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☆ Government workers who want a new job amid Elon Musk's efficiency plans may have to tap the 'hidden job market'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementWith the threat of cutbacks, some government workers might look to shift to the private sector. Experts advise networking and making résumé adjustments for transitioning to private sector roles. She said she's already seen an uptick in inquiries from federal workers looking to beef up their résumés and explore life in the private sector. Stepped-up job growth in the private sector could worsen problems that some government agencies have had in attracting people, according to Poulson, the attorney. He said he would advise public sector workers who have a choice to consider how careers in government often span many power shifts in politics.

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☆ It's time to stop humblebragging about how busy we are
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Busy calendars can be seen as a status symbol yet can lead to burnout, an executive coach told BI. It's not uncommon for Brandon Dock to hear from execs that they're too busy to meet. "So you could either be busy every day for the next five weeks, as you claim, or you could take a half hour," Dock said. "If you have a very busy calendar, some workers use this as a status symbol," Leussink said. "I have a couple of clients that are really going through some pretty heavy burnout right now, based on their calendars," Walker said.

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☆ Why the C-suite is getting so big
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Beyond the usual top jobs, some organizations now have chief experience officers, chief AI-ethics officers, and chief transformation officers. LinkedIn said in September that those were the fastest-growing C-suite roles on its platform from 2022 to 2023. Janet SherlockBut she said a lineup that includes a chief marketing officer, a chief information officer, and a chief customer-experience officer might indicate insufficient internal coordination. "Do I need a customer-experience officer whenever I have a chief commercial officer, a chief information officer, and a chief marketing officer?" Wiggins said that's why there's more pressure on C-suite leaders to act as a well-informed unit of experts rather than technical specialists.

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☆ Employers seeking skilled workers often overlook military veterans
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Veterans can face challenges translating their military skills to civilian roles. Employers too often overlook or discount the experience veterans bring, a report found. These advocates for hiring veterans said that by looking a little closer at the skills undergirding veterans' experience, employers could help plug gaps in their workforces. Yet at the same time, employers often overlook or discount military experience, LinkedIn found. From there, Dickman said, Hire Heroes USA can go to employers and point to the abilities a veteran, service member, or military spouse possesses.

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☆ LinkedIn has seen an increase in users who list preferred pronouns despite 'woke' backlash
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

LinkedIn has seen a 29% increase this year in users who list their preferred pronouns. AdvertisementDetractors might consider it woke, but more professionals are including their preferred pronouns on their LinkedIn profiles. LinkedIn added space for users to include their preferred pronouns in their profiles in March 2021. Cooper, who said she doesn't indicate preferred pronouns, said that for some people sharing their pronouns can signal support for marginalized groups. She said that, ultimately, while some people find comfort in sharing their preferred pronouns, what that says about a person might be limited.

Persons: —, John Deere, Davidson, it's, Michael West, Kathryn Bond Stockton, Stockton, Minjae Ormes, Davina Cooper, Cooper, she's, John Organizations: LinkedIn, Service, Harley, University of Utah, King's College London Locations: Australia

☆ Indeed prepares for 2025 rollout of its new AI tool, Pathfinder, which aims to help job seekers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Julia Hood | Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Indeed is launching an AI-powered tool called Pathfinder to help job seekers discover career paths. Jessica Jensen, Indeed's chief marketing officer, said the focus will be on positioning Indeed as a "livelong talent agent." The new product comes as job seekers report profound frustration with the hiring process, citing indignities like "ghost jobs" and overwhelming competition. Related storiesThe company's internal marketing team is executing the product launch, and channels will include email, events, and job seeker content. "Outreach on the part of employers is so valuable and drives better results for job seekers and employers."

Persons: Jessica Jensen, —, Chris Hyams, Hyames, you've, Hymes, " Hyams, it's, Jessice Jensen, Jensen Organizations: Service, Pathfinder, BI, Companies

☆ What Trump's election victory means for job seekers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Executives focused on hiring told Business Insider that the newfound clarity is already making some employers more willing to post jobs. "Our phone was basically ringing off the hook with companies looking to hire," Lief Larson, CEO of Salesfolks, a staffing firm focused on sales roles, told BI. "We're seeing a pretty healthy number of roles planning to be posted in January, probably more than we even expected," Volberg told BI. A postelection rush to hireAaron Cleavinger, a managing partner at Murdoch Mason Executive Search Group, told BI that he's been "inundated" with new search requests from clients since the election. Rahbar said reductions to immigration could hurt industries beyond agriculture and construction, including tech.

