By Stephanie Vozza August 19, 2022 At the end of most interviews, hiring managers ask candidates, “Do you have any questions for me?” This is the time to find out what it’s like to work for the company. Some job seekers may be afraid to ask what they really want to know, or … Continue reading 3 questions interviewers hope you ask, and 3 they hope you don’t
By Clint Rainey August 18, 2022 Trader Joe’s only New York City wine store, a spot known for its hour-long holiday lines, abruptly closed on August 11, leaving a swirl of rumors about why. Had rent gone up? Did the company need a bigger space? Was there an asbestos problem? Workers now say … Continue reading Trader Joe’s workers say it closed its sole NYC wine shop because they wanted to unionize it
By Nate Berg August 11, 2022 Like many downtown business districts across the U.S., Newark, New Jersey’s central business area is full of restaurants catering to the office crowd. With negligible residential populations to serve, these restaurants follow the daily drifts of workers’ coffee breaks, lunches, and early evening happy hours. Without workers, though, these … Continue reading Downtown restaurants rely on the office lunch crowd. Can they survive the move toward hybrid work?
Galling Websites: People Can’t Find What They’re Looking For, So They Switch Brands by Ray Schultz , Columnist, August 10, 2022 Email teams are usually stuck with the cleanup when a customer abandons a cart. But many shoppers never even get to the checkout stage because they can’t find what they’re looking for, judging by … Continue reading Galling Websites: People Can’t Find What They’re Looking For, So They Switch Brands
By Sam Becker August 06, 2022 Data is as good as gold these days, and Americans are creating a lot more of it than they likely realize. During 2020, for example, it’s estimated that the typical person created 1.7 megabytes of data every single second of every day. It’s extremely valuable, too, and many … Continue reading How much do Americans think their personal data is worth? It depends on where they live
By Clint Rainey July 22, 2022 Ninety-five percent of Americans call distracted driving “extremely dangerous,” and federal campaigns to stop activities like texting behind the wheel (“U text. U drive. U pay.”) have been carried out by federal agencies as varied as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Federal Communications Commission … Continue reading Harvard study: Knowledge workers can’t stop reading and replying to emails while they drive
Why DEI Initiatives Fail — And How To Ensure They Succeed by Melinda Ramos , July 21, 2022 Diversity, equality, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) policies are among the most important initiatives in the business world today. Hiring a diverse workforce helps to ensure that the organization is poised to meet the needs of all the … Continue reading Why DEI Initiatives Fail — And How To Ensure They Succeed
By Adele Peters June 14, 2022 More than 700 large public companies around the world, from Amazon and Apple to oil companies like ExxonMobil, now have targets to reach net zero emissions. That’s a 68% increase from the number that had made pledges just two years ago. But their plans aren’t strong enough yet to … Continue reading More than 700 of the world’s largest public companies have net zero goals. Are they greenwashing?
By Shalene Gupta June 13, 2022 Summer is here, and with summer comes summer Fridays, the practice of letting employees leave work early on the last day of the workweek. (We’re big believers at Fast Company.) A new survey of over 1,000 Americans between the ages of 18 and 42 has revealed a … Continue reading Your employees love summer Fridays, but they might be too exhausted to enjoy them
By Scott Dust June 03, 2022 Organizations are hiring remote employees in droves. This has made the lives of hiring managers much easier, because doing so significantly broadens the talent pool. Employees seem to enjoy it as well, as it has become an important source of flexibility and, in turn, overall well-being. However, there’s … Continue reading Your remote employees aren’t disloyal. They just need more of this
