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In school, work, and daily life, we may encounter people who seem to have it all together. They are productive, stress-free, high achievers. But chances are, they were not born that way. Managing, organizing, and distributing time are skills that we can learn. Doing so can help you control your time and promote overall satisfaction.

Explore some tips and methods that can help you harness your time for better well-being.

What is time management?

Time management is the process of consciously planning and controlling time spent on specific tasks to increase how efficient you are. You may be familiar with setting deadlines, writing to-do lists, and giving yourself small rewards for accomplishing certain activities.

Motivating ourselves is a core part of time management—and it takes a bit of effort not only to motivate yourself but to cultivate good habits to work and live more efficiently.

To develop good routines and habits, you can start by knowing what strategies and best practices are out there. You can experiment with them in your own life to see what works for you.

Continue Reading: https://www.coursera.org/articles/time-management

Employees want freedom first, and then money. That’s according to Randstad’s 2025 Workmonitor report. For the first time since the Netherlands-based staffing firm began conducting the global survey in 2003, it found that work-life balance has surpassed pay as the top priority for employees, including those in North America. 

The report indicates that 79 percent of employees are happy with the work-life balance they currently have—but as employers call workers back to the office, such widespread satisfaction may be in jeopardy.

Continue Reading: https://www.inc.com/emilymccraryruizesparza/employees-choose-work-life-balance-over-pay-survey/91109002

Imagine opening your email and finding a subject line that reads, “You’ve been fired.”

It’s the kind of email no employee ever wants to see—punishment, apparently, for complaining about stress at work.

The message came from Yes Madam, a beauty and wellness platform in India, and spread like wildfire. Outrage erupted as people shared screenshots, condemning the company’s callous approach. But here’s the twist: the email wasn’t real. It was a marketing stunt, the company later explained, meant to “raise awareness” about the importance of mental health. Their solution? Giving employees a day off and a spa voucher.

If the backlash was swift, it was also deserved. Instead of sparking dialogue about workplace stress, the stunt felt performative and hollow. What should have been an opportunity to build trust and show genuine care ended up eroding both. The problem wasn’t just the content—it was the lack of authenticity. In an effort to appear thoughtful, the company managed to alienate the very people it claimed to support.

This story highlights a growing challenge for leaders and organizations everywhere: in an era where employees and customers demand transparency, connection, sincerity, and kindness, how do we communicate in ways that are genuinely real and human? As we rethink how to engage and build trust, we need to embrace new ways of showing up authentically in our communication. Best practice communication tools—mass emails, scripted memos, and formal announcements—no longer resonate the way they once did.

While best practices are rooted in what worked in the past, next practices focus on what’s needed for the future. In an increasingly digital, distributed, and asynchronous world, authentic communication is the ultimate next practice. Whether it’s a CEO addressing employees, a team leader sharing updates, or a professional building their network, success today depends on our ability to show up as real people—not faceless corporate personas.

Continue Reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/niritcohen/2024/12/29/want-to-get-noticed-use-video-on-social-and-build-real-connections/?ss=futureofwork

Inside the high-stakes job interview, finding confidence under pressure can be tough. As you probably already know, it’s taking longer for out-of-work Americans to find new jobs, according to CBS News, even though overall unemployment is low. When your career is on the line, tension mounts. Especially when interviews are scarce. Your job interview conversation, if you’ve been lucky enough to get one, can shape your future. That fact can be a source of stress, nervousness, and worry. When it’s time to take your shot, how can you make sure you don’t blow it?

Confidence Under Pressure: When Business Gets Personal

My dad was a field-goal kicker at Indiana University. He would be called on to kick the winning field goal in the final seconds of a game. I asked him how he dealt with the pressure. “What was going through your mind, dad?” I asked him. “Were you visualizing a positive outcome, or remembering what your coach had told you? Were you working hard to believe in yourself, or were you thinking about how you missed a field goal in practice, or what exactly?”

I’ve never forgotten his answer. “You know exactly what I was thinking,” he told me. “Keep your eye on the ball.”

Continue Reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/chriswestfall/2024/12/30/career-coachs-top-5-tips-for-job-interview-confidence-under-pressure/?ss=futureofwork

Job searching is a grind. And the longer you’re at it, the worse it seems to get. It can be so discouraging to put yourself out there and get rejected over and over again or be met with radio silence.

But rather than keeping your head down and sending out another flurry of applications, you may benefit from taking a step back and considering why you’re not getting the results you want. What’s the real issue keeping you from landing your next gig? Accurately diagnosing the problem now will save you time in the long run.

Here are 15 reasons you might not be getting hired and how you can fix them—broken down by when in the job search you’re running into trouble.

If You’re Not Getting Callbacks or Interviews

1. Your Resume and/or Cover Letter Isn’t Tailored to the Job

If you’ve submitted a whole slew of applications and haven’t heard back from more than a handful, a likely culprit could be that you’re sending out the same generic resume and cover letter each time without changing how you present your experience to match the job.

Employers are looking for someone who matches their job description—and since they’re probably getting hundreds of applicants for each open job, they’re not going to do the extra work to figure out how you measure up. You have to be sure to tell anyone reading your application how you’re suited for the role by tailoring your resume and cover letter. That means figuring out what skills and experience they want and then highlighting them in the form of accomplishments in your materials. You don’t necessarily have to do this for every single role. But at the very least you should tailor your application for every type of role—for example, you might have a software engineering resume and cover letter and a different product management resume and cover letter—as well as individual roles you’re especially interested in.

