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Brighter Economic Outlook Masks Looming Job Market Challenges

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This positive sentiment comes from the Wall Street Journal’s recent survey of economists , which reveals that the likelihood of a recession in the coming year fell from 48% reported in October 2023 to 39% in January. This trend, while positive, still reflects a challenging economic environment for the workforce.

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Five Essential Strategies for Successful Hybrid Leadership

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The ability to work from anywhere has enhanced job satisfaction for 82% of respondents, according to a recent VMware survey of 5,300 HR, IT, and business decision makers and employees. Among these participants, 56% report increased creativity, and 55% noted improved collaboration since the start of the pandemic.

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Some Gen Zers Are Including Their Social Media on Resumes—Should You?

Success

The report adds that “candidates with no social media profile receive even lower ratings than candidates with mental health problems”—those individuals received “lower ratings by an amount equivalent to the effect of having three years on-the-job experience.” Everything else?

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Should I Stay or Should I Go?

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Dubbed the “great resignation,” this trend saw record numbers of people quitting their jobs. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 4.5 With grim news reports, isolation and a complete 180-degree turn in how we carried out our day-to-day life, mental health plummeted.

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2 Big Myths About Work You Need to Ditch

On The Job

Atkins says employees should refuse any “nudge, nudge, wink, wink” requests from managers that they work extra time without pay, “and the manager should be reported for asking them to do it,” because under the law, an employee can be disciplined or fired for not reporting it, Atkins says. Social networking.

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When working isn't fun: Ho hum, ho hum, it's off to work I go.

Laughing all the Way to Work

You may even start to think your current job is not that bad afterall. Posted by Patricia Robb at 12:22 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , bored , interview , job hunting , job satisfaction , professional assistant Reactions: 2comments: Foley-In-Charge said. Were you reading my last post? :) Great article. vs. i.e.

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Answering Reader Mail: Being Terminated (Social Etiquette Part 2)

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Your SVP reports to a President or CEO. Your CEO reports to a Chairman, the board, the owner of the company, shareholders, clients, etc. I’m sure you’ve realized while it’s common to have a lot of office politics, it is not fun to work in a gossip-filled environment. Everyone is beholden to someone. Here are some tips.