Is Paid Parental Leave Coming to A Company Near You?
Paid parental leave is a rarity in the United States, making us one of the advanced nations without it. However, it may slowly be catching on.
Bad Habits That Hold You Back from True Work Success
Do you ever say to yourself “I constantly get passed over for promotions”? Perhaps you fulfill your job description well, but there are other bad habits that you have slowly accumulated over time that may damage your opportunities. Here are seven big ones.
Key to Better Work Performance? Critical Feedback (If You Can Handle It)
We believe we are better than average workers because we humans overestimate our abilities relative to other people. We overestimate our many things, including our work performance. And we likely surround ourselves with co-workers who pose no threat to our self-concept. If you want to improve at work, listen to those that can provide you critical feedback.
Don’t Have a Company Wellness Program? Try Company Health Challenges Instead
How many workers spend over 40 hours at work each week? Over 90 percent. That certainly provides enough time to implement company health challenges, which can improve your lifestyle habits and health behaviors. And with a group of motivated co-workers at hand, you have a built-in support and motivational community for the picking.
The Candidate’s Turn: Questions for the Interviewer
When you ask the interviewer questions you are showing a level of seriousness about the job you are applying for. It let’s interviewers know they need to sell themselves as much as you are selling your self.
Different Generations Have Similar Ideas About What Makes a Great Workplace
A great workplace likely has the ability to cross all generational lines and prove that all generations search for the same thing at work: A friendly, fun, ethical workplace where people are proud to work.
Potentially Over-Rated Work Qualifications
Some work qualifications listed in job postings may be over-rated. Actually, some work qualifications may be darn right silly, especially when you look around and see the number of successful people who lack these qualifications and excel at their jobs nonetheless.
What’s The Most Common U.S. Work-related Illness?
What’s the most common U.S. work-related Illness? It may surprise you to learn it is hearing loss. The number of occupations that expose workers to dangerous levels of noise is quite large. It is believed to be around 22 million.
Occupational Stress Is a Matter of “Chemistry”
A new report categorizes how different personality types react in severity to various forms of occupational stress.
Answers to Common Questions Concerning the ADA (ADA FAQs)
The purpose of ADA is to guarantee that those with disabilities experience the same rights as everyone else. However, many of the details of the law are confusing. Here we answer some of the ADA’s FAQs.