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Ep 199: Sarah Howson on Recruiting Red Flags, Resumes, and Networking

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Sarah and I chat about her career journey, navigating life challenges while at work, red flags in the recruitment process, networking as an assistant, tips for updating your resume, and stepping out of your comfort zone. You can find the show on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Podcasts , Pandora , and Stitcher. LEADERSHIP QUOTE.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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In a survey published in 2020’s “ Building the On-Demand Workforce ” report from the Harvard Business School and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), 60% of business leaders said they expected to increasingly “rent” “borrow” or “share” talent with other companies. In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports.

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When It Come to Employee Mental Health, These 10 Companies Are Setting the Example

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Palo Alto Networks Mission Palo Alto Networks , an IT security company, has partnered with Modern Health to give employees and their eligible dependents access to counseling and mental health resources through an employee assistance program. Nearly 4,000 employees have been trained since this launched in 2020.

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Ep 269: Beth Portesi – Lead Executive Assistant at Fivetran

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In 2020, Beth founded Next Level VA, a platform born from her desire to mentor aspiring and current executive and virtual assistants. JOIN THE FREE COMMUNITY Join the Leader Assistant Global Community for bonus content, job opportunities, and to network with other assistants who are committed to becoming leaders!

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How to Become an AI Consultant in 2024

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In 2020, the World Economic Forum estimated that, by 2025, there could be nearly 100 million new roles related to AI. In addition, she recommends Grow with Google, which offers inexpensive career certificates, as well as Coursera, Udacity or LinkedIn for additional tools.

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7 Cybersecurity Tips for Remote Workers

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In 2020, searches for “ password strength test ” increased by 300%, a search query that represents a growing and necessary public awareness of cybersecurity. Tazin Khan, founder and CEO of Cyber Collective , suggests protecting your data at home through a virtual private network. or “What’s your mother’s maiden name?”

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Are Productivity Paranoia And Lack Of Trust The Real Obstacles To Hybrid And Remote Work?

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Stanford University researchers doing a longitudinal study comparing productivity at different time periods found that remote workers were 5% more efficient than office-based ones in the summer of 2020. But this number improved to 9% by summer 2022. . COVID resulted in the proliferation of studies of remote work productivity.

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