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☆ Just 1 piece of evidence could scuttle Trump's hush-money conviction and force a time-sucking retrial
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In fact, a single piece of evidence could be Trump's handiest monkey wrench of all. Manhattan district attorney's office/BIDays before closing arguments, Business Insider highlighted People's 81 as one of ten pieces of incriminating "smoking gun" evidence. SCOTUS/Business InsiderIt took less than a day for defense lawyers to use this ban on "official act" evidence to challenge Trump's May 30 conviction. "Under Trump," defense lawyer Todd Blanche wrote Monday, referring to the SCOTUS decision, "this official-acts evidence should never have been put before the jury." Why People's 81 may be Trump's best monkey-wrenchIn hopes of setting aside Trump's verdict, Trump's lawyers raised other instances where they say "official acts" were improperly used at trial against him.

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☆ Greece's plan for a 6-day workweek to boost productivity may not work
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The shift is notable because it runs counter to the companies and countries that are experimenting with a four-day workweek. The extra hours will come with a 40% jump in pay for Greek workers who add two hours to their day or take on an extra eight-hour workday. He previously told BI that he and his management colleagues began looking into a four-day workweek after seeing successful pilots in Japan and other countries. They wanted to make sure we keep doing the four-day workweek," he said. AdvertisementBasis Technologies, an advertising software company, shifted its workweek to four and a half days after years of experiments with a four-day workweek and other approaches.

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☆ Donald unchained: SCOTUS decision would give Trump the immunity to run rampant just in time for a possible 2nd term, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Laura Italiano | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. "Most, if not all, of that conduct would fall on the 'presumptively-official' side of the line," said Michel Paradis, an attorney who teaches national security and constitutional law at Columbia Law School. AdvertisementUnder Monday's decision, "courts may not inquire into the President's motives" in deciding if a presidential act is official or unofficial. "And this opinion, more than any other in the Supreme Court's history, gives the president king-like powers," Sloan added. "Everybody was horrified" when Trump's lawyer first raised immunity in that circumstance as a possible consequence, Sloan said.

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☆ Jack Smith's Trump prosecutions will survive SCOTUS, but barely, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Laura Italiano | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Both of his prosecutions of Donald Trump — the Mar-a-Lago documents case in Florida, and the insurrection case out of Washington, DC — will be delayed and diminished by Monday's United States Supreme Court's immunity decision, legal experts predict. The SCOTUS decision found that former presidents are presumptively immune from prosecution for acts they took while in office. That review of the insurrection case — by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals and, likely, the Supreme Court once again — will take many months. Advertisement"The way the Supreme Court set up the new rule is that most everything the president does is 'presumptively immune,'" he said. By that new measure, any communication Trump has with another federal official is, for all practical purposes, immune from prosecution, he said.

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☆ AI is everywhere, and businesses don't know where to start. Here's what consultants are telling clients.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Some 900 of PwC's top 1,000 consulting clients are now working with the firm on incorporating AI into their businesses, a spokesperson told Business Insider. Even as some companies focus on how AI might rewrite corporate playbooks, some businesses are asking consultants how to get started. Advertisement"Many CIOs are afraid that they don't have the right skills," he told BI. Where to beginMany companies are still determining how they might use AI and GenAI, according to several consultants. This enables greater seamlessness down the line, and that is where the magic lies," he told BI.

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☆ That job you're applying for might be fake
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In today's big story, we're looking at how the next job you apply for might be fake . While employment is still relatively low, sitting at only 4% , the job market is also pretty stagnant. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty ImagesEven if you find a legitimate job posting, it doesn't get much easier. Workers were also spoiled with the 2021 job market, where candidates named their prices . AdvertisementAnd a fake job posting might be a blessing in disguise.

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☆ It's wild how many job listings might be fake
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Companies often post bogus roles to ease employees' concerns about being overworked and signal that the organization is growing, said Resume Builder, which recently found three in 10 employers have fake job listings. The reasons for listing fake jobs included signaling that the employer was willing to hire from outside the organization. Haller said employers that dangle fake listings risk hurting themselves by undermining their reputations. AdvertisementFake listings can lead to real jobsAbout seven in 10 of the fake jobs were on a company website or LinkedIn, according to the survey. And, yet, despite all the shenanigans, many fake listings often lead to real interviews — and even employment.

