The ideal future of digital talent marketplaces will work as a virtual town square where professionals come together to share opportunities and innovations. One effect will be more types of freelancer relationships, including resumes that combine freelance and executive roles or more side gigs for existing full-time employees.

Work schedules can affect employees' attitudes, behavior, health and personal lives, so employers should open up the conversation to workers about switching to a nonstandard work schedule, suggest management experts. Employers need to consider giving employees control over their schedule; how the schedule will align with the worker's needs; and how to balance that with the needs of the organization.

With everything going on in the world, distractions come easily, but Nick Wolny has steps to achieve deep focus and get work done. To tap into deep work, turn off notifications and emails, set a work goal and exercise to increase focus and attention, writes Wolny.

LinkedIn has rolled out a new Open to Work feature which allows users to let other members know they're searching for a job. Job seekers can choose who sees they're open to work, fill in job preferences and use the #opentowork tag on posts to reach new people on LinkedIn.

In order to avoid mistaken name pronunciations, LinkedIn is adding a feature that allows users to attach an audio clip of the correct pronunciation of their name. The audio feature can be used to prepare users for their first meeting with a new connection.

A universal experience during this pandemic is the feeling that you're out of step with time. "Things that grab our attention or require more attention feel much longer," said philosophy lecturer Valtteri Arstila on why the repetitive days of quarantine seem to fly by. Take the quiz.

Frequent video calls during the work day is leading to screen time overload and "Zoom fatigue" among many employees, writes Stacy Adams, head of marketing at Vyond. Adams outlines ways training leaders can help relieve this fatigue, including by offering asynchronous video and letting workers choose not to turn on their cameras.

The coronavirus pandemic has tanked demand for ride-sharing services, so Uber is hoping to remain viable by purchasing one of its biggest food-delivery competitors, Postmates. If you have the Uber Eats and Postmates apps, you can still keep both, as Uber plans to keep them separate.