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☆ How to know when to walk away from a job offer: ‘A red flag is there for a reason,’ says expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

As a jobseeker, it's easy to feel like any job opportunity is a good one. "Getting to a job offer is a great thing," says Amanda Augustine, career expert at TopResume. Here's how to tell if a job opportunity is right for you, and how to walk away if it's not. If the offer they give you can't match your must-haves — even after you've tried negotiating — it might be time to walk away. The second reason a job might not be the right opportunity is that you detect it has a certain environment that wouldn't be best for you.

Persons: Amanda Augustine, it's, Stacie Haller, you've, Augustine, Haller

☆ The 3 biggest red flags I’ve seen interviewing for jobs: 'It does not get better once you work there,' says expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

For some employers, these might seem like red flags — and I didn't get any of those jobs. But on my journey as a candidate, I've noticed some questionable behavior on the part of my prospective employers as well. Here are some of the red flags I've seen in job interviews and what career experts advise doing should these kinds of interactions happen to you. One company cancelled an interview—and later ghosted meOne job interview process presented several eyebrow-raising moments. Another company cut the role as we were interviewingAnother employer changed course during the interview process.

Persons: I've, might've, Stacie Haller, I'd, Amanda Augustine, Augustine

☆ Don’t apply for a job just to use it as leverage: ‘It is a bridge burner’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Whatever the reason, it might occur to you to try to get a new job opportunity just to leverage it for something better. "For me, the short answer is no," says Amanda Augustine, career expert at TopResume. If you're interested in a job, you apply and get the offer, that's a different situation. In the same way you'd be wasting your time, you'd also be wasting your prospective employer's. "If you're going to put [the job offer] out there," says Augustine, "oftentimes employers will see that as an ultimatum and they will say sayonara."

Persons: you've, haven't, isn't, Amanda Augustine, I'm, Stacie Haller, Augustine, you'd, Haller, DON'T

☆ China is menacing Taiwan with a drone swarm attack — and the US is playing catch-up
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Creating a 'Hellscape'Drones could be deployed by China to swarm over Taiwan and guide high-precision missile strikes, experts told Business Insider. Numbers countBut countering China's drone capability is in part a numbers game, and this is where Taiwan and the US currently fall short. When combined with other Chinese drone companies, that share goes up to well above 80%, it said. AdvertisementThis method would be vital for tracking and disabling some of the smaller drones China might use in an attack on Taiwan, said Pettyjohn. Advertisement"Currently the US and Taiwan do not have sufficient air defenses and CUAS [counter drone] systems to deal with the Chinese drone threat," she said.

Persons: —, it's, China's, Adm, Samuel Paparo, Paparo, Stacie Pettyjohn, Xi Jinping, he'd, Zak Kallenborn, Ercin, Teng Yun, Pettyjohn, Weeks, John Aquilino, Sean Gallup, Kallenborn, We've Organizations: Service, Pacific Command, Washington, People's Liberation Army, Center, New, New American Security, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Financial Times, The New York Times, US Army, Armed Services Committee, Institute for Economics, Peace Locations: China, Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, New American, US, Ukrainian, Philadelphia, Ukraine, United States, Pettyjohn

☆ 5 things you should always have on your résumé and 8 items to leave out
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Business Insider asked experts about what job seekers do and don't need to have on a résumé. But beware: What you include and leave out and how your résumé looks could shape your chances of getting hired. With that in mind, job seekers may want to leave out certain things on their résumé that potential employers don't really care about. Don't make the résumé unreadable and unprofessionalNorton said she would move on if a résumé was in "unprofessional formatting." Don't include a line about referencesHaller said people include on their résumé "references available upon requests."

