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☆ How ChatGPT is changing the job hiring process, from the HR department to coders
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Kevin Travers | Special To Cnbc.Com | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

But how many business leaders are currently using AI tech in day-to-day operations or plan to? Half of the companies ResumeBuilder surveyed in February said they are using ChatGPT; 30% said they plan to do so. Since the survey was completed, more professionals have started using generative AI. There has been a growing concern that generative AI could replace jobs, and perhaps not the ones most expected. On the hiring side, 82% of respondents said they had used generative AI for hiring in a recent ResumeBuilder update.

☆ 96% of remote companies say they're using some kind of software to monitor employees who work from home, survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

About 96% of remote companies use some kind of employee monitoring software, according to a survey. Three in four companies have fired employees over data from the monitoring software. The struggle seems real, with a "surprisingly high percentage" — that's 37% — requiring their remote employees to be on a live feed all day, per ResumeBuilder.com. Other surveillance methods include monitoring employees' web browsing and app use, as well as blocking content. Companies are definitely using the data they obtain from monitoring their staff — about three-quarters of survey respondents told ResumeBuilder.com their companies have fired employees over the data they collected.

☆ ChatGPT can help you write a standout CV in seconds, job experts say: It's 'the ultimate resume-writing cheat code'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The secret to writing the perfect resume could lie with ChatGPT. Since its launch in November, more jobseekers have tapped the viral AI-powered chatbot to help write cover letters, tweak resumes and draft responses to anticipated interview questions. Out of more than 1,000 current and recent jobseekers polled in a ResumeBuilder.com survey last month, nearly half (46%) reported using ChatGPT to write their resume or cover letter. 'All you need to do is proofread and edit'If you're building a resume from scratch, ChatGPT can help you build a customized template. "ChatGPT can give you clear recommendations for exactly how to do this … all you need to do is proofread and edit as needed."

☆ The most common lies people put on their résumés — and why they do it
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Jonathan Small | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

65% of respondents say lying in the hiring process helped them land a higher salary. The biggest lie was about education, with 44% of respondents saying they stretched the truth regarding their academic bona fides. Lies during the job interviewThe lying game doesn't end with the résumé. The most common lie in job interviews is years of experience. Sixty-five percent of respondents say lying in the hiring process helped them land a higher salary.

☆ 88% of employers are offering return-to-office incentives―here's how to negotiate yours
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The majority of employers, 66%, currently require employees to work from the office, according to a September 2022 ResumeBuilder.com survey of 1,000 American business leaders. When it comes to convincing those who'd still prefer remote work to coming back, most employers are trying to make it worth their while. A majority of companies, 88%, are currently offering incentives like catered meals and commuter benefits to get workers to return, according to ResumeBuilder.com. That being the case, can workers whose companies are asking them to come back take this as an opportunity to negotiate their arrangement? Experts say it's a good time to negotiate your work arrangement if coming back to the office will impact your productivity.

☆ I work remotely, but my co-workers are returning to the office—here's what career experts told me to do
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

I started at CNBC in September 2020, and like everyone else on my team, I was working remotely. I interacted with my coworkers over Slack and Zoom, and it was months before I saw any of them from the shoulders down. For another, NBCUniversal asked that their employees begin returning to the office — three days a week in the case of my team. "The fear is out of sight, out of mind," says Stacie Haller, a career expert at ResumeBuilder.com. "You want to make sure you're in the mix and on an even playing field with your co-workers."

☆ 'Quiet quitters' coasting through work could be a prime target for layoffs as recession fears loom, labor experts say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The job market is slowly shifting back in favor of employers, labor experts told Insider. During an economic downturn, workers may not be able to get away with just doing the bare minimum. That means "quiet quitters" could be the first to be laid off during a recession, experts say. And in the same survey, nearly nine out of 10 managers (87%) said they would "likely" have to lay off employees during a recession. So it's not necessarily whether you're quiet quitting or not.

☆ Is your boss 'quiet firing' you?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Bonnie Dilber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

So what is quiet firing? Quiet firing is when an employer does the bare minimum to keep their employees: no support, no development, no growth, no rewards. Women, and especially women of color, are particularly susceptible to quiet firing. Lots of workers have been 'quiet fired'When faced with quiet firing, some employees get fed up and exit on their own. A few weeks ago, I wrote a LinkedIn post on quiet firing that quickly went viral.

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