Continue Reading: https://www.themuse.com/advice/why-cant-i-get-a-job-reasons-tips

Whether you are looking for a new job or hoping to get a promotion, it’s critical to have a resume that best represents you. Your resume is a hiring manager’s first impression of your skill set, experience and accomplishments. With so much riding on this document to set you apart from other applicants, it’s essential to edit your resume with careful attention. Knowing what not to put on a resume is as important as knowing what to include.

Here are 15 resume mistakes you should avoid:

• Using artificial intelligence to write your resume
• Not including a photo
• Choosing uncommon fonts
• Using complicated resume formats
• Using too much color or polarizing colors
• Writing with first-person pronouns
• Misrepresenting employment dates
• Including irrelevant volunteer work
• Including outdated credentials
• Listing every online class you’ve taken
• Listing irrelevant jobs
• Forgetting to proofread
• Sending the wrong document format
• Listing tasks or responsibilities instead of results
• Embellishing or lying

Using Artificial Intelligence to Write Your Resume

Hiring managers and recruiters can tell when a resume has been created solely using artificial intelligence tools, and they don’t like it. This will hurt your chances of getting an interview, and your resume will likely end up in the trash. Instead of using AI to create your resume from scratch, use it as a resource to help you tailor and refine your resume to the position for which you are applying. For example, you might copy and paste the job description and your resume, then ask the AI program to identify keywords in the job description that are missing from your resume.

Continue Reading: https://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/articles/resume-mistakes-to-avoid

When evaluating potential hires, employers want to ensure that candidates have the skills for the position and will be a good cultural fit. To determine the latter, employers may ask a question about your ideal work environment during the interview. Here’s how to prepare for and answer this question to ensure you nail the job interview.

Why Work Environment Is Important

You may love many elements of your job, but if the work environment is not the right fit, you may not stay long at the company. In fact, the Great Resignation during the COVID-19 pandemic largely resulted from employees’ dissatisfaction with their work environments. So to make sure a position is a good fit for you, it’s important to identify your ideal work environment.

Continue Reading: https://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/articles/the-best-ways-to-answer-what-is-your-ideal-work-environment

Whether you’re getting ready for your first job interview or your tenth, I guarantee you’ll want to prepare for one classic hiring talking point: the “Tell me about yourself” interview question. Luckily, this is a soft-pitch question because you’re the expert on your life and professional experience! However, it’s always a good idea to think ahead about answers to common interview questions so you can stand out from other job applicants. I’ll explain why hiring managers ask this question in interviews and how you can respond with confidence and clarity to ultimately set yourself up for interview success.

Why Do Interviewers Always Ask, “Tell Me About Yourself”?

“Tell me about yourself” is one of the most common job interview questions—especially if you’re meeting a hiring manager for the first time. But interviewers aren’t just listening to your personal stories because they want to know where you’re from, what your hobbies are, or what your personality test results say. What they really want to know is how you present yourself under pressure, if you’ll mesh with the company culture, and of course a bit about your professional background and why you’re interested in the opportunity. Your answer to this question is a chance to pitch yourself and show that you’re a confident and capable professional. Remember, you never get a second chance at making a first impression. So learning how to answer “Tell me about yourself” in an interview is your opportunity to shine.

Continue Reading: https://www.ramseysolutions.com/career-advice/tell-me-about-yourself

Every organization needs employee engagement activities to have a truly engaged workforce that consistently goes above and beyond to deliver exceptional results. But ask a company at random what they’re doing to keep engagement high, and you’re likely to hear about only a few, scattershot efforts, if any. Unfortunately, many organizations have yet to realize that only paying lip service to the importance of employee engagement often yields worse results than ignoring it entirely.

If you want your company to stand apart from the pack of unengaged workplaces, you’ve come to the right place. These 12 activities run the gamut from consistent practices that elevate the employee experience to more structured occasions that break up the tedium of the work week. And the best part — these activities are within reach for just about every organization, no matter its size or industry.

1. Recognize and reward employees for big wins and small moments

Taking advantage of every opportunity to recognize a fellow team member is an ongoing activity that can act as the most impactful driver of employee engagement at your organization. The goal is to build a culture of appreciation where every effort, no matter how small, is acknowledged. Frequent, sincere expressions of gratitude, whether a brief thank you, a handwritten note, or personalized gift, create a positive atmosphere where employees feel valued and motivated to excel.

Recognition and rewards are most meaningful when they’re tailored to the individual — but it can be hard to find the perfect gift, or the right words, even for team members you know well. An employee recognition platform solves this conundrum through a points-based rewards system, along with letting every employee show appreciation with only the click of a button and a few keystrokes. Look for software that includes fun social recognition features and is backed by a marketplace that lets team members choose virtually anything they can think of with the points they receive.

An employee recognition solution lets your team members practice recognition openly and transparently, so others can join in with their own messages of well-deserved thanks. This collective celebration reinforces the idea that every team member’s contributions are vital to the organization’s success, promoting a sense of belonging and boosting engagement.

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