Solicit and keep on hand letters of recommendation from past managers and colleagues to help counteract the trend toward neutral job references and "(take) your fate into your own hands," interview specialist Samantha Nolan writes in this advice column. "These provide instant validation of the claims in your resume and can provide much more information on which to judge performance and character than a neutral reference check," Nolan writes.

Many of the people changing jobs today are knowledge workers looking for better opportunities, rather than people simply quitting and staying home, says Anthony Klotz, who coined the term "Great Resignation." "We could see an unsettled labor market as people move around and companies try to provide solutions that bring out the best from their employees -- and that takes a while," Klotz says.

Work has become monopolized by endless communication across many different platforms, which is billed as collaboration but ends up hurting output, retention and mental health, says Rob Cross, director of the Connected Commons consortium. Cross discusses ways to claw back time, although he warns that "there's no single, seductive principle."

Team members who have not left during the Great Resignation need to know what their future with the organization will be like, writes Tammy Perkins, chief people officer of PMI Worldwide. Perkins offers four actions for leaders, such as creating a more engaging culture as well as implementing stay interviews and pulse surveys that allow employees to give their bosses feedback about their needs and concerns.

While the rest of the country has regained more than 90% of the jobs it lost since the start of the pandemic, New York City has added back a much smaller percentage, according to the state's Labor Department, and the city's unemployment rate of 9.4% is far above the national average. New York City is taking a massive double hit as a result of many office workers still not returning to the city full time and a major dwindling of tourists who once filled the streets and shops.

Graphic designers often find a look that works for them, but there are ways to branch out, which is important for both the designer and the company. Suggestions how on how to improve include studying design theory, asking for very specific feedback on work, and practicing experimental design.

The best speakers are often not the ones with brilliant presentations, but those who are optimistic, conscientious and emotionally stable, writes Nick Morgan. "If you're the kind that beats up on yourself for weeks after a performance when something goes wrong, then you are going to have a lot of psychic bruises," Morgan writes.

The World Meteorological Organization has announced a Siberian town reached 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit), marking a new record above the Arctic Circle. The instance, which occurred in June 2020, is the latest alarm for a planet grappling with exacerbated climate change. According to one meteorologist in Australia, the notation of the record is important because it provides a baseline for scientists to observe our climate's biggest extremes.