Similar Posts
Linked – More Tech, More Problems: The Downsides to Millennial Attorneys Working Remotely
There’s something profoundly sad in the fact that working remotely became popular as a way to provide flexibility, and allow individuals the freedom to carve out their own sense of work-life balance, but has proven to do the opposite because we haven’t figured out how to do that. “I think there’s an awareness that is…
Linked – “Another nail in the coffin for learning styles” – students did not benefit from studying according to their supposed learning style
This theory of learning styles is widely assumed to be true, not just in academia, but when it comes to technology training as well. I remain a skeptic of it, and current research continues to find no truth in it. “Husmann and O’Loughlin don’t pull any punches in their conclusion. Their findings, they write –…
Linked: Remote Access and Video Conferencing
I haven’t seen a lot of what John refers to below, but I can believe it. “The device has to be able to “see” you and “hear” you. Your office machine can’t do that if you are working from home. That’s why many of us are looking at an empty desk chair or why we…
Linked: LinkedIn Wants to Normalize Career Breaks With New Feature
Of course, the real question is will hiring managers also shift their perspectives and hiring practices? All the LinkedIn details for a gap in the world won’t change the culture if hiring managers immediately toss any resumes with one before even trying to understand why it’s there.
Hopefully, that is coming. There are a whole lot of really talented folks who’ve been forced to take a gap in their employment in the last couple of years. Good organizations have the opportunity to scoop them up while all those bad managers are turning up their noses at “employment gaps”.