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☆ 'Adjourn, adjourn, adjourn' — Trump is expected to use new status as president-elect to delay hush-money sentencing
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Laura Italiano | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementDonald Trump will use his new status as president-elect in a renewed effort to challenge his upcoming sentencing on his Manhattan hush-money conviction, legal experts predicted Wednesday. A US District Court judge rejected that effort in September, and it remains under appeal by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. "Any of those tracks can get you to the US Supreme Court pretty fast, if that's his goal," Paradis said. REUTERS/Jane RosenbergA 'unique place in this nation's history'Merchan addressed the unique circumstances of prosecuting, trying, and sentencing Trump in September, when he agreed to delay the sentencing for a second time. "A state judge is now potentially setting himself up to sentence the most powerful federal officer in the world."

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Trump has vowed to fire the special prosecutor who brought two federal cases against him. His win may largely free Trump from dealing with his criminal cases for the foreseeable future, experts told Business Insider. Here's what will happen with Trump's four criminal cases — two federal and two state — moving forward. Related Video All the ways Donald Trump wins from the Supreme Court immunity rulingDonald Trump confers with his defense lawyer Todd Blanche in his hush-money trial before New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan. AdvertisementIn July, the US Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion that provides presidents with broad protection from being prosecuted for official acts while in office.

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☆ How companies are looking to cash in on Election Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

For many Americans, election night is a chance to blow off steam after an intense few months of campaigning that included a last-minute candidate switch and two assassination attempts. The homebodies are also set to make their economic mark on election night. In 2020, one food delivery company showed sales increased 20% on election night compared to the Tuesday prior. With tensions high, the country is bracing for civil unrest after the election , writes BI's Katie Balevic. The 2024 presidential race is already the most litigated in history, with more than 200 pending preelection lawsuits across 40 states , writes BI's Natalie Musumeci.

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☆ Trump still has 4 criminal indictments waiting for him — here's what happens if he wins or loses
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementNot only is the presidency on the line for Donald Trump in the 2024 election, but so are his four criminal indictments. Here's what will happen with Trump's four criminal cases — two federal and two state — if he wins or loses this year's presidency. AdvertisementDonald Trump confers with hush-money defense lawyer Todd Blanche before New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan. If reelected president, Trump could ask his attorney general to fire Smith. In July, the US Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion that provides presidents with broad protection from being prosecuted for their official acts.

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☆ Worries about the election could be cutting into some workers' productivity
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Anxiety over the US election could be hurting some workers' productivity. One boss is considering letting his employees work remotely in the weeks after the election. She said some workers will be busy hitting refresh on news and social sites, looking for insight into how the election might swing. Yet that doesn't mean being overly indulgent or letting workers focus too long on issues that aren't germane to the business. Despite the widespread election worries, not every indicator signals that the vexing political climate is throwing off most workers.

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With evolving workplace priorities, the Workforce Innovation board also predicted which new roles might emerge in the C-suite, including "chief transformation officer" and "chief experience officer." AdvertisementTim Paradis: We've seen new C-suite roles emerge in recent years, like chief AI officer and chief ethics officer. Then, while there is a "chief AI officer" role that's picking up, there is also a lot of focus on automation. Pittman: I think that a lot of these roles — whether it's chief diversity officer, chief risk officer, chief digital officer — are really about building new competencies that are not widely spread. AdvertisementThe number of companies naming chief transformation officers grew about 140% over the last couple of years.

Persons: Maggie Hulce, Julia Hood, Alicia Pittman, Neil Murray, that's, Kenon Chen, Anant Adya, everybody's, Justina Nixon, Saintil, We've, we've, Borgonovo, Tim Paradis, Nixon, It's, Pittman, Chen, isn't Organizations: Business, Workforce Innovation, Boston Consulting, Clear, Infosys, IBM, Saintil, Mastercard

☆ Microsoft is still spending massively on AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Investors have been focused on Big Tech AI spending and returns. That's a worry at Microsoft partly because feedback on the company's Copilot AI has been mixed. Others have been concerned that Big Tech spending on artificial intelligence is outpacing results. Goldman said Microsoft has been counting on its AI Copilot and other generative AI efforts at Windows, Edge, and Microsoft 365 to draw enterprise clients. AdvertisementMuch of Microsoft's spending has been going toward data centers, graphics processing units, and other AI projects.

