With 84% of recruiters adapting their hiring processes to improve remote exchanges, according to Jobvite, candidates should be ready for interviews via text messaging. It's important to keep files like reference letters and certifications on your phone to have them ready to share, writes Jobvite's Aman Brar. Full Story: CNBC (5/24)
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New platforms target laid-off tech workers Several platforms have popped up to help laid-off tech workers find new work, including the job board Silver Lining and Drafted's Layoff Network, which lets former co-workers or managers recommend a job candidate. "Any person who gets vouched for by a former manager is immediately featured in our real-time talent feed, to every single recruiter on the platform," says Vinayak Ranade, CEO of Drafted. Full Story: Fast Company online (5/23)
The pandemic has established a new normal The coronavirus pandemic has forced a much-needed shift in the workplace, says Rishon Blumberg, co-founder of 10x Management. The pandemic has highlighted the viability of remote work, pushed technology training and skill development, and helped companies realize the utility of personalized job offers. Full Story: Training magazine (5/18)
Business recovery from COVID-19, building on foundation of trust Times like these need leaders who are resilient in the face of such dramatic uncertainties. A "resilient organization" is not one that is simply able to return to where it left off before the crisis. Rather, the truly resilient organization is one that has transformed, having built the attitudes, beliefs, agility, and structures into its DNA that enable it to not just recover to where it was, but catapult forward—quickly. Read the article
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The Landscape
5 questions that can help everyone with reopenings The coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately affecting women and minority professionals in terms of mental health concerns, knowing affected people and other areas, according to research by Pope Consulting and CEO Patricia Pope. Alaina Love offers five questions for managers to consider as workplaces reopen so that all employees have their worries and needs met. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (5/25)
Your Next Challenge
Take a triage approach to teams during the crisis Triaging teams' most critical problems is just a first step in managing the pandemic, write Mark Mortensen and Constance Noonan Hadley. "While many companies aren't yet in the long-term care mode of this crisis, we urge leaders to start thinking about laying the foundations now, as this is your chance to make sure bad habits aren't formed and established," they write. Full Story: Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (5/22)
Researchers say people with some variants in the ALK gene might be less susceptible to weight gain, according to a new study in Cell. In the study, the ALK-knockout mice had improved glucose tolerance, reduced weight gain and burned calories at higher levels. Full Story: FierceBiotech (5/22)
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