But it isn’t. Cultivating a diverse and inclusive organization means hiring people whose ability to connect with others is as important as their ability to improve themselves. If you wait until the onboarding process to instill these mentalities, it may already be too late. Starting from the hiring process, organizations have an opportunity–even responsibility–to bring in employees who willingly question the parameters of their personal worldviews and examine their own assumptions. That habit isn’t just a company value or an element of your overarching work culture, it’s an individual skill set that you can actually hire for. … [Read more...] about Ask This Interview Question To Hire A More Inclusive Workforce
Coronavirus pandemic | Demand for healthcare jobs on the rise, shows Indeed data
On April 2, professional networking site LinkedIn announced that it is offering free job postings in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The company said in a statement that these jobs include those in industries like healthcare, supermarket, warehousing, and freight delivery, as well as disaster relief non-profits. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus pandemic | Demand for healthcare jobs on the rise, shows Indeed data
Who’s to blame for the Iowa caucus app? Hint: Not the developers
When news of the Iowa caucus chaos hit my Twitter feed, I caught wind of a trend in the coverage referencing the inexperience of the developers who built the app. I had a visceral reaction to the suggestion that a former prep cook or teacher was taking the fall for the app’s failure. The narrative suggests that someone with that experience, a person who decided to become a developer later in their career, is unqualified or less qualified than those with a traditional pedigree. This is fundamentally untrue. … [Read more...] about Who’s to blame for the Iowa caucus app? Hint: Not the developers
The Zoom privacy and security issues you still need to worry about
End-to-end encryption evasion Although Zoom has claimed in marketing materials and white papers that its video calls can be end-to-end encrypted, the company admitted last week that it is not using the term as security researchers understand it. It is true that when all participants are using Zoom’s apps (with computer or mobile device audio), aren’t recording the meeting, and aren’t using any of Zoom’s “Connector” features, Zoom does not decrypt meeting contents at any point en route to each user. But as both The Intercept and The Citizen Lab have reported, Zoom is using a form of encryption that technically could be accessed by Zoom itself. … [Read more...] about The Zoom privacy and security issues you still need to worry about
4 ways to boost your chances of landing a new job during the pandemic
Retool your résumé Conventional wisdom mandates that the résumé be kept strictly to one page. However, we studied this question and found that a two-page résumé can actually help a job seeker’s chances. Our research revealed that recruiters spend nearly twice as much time reading two-page résumés and are 2.3 times as likely to prefer them over one-page résumé. Two-page résumé can also give job applicants the additional space they need to address work gaps, explain relevant experience and skills in greater detail, and stand out from other applicants. … [Read more...] about 4 ways to boost your chances of landing a new job during the pandemic
