Wednesday 28th June Newsletter

TOGETHER WITH

Winding up on Wednesday morning! 😴 Let’s start the day with:

• Common résumé blunders: What to look out for.

• Standing all day: The secret to boosting productivity?

• Résumé template bundle: Grab it while you can.

OPINION

(Please don’t) Banish the chairs!

If you’re active on social media, you may have seen a photo of a chair going around. One with a note on it that reads “Not for employee use”. If you haven’t, the image was originally posted on Reddit with a caption that said: “Walked into work today to find chairs missing. [...] Apparently, this is being done to ‘increase productivity’.”

It’s not uncommon for some positions, like retail jobs, to require workers to stand for extended periods of time. In this case, however, employees were denied the right to sit down during their break time, too. Crazy, right?

What’s even crazier is that employers like this one still exist, thinking this is the way to increase employee productivity. Like the matter hasn’t been studied enough. And like the research hasn’t always shown the same thing: that if you want your team to be efficient, you have to treat them like people.

Have you ever experienced something like this? Reply and let us know.

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TODAY’S ADVICE

The résumé mistakes you don’t want to make 😬

Applying for jobs can be stressful. With recruiters strapped for time, it takes just one mistake to send your application to the “no” pile. To help you make sure this doesn’t happen, we’ve included a list of some common résumé mistakes below:

1. Not tailoring your résumé to the job.

2. Not proofreading.

3. Not using the right résumé format.

4. Submitting a résumé that’s too long (or too short).

5. Using buzzwords like “go-getter” and “team player”.

6. Not writing for applicant tracking systems.

7. Not explaining employment gaps.

8. Lying on your résumé.

More résumé mistakes ➜

DON’T MISS

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🔤 Font-astic! Top typefaces for your résumé.

❌ The bad habits that have no place at work.

🤢 Our quick guide to writing a sick day email.

STEAL OF THE DAY

A bundle of joy résumé templates

Not sure if your current résumé’s design works? Well, we’ve got you a treat: the 7-in-1 Résumé Template set. Featuring 7 premade and beautiful designs, you can easily change the look of your résumé however often you want!

What’s included:

• 7 professionally designed templates

• Font and icon files

• Detailed instructions for customizing each template

• A complimentary “Job Application Checklist” eBook

Use NEWS-28 at checkout. Valid for 72 hours.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

The happy secret to better work

Shawn Achor (psychologist and Good Think Inc CEO), argues that, when it comes to work, we’ve got it backwards. He found that it’s not hard work that makes us happy. In fact, it’s the exact opposite: happiness makes us work hard.

MEME IT

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