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Dust off your #resume, rewrite your cover letters and start posting on LinkedIn. That’s the advice we hear from recruiters as fall approaches and we enter the #SeptemberSurge, a time when it might be easier to land a job. But we know this year has been full of layoffs and economic uncertainty. So will the fall be any different? Is the September Surge real? Well, it depends. We talked to economists, recruiters and job experts to get a better understanding of what the so-called September Surge is, if it’s real, and what job candidates can do to prepare. #jobs

We all know that person: forever complaining about how busy they are, always with the not-so-subtle implication that they have more to do than anybody else (including you). Call it “busy bragging,” the latest, unfortunate result of return-to-office (RTO) policies. And while it’s hardly a new phenomenon, it can have negative effects, contributing to employee burnout and affecting a company’s ability to manage and attract talent. It’s also rarely a good look for the person doing it. #busy #busybragging Read more: https://lnkd.in/exTfy4YT

Showing up to work on time every day is becoming a thing of the past in new hybrid arrangements as workers avoid commutes and tailor their schedules to be in the office only when they really need to be. It’s just one of many etiquette norms changing post-pandemic as workplaces become more casual. And giving more leeway to staff regarding their arrival times is an example of continued demand for #flexibility from workers and how they are personally adapting to new #hybrid working environments. In this piece by Hailey Mensik, we speak to Eugene Klimaszewski of Mammoth Security Inc.

Work-life balance has become an omnipresent phrase used to describe the importance of balancing our professional and personal lives. The term constantly makes its way into work-related conversations, headlines and company mission statements to the extent that some experts say it is becoming more of a catchphrase than an actual meaningful concept. While its core message remains crucial for wellbeing, the constant repetition of it might actually be diminishing the effort to create a more modern and relevant approach to work and life. Is it time to retire the term and replace it with more meaningful terminology? #worklife #worklifebalance

Born between 2010 and 2024, #GenAlpha is expected to become the largest and most diverse generation to date (reaching some 2.2 billion people by the end of 2025). In this piece by Antoinette S., we speak to Dani Mariano of Razorfish, Denis Crushell, and Christian Dankl.

As a part of a widespread #upskilling initiative by workers looking to stand out in a tight labor market, more people are learning a new language. Specifically, more than one-third of users on the language learning app Memrise are learning a language to find new career opportunities, according to the app. And Babbel has seen a 50% year-over-year growth last year for their Babbel for Business product globally. Currently, they have more than 2,000 corporate clients, ranging from CHANEL to New York Yankees. #languageskills #secondlanguage Read more: https://lnkd.in/eymTvbms

The fate of a ban on #noncompete clauses remains in flux after a federal judge granted an injunction in a suit brought by key business groups, meaning some top talent will have to stay put — for now. The Federal Trade Commission announced a sweeping ban this April on noncompete agreements, or clauses in employment contracts restricting staff from leaving their jobs to work for competitors or start their own businesses for a certain amount of time. Noncompetes are standard for those in the C-suite, and the rule would ban new agreements for executives or those earning more than $151,164 annually who are in a “policy-making position.” But these clauses also cover a wide range of workers, with about half of private-sector businesses in the U.S. requiring at least some employees to sign noncompete agreements, according to a 2019 study from the Economic Policy Institute. #noncompeteclause In this piece by Hailey Mensik, we speak to Mark F. Kluger Employment Lawyer of Kluger Healey LLC, and Peter Rahbar.

Employers don’t have a grip on their staff’s psychological safety – and that’s very bad for business, experts warn. The term, which refers to the workplace philosophy that the best business results and employee performance are achieved when staff feel comfortable enough to flag that they believe mistakes are being made, without fear of reprisals, is being fundamentally misunderstood within organizations. And the knock-on effect on employee and business performance will be serious, experts say. #psychologicalsafety

Is HR… scary? Over 80% of workers said they’re afraid of their employer’s #HR department, according to a survey of over 1,000 U.S. workers from MyPerfectResume, a resume and career advice platform. Some 85% of workers said they’ve hesitated to discuss a work-related issue with HR, citing concerns like a lack of confidentiality, perceived ineffectiveness of HR, fear of repercussions, and uncertainty about HR’s response. #humanresources Read more at the link in the comments 👇

Poor #hiring practices are starting to bubble up for employers, and not in a good way. A growing number of people are airing their grievances about badly conducted hiring experiences, which are a turn-off to other candidates, according to data from platforms like Glassdoor. On Glassdoor and Indeed, job seekers who had poor hiring experiences are dropping “Yelp-like feedback,” about certain companies, giving written reviews and numbered ratings that can be hard to turn around, said Neil Costa, founder and CEO of HireClix, a recruitment marketing services company. In this piece by Hailey Mensik, we also speak to Laurie Chamberlin of LHH.