as the head of his mortgage lending company.
4 Signs A Company Is Actually Invested In Remote Work Long-Term
Office workers around the country are still working remotely or in a hybrid setup as the pandemic enters its third year. In that time, companies from Twitter to PwC to Robinhood have said they’ll let people continue working from home even after the risks of Covid-19 subside.
Covid Proved That Women Need Stable Jobs That Have Common Sense Policies In Place
With surging coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, many schools going virtual (again) and parents of kids who are still in school living in constant fear that this will change, workers are having a hard time holding on to their jobs. In November, 4.5 million people left their jobs, according to the Labor Department – the highest number since the government began keeping records. Women have been especially hard-hit, losing 2.3 million jobs in the formal economy since the start of the pandemic. The situation has wiped out the gains of an entire generation. The level of women’s workforce participation is now about the same as it was in the 1980s.
People Are Sharing Red Flags From Employers That Should Trigger Warning Bells, And Some Of These May Surprise You
This week, Reddit user u/taylortaylortaylorrr posed the question, “What is a red flag from an employer that people might not immediately recognize as a red flag?” And there were so many excellent responses! Here are some of the top-voted answers…
The Best Job Candidates Are the Best Storytellers
Before the pandemic, and I do mean way before, I bought a beautiful suit — deep charcoal gray with a soft silk lining. It was my interview suit. I’d just graduated from my Master of Fine Arts program and believed that first impressions were all about how we presented ourselves. This, to a degree, is true. But in the interview room, that presentation tends to stay on the surface. Of course, you need to speak intelligently and concisely, and you need the skills and experience to qualify for the roles you’re applying for. Still, as I stared at myself in my nice suit in the mirror, I naively forgot that first impressions extend far deeper.
What Lies Behind The Work Persona?
‘I’m aware I really have to tone down my vibe so I can fit the culture of more formal institutions’ Anyone who says that the live performance died due to the pandemic has obviously not been in a Zoom office meeting.
Talent Retention Through Education: A Conversation with Vivek Sharma, CEO of InStride
Remotafy.com Is The Leader In White-Collar Remote Jobs!
