Salary negotiation is a crucial step in the interview process. You risk losing a lot when you don’t ask for more. And yes, even if you do not think you have the leverage, you should still do it. Here is a complete guide to negotiating, especially if it is your first job. advertisement advertisement How to negotiate when you don’t have much experience If there’s one thing that’s arguably more nerve-racking than a job interview, it’s negotiating your salary. And if you’re a recent graduate or someone who wants to change careers, the stakes can feel even higher. How are you supposed to convince someone you’re worth more when you have next to no experience? When you’re just starting out, you might feel like you have to accept the first offer, but if you do, you’re doing yourself a massive financial disservice. As Fast Company ‘s Lydia Dishman reports , not negotiating your starting salary can set you back more than $500,000 by the time you reach … [Read more...] about How to negotiate your salary for any job
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Shanghai reopens some public transport, still on high Covid alert
- A + A SHANGHAI/BEIJING (May 22): Shanghai reopened a small part of the world's longest subway system on Sunday, after some lines had been closed for almost two months, as the city paves the way for a more complete lifting of its painful Covid-19 lockdown next week. With most residents not allowed to leave their homes and restrictions tightening in parts of China's most populous city, commuters early on Sunday needed strong reasons to travel. Shanghai's lockdown and curbs in other cities have battered consumption, industrial output and other sectors of the Chinese economy in recent months, prompting pledges of support from policymakers. Many who ventured out in the commercial hub wore blue protective gowns and face shields. Inside the carriages, passengers were seen keeping some empty seats between themselves. Crowds were small. Xu Jihua, a migrant construction worker, arrived at a subway stop before it opened at 7 a.m., hoping to get to a rail station, then … [Read more...] about Shanghai reopens some public transport, still on high Covid alert
Digital transformation – Reimagining businesses with a difference
Madhusudhan KM Moneycontrol Contributor In the digitally-driven world of today, strategic organisational direction for most businesses is not complete without weaving in a robust digital strategy. The right approach to an effective digital strategy is to first re-imagine business processes and then think about how technologies can help realise them. Thinking of just "digitising" existing business processes, and not overhauling them, would only give incremental benefit, but that won't differentiate them from competitors. For example, for millennial leisure travellers, booking processes could be completely reimagined by allowing one to search for "I have $1000. Tell me where I can go for a nice beach vacation". This is a completely different approach from allowing travel searches based on an origin-destination pair. The latter assumes that the traveller knows exactly where he/she wants to go. The new approach could allow for way more exploration and discovery and an … [Read more...] about Digital transformation – Reimagining businesses with a difference
Keeler: Nazem Kadri got what he deserved Friday. So did the Blues, who gave Avalanche their best shot and still got stomped.
Nazem Kadri’s rap sheet is so long, at this point, you could zipline that bugger over the Royal Gorge. Counting Friday night, the Avs center’s now been suspended six times by the NHL since November 2013. It’s the man’s fourth multi-game suspension over his last 23 playoff appearances. I don’t care what the NHL rulebook says. I don’t care what a good citizen Kadri had been in burgundy for the 18 months prior to Wednesday. Nasty Naz is the walking, breathing, skating, head-hunting definition of a “repeat offender.” Eight games? He got what was coming. He got lucky. “It’s a lot of games,” Avs winger Brandon Saad said of Kadri after Colorado stomped the Blues in St. Louis 5-1 to snatch a 3-0 stranglehold in their first-round playoff series. “That’s a tough one for our team. Have to solider on, next man up, and try to win games without him.” If Game 3 was any harbinger, that shouldn’t be much of an issue. Not during this round, kids. The Avs are in the Blues’ heads now, as … [Read more...] about Keeler: Nazem Kadri got what he deserved Friday. So did the Blues, who gave Avalanche their best shot and still got stomped.
