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Cecil Morella (Agence France-Presse) (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Manila   ● Tue, June 28 2022 Ferdinand Marcos Jr, whose dictator father and namesake plundered and brutalized the Philippines, has reached the end of a decades-long campaign to rehabilitate the family brand: the presidency. Marcos Jr, known by his nickname "Bongbong", will succeed Rodrigo Duterte in the top job on Thursday after his landslide victory in last month's elections. His win followed relentless whitewashing of the family's past and leveraging of alliances with rival families that control large swathes of the country. to Read Full Story SUBSCRIBE NOW Starting from IDR 55,500/month Unlimited access to our web and app content e-Post daily digital newspaper No advertisements, no interruptions Privileged access to our events and programs Subscription to our newsletters We accept Register to read 3 premium articles for free Already subscribed? login … [Read more...] about From pariah to president: Marcos Jr takes over Philippines’ top job

There’s been a lot of job and career shuffling occurring over the last year, leading people to brush the dust off their résumés and refresh their job-searching skills. A key skill in this time is knowing how to set yourself apart from the rest of the crowd. This is always a good idea, but it becomes all the more important to do when, each month for nearly a year, four million people have been quitting their jobs and many are looking for new ones. But exactly how do you make yourself stand out? advertisement advertisement Résumé crafting is definitely important, but 75% of U.S. companies use résumé-scanning software and most are never seen by human beings. Interviews and follow-up thank you notes are where you get to make a strong impression. Handshakes: Yes or no? We are in a gray area right now when it comes to handshakes. Earlier in the pandemic, it was clear that nobody would be shaking hands for a while. More recently, you … [Read more...] about How to stand out from a sea of job candidates

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin What would you do if you had 7,500 applicants for jobs at your company? Most of us would feel a bit overwhelmed, but then we’d start trying to figure out how so many people decided to apply. If you’re Apple or Tesla it makes sense; for a small startup with about 250 employees that makes a sales scheduling app, it was quite a shocking discovery. The reason it all worked so well? They posted a handful of TikTok videos, then watched as many of them went viral. Now, before you scoff at that and come to the conclusion that there must have been a dancing bear telling jokes or a celebrity like Ryan Gosling involved, the truth is even more puzzling. A startup called Chili Piper posted videos of real employees acting like real people, often with a trending song in the background and a few well-placed captions. “People engage with our TikTok videos because they showcase the perks of fully remote work and because we are … [Read more...] about How A Tech Startup Attracted 7,500 Job Applicants Using TikTok Videos

Like many people, when I need to schedule a meeting, I use an electronic tool that tells people my availability and lets them match theirs. I use Calendly, but there are many others out there. It seems to me like pretty much everyone else does as well. It doesn't matter to me whether I send you the Calendly link or you send me one--anything to save the ridiculous back and forth! So I was surprised when yesterday I encountered two different recruiters with scheduling difficulties brought on by candidates behaving in unexpected ways. The first, a tech recruiter, became frustrated when she asked for a candidate's availability, and the candidate responded with his Calendly link. The second came from a question on my Inc. colleague Alison Green's Ask a Manager blog, where candidates were simply telling the recruiter that they could meet at X time. While conversations around both went back and forth, it all boils down to power. Here's why and what to do about it. … [Read more...] about Don’t Let Job Hunting Become a Power Struggle

India’s gig economy could employ 2.35 crore people by FY30, representing a three-and-a-half-times increase over 10 years, a report by the government think-tank NITI Aayog estimates. The gig economy employed around 68 lakh people in FY20, India's Booming Gig and Platform Economy: Perspectives and Recommendations on the Future of Work report released on June 27 said. The total number of employed persons in India in FY20 is estimated to be 51.10 crore. The report expects the number to rise to 56.96 crore by FY30. Usually temporary and part-time, gig jobs can range from food delivery to driving for ride-hailing companies such as Ola and Uber. "At present, about 47 percent of the gig work is in medium skilled jobs, about 22 percent in high skilled, and about 31 percent in low skilled jobs," the report said. Close "But the trend shows the concentration of workers in medium skills is gradually declining and that of the low skilled and high skilled is increasing. It … [Read more...] about ‘Gig economy’ may employ 2.35 crore people by FY30, says NITI Aayog report

