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July 27, 2020

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Memo: Meet me at the beach

Folly Beach (Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images)

As work from home continues and the weather is nice, some companies are taking to pocket parks, backyards and even parking lots to hold socially distanced meetings. Charleston, S.C., human resources firm held a three-hour meeting at nearby Folly Beach that "felt a little strange bringing whiteboards along with our surfboards, but we were very productive," said CEO AJ Richichi. Full Story: The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (7/25)

Best practices for landing a job on LinkedIn With 77% of job recruiters claiming to actively use LinkedIn when looking for candidates, it's important for job seekers to know what recruiters look for and how to increase their chances of landing a job. To better their chances, job seekers should refine searches to the most recent, create job alerts, keep their profiles updated and take advantage of their network connections, suggests JoAnne Funch. Full Story: Business 2 Community (7/25)

With remote work, speak up if you want to move up Working from home permanently can limit your chances to move up in your company unless you continually signal that you are open to new opportunities, says University of Guelph professor Nita Chhinzer. "If I start offering growth opportunities, I signal to my employer that I'm interested in not just maintaining the status quo in this one job, but that I'm interested in learning something new, doing a lateral move, joining a new team," she says. Full Story: CBC News (Canada) (7/26)

Hire Smart

Taking stock of hiring in the pandemic era A survey from Rocket-Hire found 85% of talent acquisition professionals say 2020 hiring will be lower than pre-pandemic plans, with half predicting a decrease of 50% or more. Charles Handler, president and founder of Rocket-Hire, says it is an opportune moment for companies to implement human-centric hiring as the employment market is likely to favor employers for some time to come. Full Story: ERE Media/TLNT (7/24)

The Landscape

More companies will start using a remote staff In an effort to cut labor costs in the post-pandemic economy, businesses will look to keep remote employment going and allow full-time employees to become contract workers, writes recruitment expert Joe Mullings. "Given that up to 25% of labor costs are besides earned wages -- paid personal time off, health-care benefits, retirement plans and other additional costs -- the potential savings are enormous," says Mullings. Full Story: CNBC (7/25)

Why does my phone sometimes charge faster? A phone charges at different speeds depending on what is being used to charge it, such as plugging a phone into the wall charger is likely faster than charging it via your laptop. This article answers that question and then discusses what companies are doing to speed up the pace of phone charging. Full Story: Gizmodo (7/24)

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The Water Cooler

Paris tries to limit the scooter chaos

(Christophe Archambault/AFP via Getty Images)

In an effort to gain some control over the onslaught of scooters that have invaded Paris, authorities in the City of Light have given three scooter companies permits to operate their fleets. While some people dislike the way scooters often clutter sidewalks, some may come to see the devices as an appealing alternative to crowded buses and subways in the post-pandemic society. Full Story: TechCrunch (tiered subscription model) (7/23)

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