How several states are taking the lead on restoring overtime pay
This article is from Capital & Main , an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. After decades of decline in overtime pay, the Biden administration is considering action to sharply expand access in a time of high inflation. This is the fourth article of a four-part series examining the 40-year effort by big business and elected officials to deny Americans extra pay for extra work. advertisement advertisement With Americans struggling with inflation, workers’ advocates are banking on a White House that has promised to make millions more workers eligible for overtime wages that pay time and a half. Two presidents who made similar promises over the last 45 years failed to deliver, resulting in outdated federal overtime guidelines and underfunded labor enforcement. But during decades in which lawmakers and lobbyists cut away at overtime access, states like Washington and California … [Read more...] about How several states are taking the lead on restoring overtime pay
Jeepney strike: Schools, gov’t offices closed
2-DAY STRIKE Jeepney drivers are starting a two-day transport strike starting today to oppose the government’s modernization plan for public utility vehicles. —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ Suspending work and classes nationwide today, Monday, shows that Malacañang “is nervous” about the two-day transport strike protesting a program phasing out jeepneys at least 15 years old, the leader of the mass action said on Sunday. Already, the Land Registration Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said the mass action could be part of destabilization efforts. “We are receiving reports that the transport strike tomorrow led by Piston (Pinagkaisang Samahan ng Tsuper and Operator Nationwide) will be supported by other left-leaning groups. Allegedly, the plot is to destabilize the government,” an LTFRB board member, Aileen Lizada, said on the eve of the strike. Piston claims 200,000 members nationwide. Palace, number coding More than a week ago, President Rodrigo Duterte, facing accusations of … [Read more...] about Jeepney strike: Schools, gov’t offices closed
DOF conducts lifestyle checks on all its employees
Employees of the Department of Finance (DOF) are playing catch me if you can with their employer. The DOF is faced with the challenge of discovering the unexplained wealth of its employees, who it says are better at hiding assets the higher they are in the bureaucracy. “Our problem is, the higher the rank, the smarter they get in hiding assets. We just have to outthink them,” said Finance Undersecretary Bayani Agabin. The DOF is conducting lifestyle checks on its employees and on those working at its attached agencies after finding out that some workers own expensive condominium units and cars despite their meager salaries. Review of SALNs “So what we do is to look up the SALNs [statements of assets, liabilities and net worth] of everyone under our umbrella.” Agabin told reporters on Friday night. “And then we compare, look at the trend and [their SALN] declaration.” The DOF’s attached agencies are the Bureau of Customs, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Bureau of Local … [Read more...] about DOF conducts lifestyle checks on all its employees
Do These 3 Things Before Bed To Hack Your Creativity While You Sleep
Editor’s Note: This article is part of “10 Ways To Be A Better Employee In 2015.” Read the full list here. advertisement advertisement Imagine hacking into your own brain while you sleep, finding unrelated details or ideas that were never connected and mashing them up to get a solution to whatever problem has been wracking your brain. It can and has been done. What you do before bed can play a role in how primed your brain is for this kind of creativity. Research has repeatedly found that sleep improves people’s ability to come up with creative solutions to problems. Psychologists from UC San Diego found that REM sleep improves the creative process more than any other state–asleep or awake. And often the solutions to problems come to us when we are sleeping because of a phenomenon cognitive scientists call “pattern recognition.” This happens when the brain is in a relaxed enough state to create new connections and neural pathways–also known as … [Read more...] about Do These 3 Things Before Bed To Hack Your Creativity While You Sleep
Abortion Pills Stand to Become the Next Battleground in a Post-Roe America
(Image: AP) If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the legal and culture wars over abortion that have consumed the United States for decades would increasingly be fought on a new front: abortion pills. Medication abortion — a two-drug combination that can be taken at home or in any location and is authorized for use in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy — has become more and more prevalent and now accounts for more than half of recent abortions in the United States. If the federal guarantee of abortion rights disappears, medication abortion would likely become an even more sought-after method for terminating a pregnancy — and the focus of battles between states that ban abortion and those that continue to allow it. “Given that most abortions are early and medication abortion is harder to trace and already kind of becoming the majority or preferred method, it’s going to be a big deal,” said Mary Ziegler, a visiting law professor at Harvard. “It’s going to generate a lot of … [Read more...] about Abortion Pills Stand to Become the Next Battleground in a Post-Roe America
Meet Fadia Kader, The Trend Forecaster Keeping Innovative Social Audio App Clubhouse Ahead Of The Curve
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Fadia Kader is no stranger to the world of social media. She’s built a reputation as a dot connector and trend forecaster, creating high-impact strategies for platforms at the intersection of tech, music, media and culture. From her role as Head of Senior Music Partnership Lead at Twitter to her position as the Strategic Music Partnerships Lead at Instagram, she’s worked with some of the biggest names in social media. Now, Kader has taken her talents to Clubhouse as the Global Head of Strategic and Media Partnerships. Clubhouse, the audio-based platform that allows users to gather in virtual rooms and engage in live conversations about everything from fintech to fashion trends, is one of the fastest growing social media apps. Since its launch in April 2020, Clubhouse has amassed millions of users including thought leaders like Oprah Winfrey, superstars like Drake, and global corporations like L’Oreal Paris. While … [Read more...] about Meet Fadia Kader, The Trend Forecaster Keeping Innovative Social Audio App Clubhouse Ahead Of The Curve