Persons: —, Stacie Haller, ResumeBuilder.com, They're, Vicki Salemi, There's, Maggie Norton, we've, Haller, Norton, Salemi, it's, résumés, I've, It's Organizations: Service

☆ This couple bought a 110-year-old schoolhouse for $175,000 sight unseen and converted it into their family home—take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Stacie Grissom and Sean Wilson lived in New York City for almost a decade, and then the covid-19 pandemic hit. Stacie Grissom and Sean WilsonAfter the couple closed on the former schoolhouse, the real work began. Despite how hard the renovation was for the couple, Grissom says her favorite part was getting to work alongside her dad. Stacie Grissom and Sean WilsonAmid ongoing renovations, the couple and their now two kids moved into the home in September of this year. Stacie Grissom and Sean Wilson

Persons: Stacie Grissom, Sean Wilson, Grissom, Wilson, Kate Wilson, Franklin, hadn't, Sean Wilson Grissom, we've, It's, they're Organizations: CNBC, Union, Graded, Johnson, Museum Locations: New York City, BarkBox, Franklin , Indiana, Indianapolis, New York, Indiana

☆ Job interviews: How young people can ace them
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Megan Rathmell thought she’d bombed her job interview earlier this year, assuming her nervousness and lack of preparation had cost her the opportunity. SDI Productions/E+/Getty ImagesWhat Rathmell learned from her boss mirrors what hiring managers say: Some Gen Z college graduates are unprepared for job interviews or behave unprofessionally during job interviews. Some people think they can just wing a job interview, said Stacie Haller, chief career advisor at ResumeBuilder. How to handle the actual job interviewDressing professionally for both in-person and virtual interviews is important regardless of whether it’s for a fast-food restaurant, retail store or office job, experts said. When you’re given the chance to ask questions, ask what you’ve prepared.

Persons: Megan Rathmell, she’d, “, ”, Rathmell, unprofessionally, Nathan Mondragon, Mondragon, Stacie Haller, Haller, you’ve, it’s, Nicolas Roulin, you’ll, Roulin, they’re, don’t, —, you’re, they’ll Organizations: CNN, SDI, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Saint Mary’s University, United, Services Locations: Virginia, ResumeBuilder, Canada, Colorado, New York

☆ QVC to add USA Pickleball to its home shopping experience
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

QVC , the owner of home shopping networks on TV and streaming, has signed a deal with USA Pickleball to bring the sport to its platforms. In a multiyear partnership, QVC has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights of USA Pickleball, the national governing body of the sport. The deal begins with USA Pickleball's 2024 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships in November, which will be featured on QVC's free streaming platform, QVC+/HSN+. As part of the partnership, QVC will also be the exclusive retail industry partner of USA Pickleball. More than 5 million women over the age of 45 actively play the sport, according to QVC and USA Pickleball.

Persons: Thomas Wilson, Ross Whittaker, Christopher Haworth, John Malone's, Annette Dunleavy, Pickleball, Philipps, Stacie Tedesco Organizations: Pro Mens Doubles, Brookhaven Country Club, QVC, USA, Retail, Professional Pickleball, Tennis, Qurate Retail Locations: Dallas , Texas, USA, America, U.S

☆ Deleted tweets, canceled events, erased endorsements: How Republicans are fleeing from Mark Robinson
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Andrew Kaczynski | Em Steck | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

She also deleted a post calling Robinson “North Carolina’s next governor.” Buckhout appears to have deleted five tweets in total. Dave Boliek, the GOP candidate for state auditor in North Carolina, appears to have deleted a Facebook post featuring Robinson from August 2024. Dave Boliek, who is running for state auditor, deleted a post showing him and Mark Robinson together in August. Outside of North Carolina, national Republicans and conservative activist and advocacy groups have distanced themselves from Robinson. Bill Lee, the chair of the Republican Governors Association, also pulled his endorsement and canceled a RGA fundraiser in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Persons: Mark Robinson, Robinson, Laurie Buckhout, ” Buckhout, Dave Boliek, Sen, Lisa Stone Barnes, Bill Ward, Stacie McGinn, ”, Allen Chesser, McGinn, I’m, ” Hal Weatherman, “, Thom Tillis, CNN’s Manu Raju, we’ve, ” Tillis, Robinson doesn’t, Ted Budd, Virginia Foxx, hasn’t, Foxx, Brian Kemp, Bill Lee, Vance, Trump, –, Josh Stein Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Republican, NAZI, US, Congressional, House, GOP, Wayback, State, District, North Carolina Republicans, North Carolina, Punchbowl News, Gov, . Tennessee Gov, Republican Governors Association, Trump, Dakota, National Rifle Association, Facebook Locations: North Carolina, North Carolina’s, Carolina’s, Mecklenburg County, South Mecklenburg County, Washington, North, Georgia, Greensboro , North Carolina, Wisconsin, Johnston County , North Carolina

