Check out this great Article from Fast Company on supply and demand in the hottest (for job seekers) job markets in the US in 2017: "The Cities With The Best Opportunities For Job Seekers This Year. As it is in real estate, landing your dream job is all about location, location, location." https://www.fastcompany.com/3067025/the-future-of-work/the-cities-with-the-best-opportunities-for-job-seekers-this-year
GOP declares war on ObamaCare and millions of Americans risk becoming casualties of war. Pay close attention to this one folks to avoid having the rug pulled out from under you again. http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/technology/312694-repealing-obamacare-means-contending-with-social-media
"In the past five years, the gig economy has become a major trend impacting the global workforce, and has created a new kind of diversity, with full-time permanent employees working side-by-side with freelancers. A study exploring the gig economy found that 93% of companies already identify the blended workforce as they’re seeing freelance workers teaming up with employees to work on projects together. In addition, the top reason why outperforming employers are benefiting from the blended workforce is “more flexible teaming”. "
Read more hewre: http://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2016/11/01/workplace-trends-2017/#17b1c4633457
Thanks to Hubspot for compiling these. https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/15-phenomenal-ted-talks
The Atlantic has a pretty cool section to poke around here.... https://www.theatlantic.com/projects/americans-at-work/?utm_source=atlig
NYC Police breaking barriers with religious workplace accommodations. Like it or not the face of America is changing and we can expect more religious diversity due to the rising number of immigrants from South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Exceptions around facial hair, workplace attire, and time off will need to be updates, particularly with major US cities, to accommodate our new citizens. Kudos to NYC Police for stepping up! http://bjconline.org/nypd-issues-new-rules-accommodating-officers-religious-observance-010217/
If you are like me, following up on an application can seem weird. But it's a time tested method for getting more interviews - so we should be doing it!
This article has some great ideas on what to say when you make the call:
"Here’s an alternate introduction and purpose, for a person who has applied but not been scheduled for an interview.
Introduction: “I responded to last week’s posting for an accountant. I’m not sure if you’ve seen the responses yet, but I have eight years of experience in a business similar to yours.”
Purpose: “I’m calling because I’m eager to talk with you about this position and I think I’d do a great job for your company. I’d like to be included in the interviews. Would you be able to put me on the schedule?”"
http://www.ajc.com/business/what-say-follow-calls-job-search/t61eO7zYy0ATN77n0hIK0N/
Good Insights I found helpful, hopefully you will as well. ....... :)
Most of us were taught as kids that getting other people's approval is extremely important. I still remember how ashamed I was to get hauled to the front of the classroom for some infraction in first grade. I wanted to be invisible in the back row. As adults we still believe that making people happy is important -- especially people in positions of authority! We try as hard as we can not to get in trouble, even though we are adults and not little children. Our early training sticks with us! I talk to job-seekers every day. I hear from brilliant, capable people who are embarrassed and ashamed about having been fired from their past jobs. We carry a lot of baggage about the idea of being terminated from a job. We think it's a mark of shame, but it isn't. Most people who are terminated (as opposed to getting laid off) didn't get fired because they stopped coming to work. They didn't steal anything. They did something far worse: they made the wrong person mad. That is very easy to do. You can make the wrong person mad just by telling the truth when everyone around you is silent. It's not a bad thing to get fired. It helps you grow a thicker skin. When you are told to pack your stuff and get out of the building, it reminds you that you can survive much more than simply being told to leave your job. Getting fired seems like a catastrophic event until it happens to you. Then you say "The sun will still come up tomorrow morning. Why was I so panicky about getting fired?" Some of the people you meet in your life will try to dim your flame. Some of them will make it their mission to break you. If they have the chance to crush your spirit, they will try to do it -- but it won't work! You are mightier than they think you are. Getting fired will not break you. It won't even slow you down. Are there negative aspects to getting fired? Of course there are! The negatives are obvious. You lose your job and your income when your boss says "Hit the bricks!" Your next job search can be harder when you got fired from your last job. There are plenty of negatives associated with getting the boot from your job, but there are powerful positives, too! Here are the ten best things about getting fired. The Ten Best Things About Getting Fired