Persons: —, Jeremy Goldman, Goldman, it's, Satya Nadella, Francine McKenna Organizations: Investors, Big Tech, Service, Microsoft, Apple, Windows, Bloomberg Locations: Redmond, Washington, OpenAI

☆ Smells Like Teen Spirit: Inside Gen Z's Luxury Perfume Obsession
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Eve Upton-Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

AdvertisementBehind the booming appetite for new smells is Gen Z. AdvertisementIf there's one thing Gen Z loves, it's a name for something. Under the handle @juliaperfumery, she shares perfume reviews for her primarily Gen Z audience against the backdrop of her New York City apartment's perfume closet. "If there's one thing Gen Z loves, it's a name for something," O'Toole says. There are back-to-school scents, scents to win your ex back, scents to smell like Vanessa Paradis in Paris in the '90s — the list goes on.

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☆ Boeing's new CEO is taking on the ultimate management test
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Tim Paradis | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Boeing's still-new CEO, Kelly Ortberg, faces urgent challenges, including a worker strike. Ortberg is focusing on communication, trust, and future innovation at Boeing to get the company on the right path. Ortberg, in a letter released to employees along with the company's third-quarter results, said Boeing's customers want — and need — the company to succeed. "With the right focus and culture, we can be an iconic company and aerospace leader once again," he wrote. "When you feel that the CEO is with you, and the CEO is feeling your pain, it makes it more tolerable and provides hope for the future," Franklin said.

Persons: Boeing's, Kelly Ortberg, Ortberg, —, we've, Bill George, George, he's, Rosalind Franklin, Boyden, Franklin, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, who's, Mary Barra, Alan Mulally, Sonnenfeld, haven't, Richard Aboulafia, they're, Aboulafia Organizations: Boeing, Service, Harvard Business School, Yale School of Management, Yale's, Leadership, General Motors, Ford, GM Locations: Seattle

☆ Elon Musk is going 'founder mode' in his bid to get Donald Trump elected
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Musk is now deploying his trademark intensity, money, and norm-smashing to elevate a brand beyond his business empire: Donald Trump. Musk going Founder Mode is compelling to many. It could mean more of them become invested in Trump's campaign than might have otherwise, Ferrari Braun said. Ferrari Braun said Musk uses his celebrity to get people to buy into a vision. "He's trying to do the same thing for the election," Ferrari Braun said.

Persons: Elon, Donald Trump, Musk, —, Elon Musk, Brian Ott, Trump, Harris, It's, Agustin Ferrari Braun, Ferrari Braun Organizations: Pro, Trump America PAC, Service, Twitter, Trump, Business, Department of Communication, Media, Journalism, Missouri State University, The New York Times, Siena, University of Amsterdam, Tesla Locations: Pennsylvania, America, Swatara Township, Butler , Pennsylvania

☆ More employers say they don't care if you went to college. Most still seem to.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Employers might not ask if you have a degree, but many still care, a labor market expert told BI. AdvertisementDeming said many employers look upon a worker with a four-year degree as an investment — one that can be molded into what the firm wants. "What people are looking for, because it's the easiest and laziest filter, is a four-year degree from a 'good school,'" he said. "He's been the finalist for five different positions where they said, 'You're actually the best candidate we interviewed, but we require a four-year degree,'" Hyams said. Often, that might mean a four-year degree.

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☆ Meta layoffs are the latest sign that constant job cuts are the new Big Tech normal
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

After shedding workers in sweeping layoffs in late 2022 and early 2023, many tech companies are adopting a more methodical, department-by-department approach to making cuts. Related storiesIndeed surveyed more than 1,100 US tech workers from early to late June. Fagan said some tech workers are drawn to the flexibility that contingent or part-time roles can offer. Yet, ultimately, she said, tech is the #1 industry tech workers historically want to work in. Advertisement"It's not like they're going out and massively hiring and then doing layoffs," Fagan said.

Persons: —, Andy Welfle's, Welfle, he'd, Cruise, Zeile, Linsey Fagan, Fagan, It's, they're, " Fagan, Mark Zuckerberg, Dice's Zeile, Zuckerberg, they've, Indeed's Fagan, it's Organizations: Meta, Service, Microsoft, Reality Labs, Google, LinkedIn Locations: Silicon Valley

☆ Job seekers are getting increasingly bold by 'cheating' in interviews — and AI is making it worse
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Job seekers sometimes use AI to cheat in interviews, which highlights flaws in the hiring process. It can feel like there are endless ways to dupe a hiring manager in a job interview — especially one that doesn't involve meeting IRL. It all points to a hiring process that can be terrible for job seekers — and for employers. Is using AI during a job interview cheating? Kanny uses reviews from a job candidate's colleagues — past and present — to rate the person's integrity, accountability, respect, humility, confidence, and grit.

