For Maximum Recharge, Take a Wednesday Off
Quartz · 3 minA mid-week break will have you feeling more refreshed than a three-day weekend.
A mid-week break will have you feeling more refreshed than a three-day weekend.
As a candidate, it often feels like you are in the dark when a job interview ends. What do hiring managers really think about how well you did? What does that radio silence after an interview mean?
Tell the truth: How often do you think people lie? You'll find all kinds of answers to that question: Truth to tell, I have no idea who is right. Regardless, wouldn't it would be useful to know with more certainty whether someone is telling the truth?
For as long as Alexis Michopoulos had been a doctor, she had dreamed of striking out on her own. No matter where she worked in family practice — at a primary-care office, an urgent-care clinic, or a community health center — she was forced to cycle through patients every 15 minutes or so.
During a job interview, your nerves and adrenaline may be at an all-time high. That’s why it helps to be prepared. Ideally, the actual experiences and skills that you share will help you stand out. But how you end the interview can leave a really critical last impression.
Transferable skills come from life and career experiences, but they can become part of your personal brand with a little bit of framing. 4 minute ReadWhat does it take to be a successful candidate? A college degree? Won’t hurt. Prior job-related experience? Still a big talent pool to beat there.
I'll admit I'm out of practice. The last time I was being interviewed for a job was certainly when America was still sane.
Gen Z is now the youngest of the workforce, and, as every new generation is wont to do, they're shaking things up.
Welcome to Paycheck to Paycheck, where workers with the same job across the U.S. share how much they earn, how they got to their salary and their best negotiating tips. Ready to join the salary transparency conversation? Apply to be a part of the series here.
It’s the perfect tool for digital nomads.
Tahlia was tentatively hopeful when she saw the ad for a senior role at a major trend-forecasting company. Her freelance design career had been curtailed by post-Brexit trading restrictions, so she was working in a minimum-wage job, while seeking avenues more aligned with her skillset.
Job posts can tell you a lot about what you're in for, both good and bad. If you know what red flags to look for in a job ad, you may be able to spare yourself the trouble of dealing with a bad job or employer and experiencing new-hire's remorse.
Your day, like everyone else’s, is only 24 hours. Yet, somehow, certain people seem to be able to get more done than others. Their secret? Time management—how you plan, prioritize, and produce, day in and day out.
These mistakes are easy to make, and can seriously impact your career progression. 4 minute ReadWhen things don’t go your way, it’s easy to look around for someone or something to blame.
A year into the Great Resignation, the fight to hire workers is as competitive as ever. Some recruiters have thrown out big pay raises, signing bonuses, incredible perks and gone to the extreme to close new job offers as quickly as possible.
Julie Sweet is CEO of professional services giant Accenture, which has 700,000 employees around the world (it hired 200,000 just in the past 18 months). Accenture realizes the imperative of coming up with new ways to recruit, retain, and delight talent.
You might understandably pause when asked at a job interview about your greatest weaknesses. You might also understandably dread the question coming up. And you wouldn’t be alone. You want to respond without casting doubt about your ability to do the job, while also being honest.
Consider using a few of these hidden tools on the platform when conducting your job search. 7 minute ReadMany job seekers struggle to know what type of work to look for in the first place. For a searcher who’s still in the process of exploring, here is a way to proceed.
Welcome to Paycheck to Paycheck, where workers across the U.S. share how much they earn, how they got to their salary and their best negotiating tips. Ready to join the salary transparency conversation? Apply to be a part of the series here.
After receiving a full-time job offer to become a vice president for a rapidly expanding auto group, Jordan eagerly accepted. The company was quickly acquiring dealerships, and Jordan believed that she’d be able to work closely with the C-suite on strategic development.
Ryan Arthur was making a fine salary. He had great benefits. And the market research consulting firm that employed him was very pleased with his work. But during the pandemic, Arthur began a very targeted job search that had little to do with financial considerations.