When you get fired, you realize in a flash that the job wasn't right for you. Maybe you were contorting yourself into pretzel shapes to try and make it work. Now you're fired and it hits you: I'm free! When you get fired, you see that even though it's a pain in the neck to job hunt, you get to choose which kinds of jobs to go after. When you're desperately trying to please your boss at a job you hate, it's very hard to muster the physical and emotional energy to pursue a job search after hours. Now you have the time to focus on getting a job that deserves you! When you get fired, you can often receive unemployment compensation even if your former employer says that you were fired for cause. They have to prove that you were fired for cause and not just fired because somebody didn't like what you had to say. If they cannot make their case, you will be found eligible for benefits. When you get fired, you realize that you have inner strength you didn't necessarily know about. You may have been lying in bed at night for weeks, unable to sleep because you were so worried about your job. You thought that losing your job would be a horrible thing but now that it has happened, you realize that you can handle this challenge -- and much more! You grow muscles whenever you surmount a new obstacle. Getting fired can motivate you to shoot higher in your job search this time and get a job working with people who inspire and trust you! When you get fired, you are forced to get altitude on your life and career. You have to pause and ask the hard questions: What do I want from my life? What do I want from my career? Now you have the opportunity to look back at the path you've traveled so far, and to look forward at your path heading over the horizon. It's your life, and it's your career. Your miserable job gave you a reason not to look at your life and plot the path ahead. Now that excuse is gone. It's just you and your path, now. Where are you going to take your career next? When you get fired, you learn who your real friends are. Some of your former workmates will disappear from sight now that you have been tagged as an undesirable. Some of them will stand by you, have coffee with you and offer to be a professional reference for you. It's good to know who's in your corner and who never was! When you get fired, you get the opportunity to look back at your interview process in search of clues. We can almost always remember statements and actions that would have clued us in to the unwholesome nature of the job and the management team we've just left if we are open to learning. If we want to get the "Ahas!" that will guide us in a better direction next time, we have to look in the mirror and say "Oh, now I see it -- when my ex-boss told me that she makes all the decisions and must not be questioned, that was my cue to say 'Maybe you should hire someone else!' I took the job, but now I know -- I'll never work for a fearful manager again." When you get fired, you get inoculated. You realize that it's not such a bad thing for someone to tell you "I can't deal with you!" You feel your power at that moment. Getting fired reminds us that even when we feel powerless, we have more influence on people around us than we think we do. When you get fired, you get out of a rut. Maybe you knew you hated the job, but you would have stayed there for a long time if they hadn't told you to get lost. Mother Nature is the best teacher. If we don't attend to her small, subtle messages she sends bigger and louder ones until we finally take notice! When you get fired, you realize how pointless it is to try to please people who will never, ever get you or appreciate your talents. The mousier and more compliant you are, the less likely you are to be fired at any point during your career, but the more likely you are to get sick from denying your true feelings and your true beliefs. Who knows how many millions of people keep their personalities under wraps at work just to avoid making waves? When you get fired you realize that not every manager and not every company deserves you. That's a powerful realization -- and a wake-up call! Now you know that if you don't leave an unsuitable environment on your own, the forces of nature will push you out. They will nudge you back on your path where you belong!
By Liz Ryan
Please see my LinkedIn Pulse Publication: "Career Stagnation happens...".
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/career-stagnation-happens-michael-alfes?trk=mp-author-card
The Japanese call it “karoshi” - death by overwork.
Apparently, it is common in Japan for workers to put in hundreds of hours of overtime, with very little sleep, and no time for life at home. I guess it is easy to see why some people just lose the will to live in that sort of environment.
I’m sure not many of us are in that situation, but what do you guys do to keep Work from taking over your life?