19th & 22nd

  Amazon Is Paying Employees to Quit Right Before Critical Union Vote https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7vy4m/amazon-is-paying-employees-to-quit-right-before-critical-union-vote SOURCE:  Edward Ongweso Jr, VICE Apple Is Going to Make It Harder to Hack iPhones With Zero-Click Attacks https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkd4kg/apple-is-going-to-make-it-harder-to-hack-iphones-with-zero-click-attacks SOURCE:  Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai & Joseph Cox, VICE 

  Accenture to hire 150 moms for 'highly coveted roles' https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/18/success/accenture-hiring-moms/index.html SOURCE:  Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business  Experts say $15 billion overhaul could fix the broken 911 system, saving lives and money https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/18/apple-motorola-and-start-ups-such-as-rapidsos-aim-to-fix-911-system.html SOURCE:  Tala Hadavi, CNBC 

  Never put these 3 ‘outdated’ sections at the top of your resume, says career expert https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/30/never-put-these-outdated-sections-at-the-top-of-your-resume.html SOURCE:  J.T. O’Donnell, Contributor - Make It/CNBC Uber and Walgreens team up for free rides to COVID vaccine appointments https://www.engadget.com/uber-walgreens-covid-19-free-rides-vaccination-154224351.html SOURCE:  K. Holt, Engadget 

 Below are articles related to interactive tech and HR career strategies... Interactive 3-D Simulations Helping Execs & Employees Master Uncomfortable Conversations  https://www.blackenterprise.com/interactive-3-d-simulations-helping-execs-employees-master-uncomfortable-conversations/ SOURCE:  Merilee Kern, MBA  (Black Enterprise) I paused my career because of bad managers: How can I restart it now?  Ask HR https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2020/11/17/how-get-back-workforce-after-sabbatical-ask-hr/6303322002/ SOURCE:  Johnny C. Taylor Jr.Special to USA TODAY

News updates from General Motors and Twitter... GM to hire 3,000 engineers, designers, IT workers to speed up electric vehicle production https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2020/11/09/gm-jobs-electric-vehicles/6222227002/ SOURCE:  Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press Twitter may slow down users’ ability to ‘like’ tweets containing misinformation https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/09/twitter-may-slow-down-users-ability-to-like-tweets-containing-misinformation/ SOURCE:  Sarah Perez, Techcrunch 

 More news regarding career changing strategies and Fortune's most powerful businesswomen.  LinkedIn's new tool helps users make a career change through overlapping skills https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/10/29/linkedin-launches-new-tool-help-users-discover-new-careers/5990592002/ SOURCE:  Coral Murphy, USA Today How Fortune ranks business’s Most Powerful Women in the COVID era https://fortune.com/2020/10/19/mpw-most-powerful-women-in-business-2020-covid/ SOURCE:  Kristen Bellstrom and Beth Kowitt, Fortune Magazine

  I have several friends who were forced to find new careers because of COVID. The funny about this is...they are happier in their new careers versus their old jobs.  There are so many talented black writers, it's finally good to see some of them get recognized.  'I had to start my future': Workers who lost jobs because of COVID-19 find new careers in these fields https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/10/22/jobs-near-me-unemployed-workers-find-work-these-fields-amid-covid/3714756001/ SOURCE:  Paul Davidson, USA Today 100 Black novelists and fiction writers you should read, from Abi Daré to Zora Neale Hurston https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/books/2020/08/20/100-black-novelists-you-should-read-abi-dare-zora-neale-hurston/3299705001/ SOURCE:  USA Today 

I wanted to find some articles that would help college grads find careers and pay off their student debt.   College grads struggle to launch careers in a pandemic economy. 'I chose the worst year to get my life together' https://www.yahoo.com/news/college-grads-struggle-launch-careers-164400891.html SOURCE:  Abdel Jimenez, Chicago Tribune (via Yahoo News) Student loan deferment, forbearance, cancellation, and default: The full breakdown https://www.cashay.com/what-is-student-loan-deferment-forbearance-cancellation-and-default-141500158.html SOURCE:  Financial Fitness (via Cashay)

 Not everyone is comfortable with virtual interviewing. Below are some good tips on how to prepare yourself, and how to handle difficult interview questions. Virtual Hiring Is Here to Stay — Here’s How to Get It Right https://www.recruiter.com/i/virtual-hiring-is-here-to-stay-heres-how-to-get-it-right/ SOURCE:  Brad Neuenhaus, Recruiter.com How to ethically and effectively dodge a question you don’t want to answer in a job interview https://www.fastcompany.com/90557822/how-to-ethically-and-effectively-dodge-a-question-you-dont-want-to-answer-in-a-job-interview SOURCE:  Nick Wolny, Fast Company

The unemployment rate is still pretty high. Thousands of people have been furloughed or laid off.  There are also people who are "voluntarily" leaving their jobs because they are afraid of contracting COVID.  Those who have made the decision to chose their health over their job are probably going to catch a lot of flack from people on the outside looking in. You see, these people will holler that those quitting their jobs are not scared of COVID, they are just lazy and want to collect those "enhanced" unemployment benefits.  In my view, some of the ones making the criticism don't want hospitality workers to quit because who will be there to check them out at the grocery store? Or make their hamburger and fries? They think people quitting their jobs are selfish, but they don't see their views as being selfish at all.  A former neighbor of mine, Rainia, has worked in the retail industry for the past 6 years. She started out as a clerk and worked her way up to ...

I have several friends and relatives who recently lost their jobs. Most are over 40 and have no idea how to re-start their careers. But before they can restart their career, they first must survive.  One friend, Tammie, who has worked as an executive assistant for the past 15 years, has been struggling to keep herself afloat now that her unemployment benefits have run out. Although she has a lot of experience, most of the companies she is applying to are looking for someone "younger" to fill the position. The crazy thing about this is, is that the "younger" applicants who are being interviewed for these positions don't have enough experience to successfully do the job. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why -- they're only 23 years old! How much experience do these employers think they have? In order to save money, Tammie sold her car, moved into a one bedroom apartment and sold some clothes on Ebay. Thankfully, she was "renting" the...