Archive for April 2020

ON THE JOB Coronavirus has shaken everyone to the core, but now more than ever, workers around the world have to stick together. Want to do your part? Prove you’re a team player. To boost your own profile (and reap the rewards), first you must help others succeed. “You have to be able to work…

You’re the boss of your company, but your company is not the boss of you According to a Monster’s 2020 State of the Candidate survey of 1,000 full-time and part-time employees in the United States, 34% said their job negatively affects their mental health. Many employees have experienced anxiety (41%), depression (24%), and physical illness…

You might be getting a pink slip, but you want to make sure you’re also getting as much compensation as possible when you head out the door. You probably know that you can negotiate your starting salary and raises when you start a job, but did you know that you can also negotiate your severance pay agreement when you…

If your company needs to solve big problems or meet major goals, it’s likely you create a strategic team — or a set of strategic teams — tasked with moving the needle on those key issues. Typically speaking, strategic teams are chartered as part of a special program or initiative, such as closing the gap on operating margins or…

About 10 million Americans filed for unemployment in the final weeks of March. Not all industries are furloughing or laying off employees, though. With surges in demand for groceries, toiletries, and delivery in general during the coronavirus outbreak, many industries are hiring and hundreds of thousands of front-line positions are currently open. “Employers have the primary responsibility for providing a safe and healthy work environment,”…