BEIJING (China Daily/Asia News Network): China's latest commitment to expanding high-level opening-up is expected to reassure foreign investors of the nation's promise to relentlessly open its door wider and share development dividends with the rest of the world despite the rising tide of protectionism in some countries. In a virtual keynote speech to the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum held on Wednesday, President Xi Jinping said that China will continue to pursue opening-up of higher standards, develop new systems for a higher-standard open economy, foster a business environment that is based on market principles, governed by law and up to international standards. Xi encouraged businesses to invest and develop in China, enhance trade and economic cooperation, and share development opportunities. In an article published on Wednesday in People's Daily, He Lifeng, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, wrote that Xi Jinping Thought on Socialist … [Read more...] about China vows to open its door wider to world

This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on June 20, 2022 - June 26, 2022. - A + A DESPITE the reopening of borders since April 1, when Malaysia allowed quarantine-free travel for fully-vaccinated travellers into the country, it will be some time before the hotel industry regains a strong footing following the debilitating lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. In fact, it may well take another year at least before operators can operate at their full capacities at pre-pandemic levels, Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (MAHO) president Tan Sri Teo Chiang Hong tells The Edge. “Average occupancy rates are an estimated 30% to 50% of pre-pandemic levels,” says Teo, who is owner and director of One World Hotel in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. He notes that resort destinations are seeing full occupancies while city hotels still face low occupancy. As at November 2020, a total of 204 tourism and hotel operators had shut down following the impact of the … [Read more...] about The State of the Nation: Hospitality industry struggling to cope despite borders reopening, brighter prospects

- A + A MUMBAI/BUENOS AIRES/LONDON (June 27): It only took 24 hours last month for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in India — the world's second-largest producer of wheat — to shelve its plans to "feed the world". In April, Modi had said publicly that the world's most populous democracy was ready to fill part of the gap left by Ukraine in global grains markets by increasing its wheat exports, following five consecutive record harvests. India traditionally exports only a modest amount of wheat, retaining most of its crop for domestic consumption. On May 12, India's Ministry of Commerce & Industry said it was preparing to send delegations to nine countries to export a record 10 million tonnes of wheat this fiscal year — sharply up the previous season. But a barrage of alarming data changed all that. First came a downward revision to India's wheat crop in early May as a sudden heatwave hammered yields. Then data on May 12 showed inflation in the nation … [Read more...] about Food export bans, from India to Argentina, risk fueling inflation

A while back, we wrote about the Bigshot camera , a panoramic, 3-D capable camera kit by Columbia University professor Shree Nayar. Now, Bigshot is on the market. advertisement advertisement “We live in an age where software rules,” Nayar tells Co.Design. “That’s a good thing from my perspective. On the other hand, I’m a firm believer that we want the next generation to know how to build the stuff that software sits on top of.” Conscious that the prize of a camera itself could bribe kids into building one, Nayar carefully crafted the Bigshot to focus just as much on the educational journey as the entertaining destination. “I’ve put in things that I could use as an excuse for describing concepts,” he tells Co.Design, like a hand-cranked power generator and the dynamo cover, which can explain electro-magnetics. “I’m using the camera as a draw, as a hook, as a bait.” By trade, Nayar isn’t a designer. (The professor concentrates on the science of … [Read more...] about The Best Camera For A Child May Be One They Have To Build

Austin Butler plays “Elvis” in Baz Luhrmann film. Image: AFP Baz Luhrmann’s rock’n’roll biopic “Elvis” hip-swiveled to the top of the box office on its opening weekend in North America, taking in an estimated $30.5 million in a rare tie with “Top Gun: Maverick,” industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The nearly three-hour long extravaganza by director Luhrmann, known for glitzy films like “Moulin Rouge!” and “The Great Gatsby,” brought in nearly double the average for the musical biography genre, said analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research. Despite being a “risky proposition,” in part for casting relative newcomer Austin Butler as Elvis Presley alongside Tom Hanks as his exploitative manager, Colonel Tom Parker, the film has impressed audiences and critics, Gross said. “This is the Baz Luhrmann show, a music, dance and sex appeal spectacular. It’s a hit,” he said. “Elvis” was locked in a dead heat with “Top Gun: Maverick,” the … [Read more...] about ‘Elvis’ puts the King back in spotlight in North American theaters