☆ Russia will be ‘at war’ with NATO if Ukraine long-range missile restrictions lifted, Putin warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Avery Schmitz | Michael Conte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“This will mean that NATO countries – the United States and European countries – are at war with Russia,” Putin told reporters on Thursday. US officials have expressed concerns that allowing Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia could escalate the conflict and cause Russia to further accuse the US of being part of the war. Blinken said he discussed the restrictions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and would report back to President Biden. On Tuesday, the bipartisan congressional Ukraine caucus called on Biden to allow Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia with the long-range weapons. The United States already does provide intelligence to Ukraine, and has previously assisted in the targeting, although not with the long-range systems currently being considered.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, ” Putin, Joe Biden’s, Antony Blinken, we’ll, ” Blinken, Andrii Sybiha, David Lammy, Blinken, Volodymyr Zelensky, Biden, Putin, Stacie Pettyjohn, CNN’s Alex Marquardt, Rustem Umerov, William Courtney, ”, Michael Callahan, Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Lex Harvey Organizations: CNN, NATO, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Britain’s, Biden, Republicans, West, United, Center, New American Security, Belbek Airbase, Tactical Missile, Ukrainian Defense, RAND Corporation Locations: Ukraine, Moscow, United States, Russia, Kyiv, Blinken’s Ukraine, Russian, Belbek, Crimea, Ukrainian, Iran, US

☆ A millennial couple bought a $175,000 schoolhouse sight unseen. They love it now, but aren't sure they'd do it again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Stacie Grissom and Sean Wilson bought a $175,000 schoolhouse in the small town they grew up in. The couple, who are high school sweethearts, lived in New York before deciding to return to Indiana. They fell in love with the property over FaceTime and bought it without ever seeing it in person. Grissom, 36, told Business Insider that she and Sean Wilson, 35, are high school sweethearts who grew up just three minutes apart. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Stacie Grissom, Sean Wilson, —, Indianapolis —, Grissom Organizations: Service, Indiana, Business Locations: New York, Indiana, New York City, Franklin, Indianapolis

☆ Chair yoga is not just for older people. It’s good for everyone, especially the desk-bound
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Chair yoga is traditional yoga performed while sitting in or using a chair. Many people assume it’s an exercise for older adults, as chair yoga classes often target this demographic. But chair yoga is great for everyone, no matter your age, especially if you’re glued to your desk most of the day. Scores of companies also offer free chair yoga to their employees specifically for stress reduction and improved health. Chair yoga, such as seated twists, is traditional yoga performed while sitting in or using a chair.

Persons: That’s, Stacie, ” Dooreck, Dooreck, Ansley Davis, ” Davis, “ It’s, “, you’re, Davis, Tatyana Maximova, Melanie Radzicki McManus Organizations: CNN’s, CNN, Healthcare, San Francisco Bay Area Locations: Larkspur , California, San Francisco Bay, Chicago

☆ Showing up to work early and staying late won't get you ahead—here's what will, says career expert of 30 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ambitious workers get a lot of advice early in their career about how to get ahead. One common tip is: Be among the first to arrive at the office and the last to leave to show your boss you're committed to the job. Looking back, Doe recognizes that the well-intentioned advice often comes with the caveat that working long hours shows your dedication to your work at the expense of your personal time and life. "I didn't have any sort of work-life harmony in my life," says Doe, who now runs her own marketing agency, Verbatim. Stacie Haller, chief career advisor at ResumeBuilder with over 30 years of recruiting experience, agrees.

Persons: Brianna Doe, Doe, we've, Stacie Haller Organizations: CNBC

☆ 6 things you could be doing wrong if you're struggling to get a job
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementBut for job seekers who are struggling, there are ways you can try to improve your odds. Related storiesHaller said job seekers should reply to a job posting within 24 hours "to at least have a shot to be in the mix." That's how long Haller said job seekers have "to capture somebody's attention by your résumé or by your profile." Haller said job seekers may want to see who they can contact at the company beforehand. Getz said "to be cautious about how often you're following up" because you're not the only job candidate a hiring manager is talking to.

