Linked – Facebook Is Also Helping Employers Keep Job Ads Away From Older People
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Linked – Facebook Is Also Helping Employers Keep Job Ads Away From Older People

This isn’t a good look for Facebook, but really it’s just the tool being used, or misused, in this case. “According to a new report from ProPublica and the New York Times, Facebook has helped companies like Verizon, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, and Target place “recruitment ads limited to particular age groups,” as well as used…

Linked – Sexual Harassment Cases Show the Ineffectiveness of Going to H.R.
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Linked – Sexual Harassment Cases Show the Ineffectiveness of Going to H.R.

Among many things, an interesting side-effect of this is maybe people starting to see the reality of HR departments. I think this reality is especially true of law firms, and other organizations where there are owners/founders/partners, and everyone else. HR might encourage employees to bring their complaints, but they might also be powerless to do…

Linked – Facebook announces new facial recognition features.
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Linked – Facebook announces new facial recognition features.

This may fall under the category of something that maybe Facebook would have been better not bragging about: As many technology journalists suggested, the most compelling element of the announcement may be that the company will now help you find pictures of yourself, whether or not you’re tagged in them. Drawing on its existing “template”…

Linked – Want to innovate? Break the law firm business model
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Linked – Want to innovate? Break the law firm business model

This is true, you will always get more of what you measure – Don’t make the mistake, therefore, of blaming lawyers for the lack of law firm innovation. Sure, lawyers are change-resistant and conservative and all the rest — but so are most people, to a greater or lesser extent. Since almost any worthwhile innovation…

Linked – Emailing While You’re on Vacation Is a Quick Way to Ruin Company Culture
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Linked – Emailing While You’re on Vacation Is a Quick Way to Ruin Company Culture

Not unplugging sends the message that it’s not OK for others to unplug, not to mention also telling your employees that you don’t really trust them. So it makes sense that they are unsatisfied and maybe looking to split. “While all employees can contribute to this problem, when you’re a manager, those signals are amplified…

You Will Be Judged When You Misuse Phrases in the Workplace
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You Will Be Judged When You Misuse Phrases in the Workplace

My wife shared an article on Facebook recently, and I thought the subject matter would make for a good career and social media reminder. Believe it or not, I do realize that many of us get a little sloppy when we’re typing things on social media, and make the occasional typo, or even, *gasp*, a…