Companies are always looking to improve employee efficiency, so why do so many of them cling to the 8-hour workday? It all started during the Industrial Revolution when people worked up to 16 hours a day. That was unsustainable, so when a guy named Robert Owen stepped up and said, “Eight hours labor, eight hours …
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May is Mental Health Awareness month. One aspect that impacts mental health and your career is the amount of sleep you get each night. Adequate sleep is required to restore and repair body systems. Proper sleep also helps the brain properly function. Long work hours, increasing stress levels, and regular use of electronic devices may …
Getting ghosted by candidates is increasingly common. A significant number of candidates are not showing up for interviews, responding to job offers, or beginning work on the start date. Ghosting became even more common when the coronavirus pandemic hit. More employees leaving their jobs meant there were more job openings. Additional hiring to fill the …
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LinkedIn’s Workforce Confidence Index looked at what would prompt different generations of workers to change jobs. When asked, “Why change jobs?”, the following were high on the list for all generations but for GenZers (those born after 1997): 80% wanted better alignment with their interests and values 76% wanted more opportunities to learn Better compensation …
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