Persons: —, Lindsey Zuloaga, Greg Yang, he'd, claude, Yang, HireVue's, Zuloaga, Kirthiga Reddy, Reddy, Sean Vassilaros, It's, Octavius A, Newman, didn't, Jennifer Schielke, Schielke, Ravin, Mercer, I'm Organizations: Service, Executives, xAI, Employers, Facebook, BI, Group Solutions Locations: India, South Asia

☆ I tried a tool that lets your coworkers rate your character. The startup behind it wants employers to use it for hiring.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Kanny is a startup that uses character assessments to improve the hiring processes for employers. My coworkers — geniuses, all — made the evaluation using a tool from the startup Kanny, which aims to improve hiring by assessing what it calls a job candidate's work character. It is character," Kanny CEO and cofounder Sean Vassilaros told me. Yet the control that job seekers have, Vassilaros said, is in shaping the narrative of who they are. Samuels has also seen job seekers pass along proprietary information from their current employer to try to impress a prospective boss.

Persons: —, Sean Vassilaros, It's, Kanny, Vassilaros, I'm, whittle, Kyle Samuels, Samuels, Rebecca Arnold, Root, she's, Arnold, they've, you've Organizations: Service, Creative Talent, Consulting, LinkedIn Locations: Patagonia, Kanny

☆ Satya Nadella reportedly calls 2 different CEOs every day — and has 2 favorite questions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jaures Yip | Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Microsoft's CEO likes to schedule daily calls with CEOs to expand his network, The Information reported. Satya Nadella's networking reportedly includes leaders from AI but also non-tech industries. AdvertisementSatya Nadella's daily routine consists of waking up at 7 a.m., practicing mindfulness exercises, and, in a new twist, apparently making multiple phone calls to different CEOs. The Microsoft CEO reportedly asks staff to set up two calls a day with other executives of various companies, according to a new report from The Information detailing Nadella's networking strategies. Nadella, who reportedly remained in close contact with Suleyman for several years, eventually hired him to head up Microsoft AI.

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☆ Google's CEO explains what the company looks for in entry-level job applicants
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Job seekers often face a tougher tech job market; firms are demanding more entry-level roles. AdvertisementLanding a job in techOf course, it's little surprise that most candidates would take the job, given that it's a prestigious company. Tech veteran David Jolles previously told BI that he'd moved to the Atlanta area after about four decades in Silicon Valley. He previously told BI that, little surprise, people who want to nail a job interview should make sure they're prepared. Beyond that, he said, job candidates should have stories ready about topics like a successful project they completed or a career highlight.

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☆ Why so many entry-level jobs aren't entry-level
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

"That's really frustrating for entry-level job seekers like me," Goyenka told Business Insider. AdvertisementShe told BI that the volume of vacancies for entry-level tech roles has been declining for about three years in several countries where Generation operates. Generation found in a survey that 94% of employers required that applicants for entry-level tech jobs have experience working in a related field. Beyond raising their standards for entry-level positions, some employers in various industries simply aren't posting as many of these jobs. In a prior role, he spent more than 15 years filling staff-level tech jobs.

Persons: —, Goyenka, He's, Daniel Zhao, Mona Mourshed, they've, Mourshed, Jason Henninger, Heller, Henninger, Corey Moss, Pech, Moss, It's, Jennifer Neef, Neef, Rod Danan Organizations: Service, Business, Glassdoor, LinkedIn, Arizona State University, BI, Employers, Florida State University, University of Illinois, Illini, Tech, Arizona State grad Locations: Bellevue , Washington, Urbana, Champaign

☆ Leaders from BCG, Infosys, AARP, and more predict how AI will transform top companies in the next 12 months
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Julia Hood | Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

During a virtual roundtable, we asked Business Insider's Workforce Innovation board to tell us how AI would transform companies over the next year. How will the most innovative companies be transformed by AI over the next 12 months? Last year, we had an AI challenge across the company, and a huge percentage of our employees participated. There are a lot of different points of view on what AI will and will not do and how quickly. And that the promise we think AI is going to deliver will probably take longer than we think to come to fruition.

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