Persons: —, Leanne Getz, Stacie Haller, ResumeBuilder.com, Haller, Gabrielle Davis, I'm, Davis, company's, Getz, it's, I've, you've, doesn't Organizations: Service, of Labor Statistics, Business, LinkedIn Locations: mhoff@businessinsider.com

☆ The resume mistake that will land it in the 'no pile,' according to a hiring expert of 30-plus years
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

It's easy to mass apply to job openings online, but if you don't have a solid resume, you're not making the most of your efforts. One specific detail is cause for immediate rejection, says Stacie Haller, chief career advisor at Resume Builder. "If I see a picture, that's going in the no pile," says Haller, who has over 30 years of staffing and recruiting experience. Recruiters are critical of anything that feels out of date, Haller says, and some details could add bias to the hiring process. Here are other details that should be scrubbed from your resume, according to Haller:

Persons: Stacie Haller, Haller, ageism Locations: Haller

☆ 4 in 10 companies say they've posted a fake job this year—what that actually means
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

As many as 4 in 10 companies say they've posted a "fake job listing" this year, and 3 in 10 companies say they're currently advertising for a role that isn't real. It's also worth noting that while this proportion of companies say they've posted a fake job, that doesn't mean the same share of their listings are fake. Still, a majority, 7 in 10, hiring managers say the practice of posting fake job listings is "morally acceptable." Finally, hiring managers say they keep fake listings up in order to collect resumes to keep on file for later. Cold applying to job listings may be 'a last resort'Knowing how many job listings might not be real doesn't exactly inspire confidence in online job boards.

Persons: they've, It's, Stacie Haller, who's, Haller, ZipRecruiter, that's, it's, there's Organizations: CNBC, LinkedIn

☆ 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

☆ The retirement Catch-22
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Ann C. Logue | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The current Social Security retirement age is 67, but most Americans depart the workforce earlier than that. Instead of making it easier for Americans to save for retirement and work as long (or as short) as they want, Fink is setting up a catch-22: The economy needs aging Americans to work longer, but many companies simply don't want them. One of Button's studies looked at "bridge jobs , " part-time jobs in administration or retail that many people use to ease into retirement and cushion their finances. The same year, Scripps Medical Clinic in San Diego was ordered to pay $6.9 million for setting a mandatory retirement age for physicians of 70, regardless of the doctors' interest or abilities. And some older workers have heard all the corporate buzzwords and blather before, so they don't buy into management's sloganeering, rendering them "difficult."

Persons: Larry Fink, behemoth BlackRock, Fink, Daniel Ross, Ross, he's, Emily Dickens, SHRM's, We've, Stacie Haller, Patrick Button, Button, ResumeBuilder.com, Gen, we've, Mother Jones, Lilly Organizations: Social Security, Lawyers, Society, Human Resources Management, US Chamber of Commerce, Tulane University, IBM, Employment, Commission, Scripps Medical Clinic, Employers Locations: Down, Texas, Austin, San Diego

☆ Retirement Crisis: Boomers Need to Work Longer, No One Will Hire Them
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Ann C. Logue | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

In order to avoid economic catastrophe, he argued, people should save more money and work longer. The current Social Security retirement age is 67, but most Americans depart the workforce earlier than that. For one, many older people cannot work because of a disability or because they need to care for someone else with a disability. And some older workers have heard all the corporate buzzwords and blather before, so they don't buy into management's sloganeering, rendering them "difficult." He's asking people who have not yet retired to work longer than their elders did and to save even more money, without changing the systematic barriers to either.

☆ The Ukraine war exposed serious flaws in some of the most sophisticated US weapons systems
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Analysts say the US is gaining invaluable insights into the flaws of some of its most important weapons and military production systems. AdvertisementA shortage in weaponsThe Ukraine war has exposed problems not just with the quality of weapons, but with the US' capacity to produce them in the quantity Ukraine needs. "The biggest problem that the Ukraine war has exposed with American weapons is that the Pentagon simply does not buy enough munitions for a large-scale protracted conflict," said Pettyjohn. AdvertisementShe added that the recent Ukraine aid bill, which also contains billions for US weapons production, doesn't fix the problem. But though the war has posed serious conundrums for Pentagon chiefs, it's also shown that many of its weapons systems remain much better than those of its opponents.