Persons: —, Stacie Haller, it's, Haller, there's, you'll, That's Organizations: Service, Business

☆ More CEOs than workers think their company culture is toxic
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In a recent Businessolver survey, 52% of CEOs said their workplace culture was toxic. AdvertisementCEOs are having a hard time, tooBusinessolver also found that many corporate chiefs are struggling with their own mental health challenges. Fifty-five percent reported having had mental health issues in the past year, a jump of 24 percentage points. Those challenges haven't necessarily translated to a change in how those with mental health concerns might be perceived inside organizations. AdvertisementBeyond that, the fix could involve looking at what workers say will help their mental health.

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☆ AI could supercharge offshoring
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

There's another possibility, however: Someone who knows how to use AI — and who's based abroad — will come for your job. AdvertisementAndrew Yeung, a former product lead at Google and Meta, predicted in May that overseas workers who get their AI glow-up will someday take over numerous jobs. And it's not just learning about AI, but learning from AI. AI is also making it cheaper to bring lessons on AI and other topics to people in languages other than English. AdvertisementThe time it took for earlier technologies — including automation and robotics — to rejigger the labor market was longer than what we're seeing with Gen AI, Vincent said.

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☆ Wells Fargo fired employees accused of faking work. It shows some bosses are cracking down on disengagement.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewWells Fargo's decision to fire reportedly more than a dozen workers it accused of faking work shows some bosses are done tolerating disengaged employees. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Related storiesThe filings, however, do not say whether the fired employees were allegedly faking work from home. Wells Fargo states on its website that many of its corporate workers are eligible to work hybrid roles. Only about one in three full- and part-time workers reported being engaged in the first quarter of 2024, according to Gallup.

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☆ Examining Workforce Changes in AI, C-Suites, HR, and DEI
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Business Insider's "Workforce Innovation" series will explore how our jobs are changing by digging into four themes: AI, the changing C-suite, worker well-being, and DEI. The board will be composed of C-suite leaders from HR, strategy, technology, and DEI. The C-suite is getting more crowded, and jobs like chief growth officer and chief AI officer are becoming more common. Increasing amounts of data and the emergence of AI, Wiggins told BI, require companies to have roles beyond chief information officer or chief technology officer. "The future of DEI," Lawless said, "does need to be more diffuse."

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☆ The résumé hack to use to get recruiters' attention
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementIt's also important, Woodrow said, to have the right words and phrases up high where a busy recruiter can see them. In any case, he said, it's important to keep the most relevant information on the first page of a résumé. Highlight things like relevant job experience for a role you're going for, he said. "We're not expecting to see the exact same formatting or skills or experience, and so we really pore through the résumé," Samuels said. That's why, especially when recruiting for more senior roles, there's little substitute for reading a résumé thoroughly, he said.

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☆ I'm a millennial job seeker who kept getting my résumé rejected. Then, I changed the formatting.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Dania Swails, 28, has worked in finance and is looking for another job in the industry after leaving her last role. There would be jobs where I met every requirement, and I was getting rejected, getting rejected, getting rejected. I was getting automatically rejected, so I decided to apply only for jobs where I met every qualification. Then, a recruiter I'd been working with said my résumé could be getting caught in applicant-tracking systems. When I submitted my résumé and job description through this system, I was surprised by the results.

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☆ Gen Z wants work flexibility almost as much as they want fair pay
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Young workers value job flexibility nearly as much as competitive pay, a survey showed. Gen Zers prioritize flexibility for work-life balance, research indicates. Most Gen Zers prefer in-person or hybrid work setups over fully remote work. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementFor some young workers, having flexibility in their jobs is nearly as important as how much they get paid.

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☆ The work perk that GenZ really wants
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

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☆ Here are the top 10 states for working remotely based on utility costs, internet speeds, and job openings
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A look at internet speeds, power costs, and job openings revealed the top states for remote gigs. Washington and Arizona also ranked well for work-from-home jobs based on these factors. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Desky, which makes ergonomic furniture, reviewed internet speeds, electricity costs, and openings for remote jobs to determine which US states are ideal for work-from-home gigs.

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☆ These are some of the highest-paying jobs for digital nomads
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A review of remote jobs worldwide found data scientists earned $132,000 on average. Greenback Expat Tax Services reviewed 6,800 job listings and polled 1,000 Americans on remote work. Many Gen Z workers are interested in becoming digital nomads, seeking flexibility and travel. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The findings by Greenback Expat Tax Services, which provides tax services for expats, were based on a review of nearly 6,800 job listings posted on Indeed from around the world.

