Multitasking can be very efficient -- but only if you are performing simple tasks -- but can train your brain to be less creative as well as knock a few points off your IQ score, according to research from Stanford University. The high of feeling you're accomplishing a lot can also be addictive, writes Diana Shi.
Women can be penalized at work for ambition in ways men aren't, say Linkage CEO Jennifer McCollum and two consultants who work with women, and solving this double standard lies more with organizations than women themselves. "Organizations do this in part by giving women and their ideas equal time and by making sure women are given the stretch opportunities that allow them to develop as leaders," McCollum says.
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An iHire survey found 77.1% of hiring managers are struggling to find qualified talent in 2020, though passive hiring and passive job seeking has increased since 2019 from 9.8% to to 13.9% and 11.1% to 17.4%, respectively. In terms of job ads, the top piece of information sought by candidates was salary range (48.9%), with remote work options at the bottom of the list at only 2.4%.
The unemployment rate declined to 10.2% in July as nonfarm payrolls added 1.76 million jobs. The total number of jobs is about 13 million below the tally for February, before the coronavirus upended the labor market.
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When it comes to average life expectancy, Scandinavians have Americans beat, according to UN Data. Scandinavian habits that could improve American lifestyles include: work to live rather than live to work; slow down to enjoy quality time with others; and embrace the outdoors, writes David Nikel.
For International Beer Day, the folks at New Belgium Brewing decided to mark the occasion by raising awareness about the sky-high prices beer might one day fetch if the natural resources needed to produce it aren't protected.
A summary in Friday's Your Career should have stated that almost a third of workers who were called back to work have been laid off again, most often in states that did not see a spike in coronavirus cases, according to a Cornell University survey. SmartBrief regrets the error.
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