Persons: —, Scott Peterson, Pettyjohn, it's Organizations: Service, Business, Getty, Center, New, New American Security, Ukrainian, Russia, Pentagon Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Ukrainian, New American, Afghanistan, Russia, United States

☆ A third of hiring managers don't want to hire Gen Z or older workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

About one-third of hiring managers in a survey admitted bias against Gen Zers or older candidates. That's because, according to a survey from Resume Builder, 36% of hiring managers said they were biased against Gen Z candidates. So why are some hiring managers not down with younger or older workers? Among the hiring managers who admitted to bias against Gen Z job seekers, more than three-quarters cited younger workers' lack of experience. Nearly two-thirds were worried older candidates would experience health problems, and almost half of all hiring managers identified worries that older workers didn't have sufficient experience with technology.

Persons: Gen Zers, —, Gen, Ageism, Stacie Haller, Haller, Zers, Barbara Corcoran, Gen Z, Nobody Organizations: Service, Facebook, Employment Opportunity Commission

☆ A surprisingly large percentage of hiring managers don't want to hire Gen Zers — or older workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Persons: Gen Zers, —, Gen, Ageism, Stacie Haller, Haller, Zers, Barbara Corcoran, Gen Z, Nobody Organizations: Service, Facebook, Employment Opportunity Commission

☆ Sydell L. Miller, Self-Made Eyelash and Hair Care Mogul, Dies at 86
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Alex Traub | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Sydell L. Miller, a self-made beauty mogul who went from the stay-at-home wife of a Cleveland salon owner to a Palm Beach mansion so immense that it was said to take an hour to walk through all of its rooms, died on Feb. 25 at her home in Cleveland. Her daughter Stacie Halpern confirmed the death. Ms. Miller had various health issues, including serious heart problems dating to the early 1990s; Ms. Halpern said that a combination of factors had recently caused her mother’s health to decline. Ms. Miller and her husband, Arnold Miller, created two dominant brands: Ardell, the industry standard for abundant and shapely false eyelashes, and Matrix Essentials, which has often been described as the nation’s largest manufacturer of salon products and was the primary source of Ms. Miller’s fortune. In 1994, two years after her husband’s death, Bristol Myers Squibb bought Matrix from Ms. Miller for $400 million.

Persons: Miller, Stacie Halpern, Halpern, Arnold Miller Organizations: Bristol Myers Squibb Locations: Cleveland

☆ Ukraine's war has shown the US its expensive GPS-guided munitions aren't as effective as it thought: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Pentagon is learning lessons from the Ukraine war. It's changing the way the Pentagon plans for war, The Washington Post has reported. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Pettyjohn told the Post that the US had almost certainly taken note of the fact that Ukraine was using older artillery, guided to their targets using sensors and drones. AdvertisementHimars rockets cost about $240,000 each, and in 2022 were deployed effectively by Ukraine to take out Russian targets behind the front lines in precision strikes.

Persons: —, Stacie Pettyjohn, Pettyjohn Organizations: Washington Post, Service, Center, New, New American Security, Post, National Defense Locations: Ukraine, New American, Russia

☆ Ukraine's war has shown the US its expensive missiles aren't as effective as it thought: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Pentagon is learning lessons from the Ukraine war. The conflict has shown its missiles are vulnerable to electronic jamming, an analyst told The Washington Post. The Ukraine war is changing the way the Pentagon plans for war. But leaked US intelligence documents last year indicated concerns that Russia had found ways to target them using electronic warfare, and by the time of Ukraine's counteroffensive in the summer their impact was blunted. These weapons are not as vulnerable to electronic warfare tactics.

Persons: —, Stacie Pettyjohn, Pettyjohn Organizations: Washington Post, Service, The Washington Post, Center, New, New American Security, Post, National Defense Locations: Ukraine, New American, Russia

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