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Overqualified and Interviewing

Office Dynamics

I have applied for positions I was overqualified for and thankful for what I learned from them. I knew with my experience and overqualifications the interview committee would want to know why I would be willing to take a pay cut and less work responsibilities. Ask questions during the interview.

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Diplomas and Dilemmas: How 2023 Graduates Can Navigate Job Market Chaos

Allwork

This month, the graduating class of 2023 will bid farewell to a rather extraordinary college experience — having endured an unforeseen worldwide pandemic, an unexpected switch to remote learning, skyrocketing inflation and housing costs, not to mention cascades of tech sector layoffs. It may also lead to a full-time job offer.

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Unlearning Silence in the Workplace: How to Speak Up at Work

Success

You’re in a meeting—perhaps learning about a new company initiative or listening to a boss who wasn’t happy with your team’s performance—and you have something to say, but then you just… don’t. She asks people to examine the costs of staying silent: “We unlearn being silent by recognizing and wrestling with the silence we’ve learned.

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Should People with Grit Ever Give Up?

Success

We have mid-level goals that are broader, but still discrete, like learning a new skill or starting a new hobby or business venture. And if we’re feeling overconfident, we may over-inflate our estimation of our own skills, potentially leading to failure. According to a Harvard Business Review interview with Don Moore, Ph.D.,

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

They achieve productivity more quickly; they cost less in total, and they’re a more flexible cost; they require less emotional investment from their employers; and they take less time and effort to replace. Source: “The Real Cost of Freelance vs. Full-Time Employees” What is a freelancer? What does a win look like?

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Data-based Strategies To Manage Talent, Workplace Experience

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She cited the huge demand in healthcare, where opportunities are available at all skill levels, and continuing demand in the tech sector — which is predicted to grow jobs more than 14% over the next seven years. Before you measure, know what you need to learn and how you will use the data.

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Some Companies Are Asking Employees to Pay for Training to Increase Buy-in. But Does It Work?

Success

You make it through hurdle after hurdle, from multiple interviews to onboarding, and you are ready to start training. Only motivated employees would proactively seek these opportunities, and as long as the training is aligned with the role/employee growth path, the company should cover the total cost.”

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