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Maggie Carter of Amazon Web Services (AWS): “Be open to a pivot”

Thrive Global

But of course many tech companies are doing important work making monumental positive changes to society, health, and the environment. To highlight these, we started a new interview series about “Technology Making An Important Positive Social Impact”. AWS is uniquely positioned to help. Three hurricanes?—?Harvey,

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What is COVID-19 Doing to the Workforce of the Future?

AvilarHR

Just as these young people prepared to enter a working world with low unemployment and vast opportunity, the coronavirus pulled the rug out from under businesses around the world. In fact, about 28 percent of Millennials hold leadership positions at work today. As a group, Millennials are ambitious and eager to lead.

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Supporting small businesses during lockdown through ‘virtual craft fairs’.

Thrive Global

Coronavirus took charge and said “No, sorry! As angry as I was, it was important to stay positive and use all this extra time to do some good. Sellers post the item for sale to their Instagram stories tagging in @follyfairs – they have then entered the market and set up stall. All events are CANCELLED!!”.

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Covid-19 and Recruitment Challenges for 2020: How Recruitment Should Adapt to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Manatal

However, The Covid-19 coronavirus went from an outbreak to a full-on global pandemic. There are 3 points that employers and candidates should consider: 1- The threat of coronavirus does not mean no one is hiring or that candidates aren’t actively looking for placements. 3- You can easily digitize your work and recruitment flow.

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updates: the wife messing up business travel, and more

Ask a Manager

I have a health condition that puts me at risk for the Coronavirus, and the job isn’t one you can do at home. I literally read through the entire ‘interviewing’ tag in the days coming up to my interview, and took the advice to heart. I ultimately ended up leaving the position.

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This isn’t our usual working from home: parenting and working during COVID-19

Stories Incorporated HR

Pre-coronavirus, my working parent life was vastly different. My personal values are aligned with the organization’s values , and my position provides me with purpose. Some of my emails are being sent and my deliverables are coming through at odd hours (i.e. Google and Microsoft show parents support through special paid leave.

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Navigating Process and Policy Changes Related to COVID-19

Workday

While the pace of governmental and regulatory disruption is unprecedented, companies that leverage the flexibility built into their HR system are best positioned to successfully navigate abrupt shifts in legal requirements and business needs. This adds further complexity to businesses operations and workforce management during the pandemic.