A recent study carried out in the United States revealed that many employers believe young workers are unfit for the working world. According to a survey by Intelligence.com, roughly 60% of managers and executives feel that recent graduates are not prepared for working life. They berate them for “getting offended
A CIO Magazine story from 2023 says that only 28% of the people who work in computing and math are women. Even worse, about half of the women who start working in tech leave the field. Those aren’t very good numbers, but they shouldn’t stop you. Women who love everything
Job hopping is a common practice. But it’s happening increasingly because the job market has been tight for the last few years. In 2022, more than 22% of workers aged 20 and up worked at their jobs for less than a year. According to a report by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, that’s
Now that most people are back at work, it’s more important than ever for business leaders to pay attention to employee’s wants and well-being. Failures are hard to spot when they are happening. Still, the effects are often clear after the return-to-office strategy is implemented. As leaders, we must regularly
Many people have different ideas about whether or not job postings should include a pay range. Some professionals say that putting a salary range in the job ad is the best thing to do now and should be a regular part of all training for hiring people. Others think that
Because there aren’t enough women in tech jobs, women as customers aren’t well-represented. If women use technology often, why do men create most of it? Having no say at the table or a gender gap makes it harder for products that only meet the needs of women to do as
Layoff can be stressful for everyone involved, even those who keep their jobs. People who have lived to see another day are “lucky” to have done so. Or at least they think they are lucky until they understand that the world of work as they know it has changed forever.
You’ve been busy making resumes, filling out applications, networking, and going to interviews. All your hard work has paid off: you’ve been offered a job offer. So why don’t you get more excited about it? Sometimes something just doesn’t feel right, and following your gut in these situations is important.
Bias is when you judge someone or something based on assumptions or ideas about them instead of facts. When bias comes up during an interview, it can hurt your company’s ability to hire the best people. You can take steps to reduce the effects of interview bias and keep it
“Lazy Girl Jobs” may seem like just another Gen Z TikTok trend to make fun of, but it’s more than another way to say “quiet quitting.” The trend indicates that remote workers can do certain jobs to cover their living costs with as little work as possible. The goal is
After the Great Resignation, the idea of Quiet Quitting quickly entered the business world. But is it really true? And if so, what can business leaders do to get disengaged workers to work better as a team? Here are 4 ways to avoid quiet quitting among your staff: 1. Give
Not only is an internship program a great way to spread your employer brand to the next generation of workers, but more and more companies see these on-the-job learning opportunities as the best way to find new employees. This shows that investing in candidates at the beginning of their careers
There are a lot of questions about how to best attract Gen Z to the talent pool, keep them excited during the application process, and convince them to take a job with you if you offer one. Gen Z and millennials comprise about 38% of the global workforce. By 2030,
Why do businesses train their employees? Most of the time, it’s for practical reasons, like getting new employees up to speed with the latest technology, keeping up with industry standards, or showing how to use a new coffee maker. All of these are important parts of your relationship with your
When we finish college, we hope that the job fairy will give us a high-paying job at a great company the day after we get our degrees, which we paid for with loans. Unfortunately, we wind up living with our parents, whining about life, and working a minimum wage job