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☆ Gen Z to older workers: We're just like you
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The study defined Gen Z as those born between 1997 and 2012, but the research involved only Gen Zers already in the workforce, not those still in school. In its interviews, 51% of Gen Zers said salary was the most important part of a job, whereas 47% of older workers said the same. BI recently reported that more than half of Gen Z and millennial workers are living paycheck to paycheck. In the survey, 33% of Gen Z workers told researchers they expect to be promoted to leadership roles at their company, compared with only 19% of older workers. And 44% of Gen Z workers want to be in charge of others versus only 27% of those outside that generation.

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☆ What Walmart's RTO mandate is really about
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Dominick Reuter | Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Walmart's chief people officer, Donna Morris, commented similarly in a memo announcing the layoffs and relocations earlier that week. She wrote that working in an office would help workers collaborate, innovate, and "move even faster." Still, some employees continued working remotely, and several satellite offices remained open in cities like Atlanta, Dallas, Toronto, and Seattle. He also said he doesn't think the company is using this RTO mandate as a cover for achieving cost savings through workforce reductions, commonly referred to as "quiet firing," but that it's more part of Walmart's ethos. For the remote worker BI spoke with, the next few weeks will be filled with uncertainty.

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☆ A millennial CEO launched a fully remote tech company. He says hybrid work is the worst of both worlds.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. "The point of it was to be silly and to put people in different environments and situations where they could create new networks and pathways to people in the company," Pitt said. 'It's easy to look busy'Another way the company tackles remote work for an employee base spread around the world is to cluster some functions. Rather than dwelling on where workers work, a big focus is on developing trust, Pitt said. AdvertisementAnd, Pitt said, if workers care about the mission, it doesn't matter whether they work in an office or from afar.

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☆ A former Facebook director says managers need to kill the weekly 1:1 meeting. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA former Facebook director thinks the weekly 1:1 meeting with your manager needs a reboot. AdvertisementAgarwal suggested bosses give feedback every three to six months rather than weekly. But it's what "good" managers did," Agarwal wrote of the weekly appointments. Instead, Agarwal suggested that bosses should save themselves and their direct reports' time to focus on getting work done and making the company successful. Weekly 1:1s undermine this," he wrote.

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☆ 1 in 3 senior execs say a return-to-office mandate is pushing them to quit
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. That earlier survey also found that 19% of non-exec workers would likewise quit if forced to pick up their commute again. AdvertisementOgawa said the findings were also notable because high-up executives are often the people tasked with implementing RTO mandates. That's a big drop from a prior survey in 2023, when 62% of CEOs held that expectation. Advertisement"They might not be looking to retain folks who wouldn't want to come back to the office," she said.

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☆ Tesla, Google, and Microsoft won't stop laying people off. Here's why that could backfire.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The recent quip on Blind came from a worker at a large tech company commenting on word of more job cuts at Google. There's little doubt that for some tech workers, this gallows humor feels spot-on after waves of layoffs at some of the industry's biggest names — including Google, Microsoft, and Tesla. Elon Musk told staff last month that Tesla will lay off 10% of its workers. Advertisement"They think that their brand is bulletproof," Cascio said, referring to big-name tech companies.

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☆ I've been offered every job I've interviewed for. Here are 5 questions I ask interviewers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

She shared her strategy for acing job interviews, which includes having five key questions ready. She recently posted a TikTok about five questions she has ready for a job interview. Lindstrom says she believes asking at least some of these questions is why she's always landed a role she interviewed for. I really drove home that it doesn't stop at 5 p.m. My job stops when my job is done. I wanted my audience to know that asking about it is so important because if you're miserable in your job, you're only setting yourself up to fail.

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☆ The likely reason your résumé got rejected
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Although the recent grad didn't have tech experience, to Weaver, he'd shown longevity with a company and a desire to take on more responsibility. "The ATS doesn't care. "They don't have time to really parse through a résumé and think if someone may or may not be a fit. Weaver said taking these steps makes it less likely that a résumé will be set aside when a recruiter sorts for certain attributes. Don't fear the etherIt's understandable why people would stress over whether an ATS would block their résumé.

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