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06/13/2024

Join us on Thursday, July 25th for our first NSJ Lunch & Learn to benefit Opportunity Works!

More details & registration here:
https://northshore-jobs.com/nsj-lunch-and-learn-series-2024-kickoff/

04/05/2022

Six easy ways to promote employee happiness at work:

1) Encourage ongoing one-on-ones
2) Give employees the opportunity to ask for feedback
3) Train your Managers to become better Coaches
4) Help your team develop-both personally and professionally
5) Show your employees how much you appreciate them
6) Don't forget to have fun!

Source: 15Five Blog: 'Six Simple Ways to Improve Employee Morale', by Baili Bigham-2022

03/22/2022

Find yourself daydreaming at work? Uninspired to complete daily tasks? Feel like there's little left to learn in your current role? You may be outgrowing your job.

Reaching a career plateau is a common occurrence, and doesn't have to have a negative connotation. In fact, the GOAL should be to outgrow your job at some point, so you can move forward toward a career that challenges and inspires you.

A great employer will recognize an employee who is outgrowing their role, and focus on ways to challenge, develop and stimulate their interest as they mature into a new phase in their career. This employer is an expert at growing the job along with the employee. However, not all employers recognize this phenomenon, or have the ability to develop an employee to reach their full potential once they've actively disengaged.

If you find yourself in this position, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. However, by exploring the your options and actively seeking out new opportunities you can land a career that will challenge and excite you each day. The first step is taking the first step!

03/15/2022

Does your resume read like you've been job-hopping when, in reality, you've been actively recruited as a top performer in your field?

An opportunity for advancement should be viewed an as asset, rather than a liability, in your candidacy for a new job role. However, if not clearly articulated during the hiring process, frequent job changes can look less than ideal on paper.

It is entirely acceptable to tell a Recruiter or Hiring Manager that you left a previous job role because you were actively recruited and offered opportunity to advance your career. In many industries this practice is customary, and affords candidates the ability to move forward at an accelerated career trajectory.

At your next job interview, don't hesitate to share this information with your Recruiter or Hiring Manager

03/07/2022

“The health context has put the issue of happiness at work back on the agenda.”-Nadine Yahchouchi, Director, Microsoft 365.

According to data collected by Microsoft 365, 45% of employees see less and less reasons to stay in their current position and nearly one in two (49%) admit to having fewer qualms about applying elsewhere.

Employees under the age of 35 are those most looking for flexibility...65% state that flexibility is a decisive factor in their career choice:

Worldcrunch weighs in on what employees really want, in an ever-evolving pandemic workforce:

Most workers want to keep the flexibility they had during the pandemic. And they no longer have any qualms about changing jobs if this isn't possible.

03/02/2022

“When Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett speaks with college kids, he offers a piece of valuable career advice: seek personal fulfillment over pure profit. That means pursuing a job you actually enjoy, in a workplace with talented people you actively admire.”

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett advises prioritizing places you want to work — and people you want to work with — over jobs that only offer a high salary.

02/25/2022

“Your purpose will shift and change over time, and it’s right to constantly find new ways to reinvigorate it. But those periods of transition are challenging to navigate...

As you consider whether to join the Great Resignation or take on a career transition, here are a few signs you might use to evaluate whether it’s time to truly move on from work that previously provided you with meaning”:

Number one: You’re no longer growing in your role.

02/23/2022

“Nearly 60% of Millennials report that opportunities to discover new insights are extremely important to them when applying for a job, and they may also stay longer at a company if they get involved in social causes.”

HBR on creating a workplace where employees want to be, and aspire to stay:

How one company redesigned its headquarters during the pandemic to meet its employees’ evolving needs.

02/18/2022

“If a prospective candidate has a good track record and has a proven ability to adapt and learn, it’s worth thinking in broader terms about the roles for which that person might be appropriate. Someone who is smart, adaptable, and a good communicator already has valuable qualities that are difficult to teach.”

Fast Company on thinking differently when recruiting and hiring in a tight labor market:

Despite the tight labor market, there are candidates who say that companies just aren’t getting back to them. Here’s how to avoid missing out.

02/17/2022

The vernal equinox occurs on March 20th, when the sun crosses over the line of the equator and begins traveling North to level up daylight and darkness.

Slowly but surely, here comes the sun☀️

With the first day of spring taking place on March 20, 2022, many of us know it means warmer weather is coming, but realistically, that’s about it. Sure, we know it’s called the spring equinox, but what does that really even mean? What is an equinox? What happens during an equinox? And who even ...

02/14/2022

“...focusing on driving the bottom line AND driving emotional connections is what leaders of the highest-performing organizations do. The key is to visibly exude caring and empathy in ways that your employees are most longing for.”

-INC. extols the virtues of building an emotional connection with employees, and the long-term benefits it can bring to your organization:

In a week that's all about things of the heart, don't forget leadership. Here's how to roll up your sleeves and wear your heart on them.

02/11/2022

Friday feelings.