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April 30, 2021
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Getting Ahead
How to show emotional intelligence in remote interview
You have the qualifications to land a virtual interview so practice coming across as "emotionally intelligent" by trying out how you look and act on camera. A good background conveys a lot so include personal items that reflect your personality and can be used as conversation starters.
Full Story: Fast Company (tiered subscription model) (4/29) 
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Many people might feel they are "languishing" during the pandemic, Adam Grant writes, but Austin Kleon suggests "dormant" as a better term. "It is a mistake and a misreading of nature to think that you, a living creature, will be flourishing all the days of your life," Kleon writes.
Full Story: Austin Kleon blog (4/26),  The New York Times (4/22) 
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Employees want more autonomy, opportunities to contribute their ideas and to be seen as colleagues, writes Beverly Kaye. "As you give people more power to create, make decisions and truly affect the success of the team, their job satisfaction (and your odds of keeping them) will go up," Kaye writes.
Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (4/29) 
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Did ever work at a tourist attraction?
Amusement park
 7.98%
Outdoor recreation facility
 5.80%
Historical site
 2.90%
Wacky golf, Ripley's, arcade, other
 2.89%
Never
 80.43%
The Landscape
Initial claims for unemployment benefits totaled 553,000 last week, down from 566,000 the previous week, according to the Labor Department. This marks a new low since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
Full Story: Yahoo (4/29) 
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Balancing Yourself
Disdain for that "always on" feeling was prevalent before the pandemic. Then work-from-home trends -- even ones that were well-intended -- made matters worse. This article delves into "availability creep" and what can be done to repel it.
Full Story: The Conversation (4/29) 
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The Water Cooler
Colgate creates a toothpaste tube that wholly empties
(Pixabay)
Colgate has teamed with MIT-founded LiquiGlide to develop a toothpaste tube that reduces product waste by emptying completely and easily, thanks to a slippery coating technology. No more wasted toothpaste!
Full Story: CNN (4/28) 
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