Shared Links (weekly) July 16, 2023

Shared Links (weekly) July 16, 2023

What is a Career Anyway?

What is a Career Anyway?

The idea that I would leave college knowing what I wanted to do, find a company to dedicate myself to, and spend my adulthood doing that thing is a joke to me. It’s been an unrealistic expectation for a long time. GenZ is just the first generation where we stopped even trying to convince them of it because it’s become too obvious.

Shared Links (weekly) June 18, 2023

Shared Links (weekly) June 18, 2023

Linked – Reimagining The Employee-Employer Deal

Linked – Reimagining The Employee-Employer Deal

This is the power that more and more employees realize they have. To hire you as an employer and to fire you when you no longer fit their needs. If that bothers you, if that offends your sense of loyalty to the workplace, do me a favor. Go to Google News and search for “layoff”. Do a little light browsing and tell me what loyalty has to do with anything.

Shared Links (weekly) May 21, 2023

Shared Links (weekly) May 21, 2023

Online age verification is coming, and privacy is on the chopping block How to Talk to Your Team About Their Career Development Anyone Can Code! – Light Your Fire for Coding – Online workshop on getting started with app development for women and genderqueer people. What Do Hackers Actually Do With Your Data? Mental Health…

Employees and Employers Have Roles to Play in Career Development
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Employees and Employers Have Roles to Play in Career Development

It is in your best interest to have employees who are growing and advancing in their careers. One is because they continue to become more valuable to the organization, which you need. Secondly, as they grow and become more valuable they are also more likely to stay. Turnover is costly. The organization can provide mentors and other resources that would be more difficult to do on their own. In return, they get employees who grow with the organization. Who wouldn’t want that?