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8 Job Skills To Succeed In A Post-Coronavirus World As most of us are in lockdown at home, we are left to wonder what a post-coronavirus-world might look like. There’s a lot unknown about how the world will transform after we get the novel coronavirus under control, but it is extremely unlikely that things will just go back to exactly the way they were before. Our workplaces are likely to change, and with it, the skills companies will require. Here are 8 job skills that are likely to be in high demand in a post-coronavirus world.

What to Do When You Hate Your Job Many people hate something or other about their work. Most of us probably hear someone complain about their job or their boss nearly every day. But while hating your job is a pretty common human experience, that doesn’t make it any less difficult to handle.1 After all, you spend upwards of half your waking hours at work. If you can’t stand what you do, it’s hard to feel good about your life.

Here’s How To Ace Your Next Video Interview Statistics show that video technology is being used by at least 60% of hiring managers and recruiters. A survey of 506 companies revealed that 47% use video interviewing to shorten the hiring timeframe, and 22% would consider it for interviewing candidates that aren’t local. Given that today most of us are hunkered down at home, that percentage is likely to be much higher. So, if you’re in the midst of a job search, it’s more important than ever to ace your next video interview. These tips will help you prepare in a way that will put you head and shoulders above your competition.

Here’s What To Do If You’ve Been Laid Off Or Furloughed Companies across the globe are feeling the effects of the pandemic, having had to close stores, cancel projects or postpone events. As they plan for an uncertain future due to COVID-19, many are furloughing or laying off their employees until they develop and execute new strategies. I spoke to McCreary to gain insights into what newly unemployed workers can successfully pivot:

Time For Your Next Career Move? Three Questions To Help You Decide The best time for career exploration is when you still have a job. This way, you’re not in a rush and can build a solid foundation to launch a thoughtful job search. It’s certainly easier to network when you’re employed since people will not immediately assume you’re reaching out for help. Even your unsolicited applications will be more persuasive, as employers favor candidates currently working at their competitors. But is now the right time for you to make your next career move? Here are three questions to help you decide:

How to Elevate Your Presence in a Virtual Meeting Even before the COVID-19 crisis started, 5.3% of Americans — more than 8.2 million people — worked from home, according to a 2018 U.S. Census report. Organizational behavior professor Andy Molinsky recommends seeing virtual meetings as “an entirely different context, not simply an in-person meeting or a class on a screen.” To help keep your impact actual when your presence is virtual, consider these six recommendations:

How to Elevate Your Presence in a Virtual Meeting Even before the COVID-19 crisis started, 5.3% of Americans — more than 8.2 million people — worked from home, according to a 2018 U.S. Census report. Organizational behavior professor Andy Molinsky recommends seeing virtual meetings as “an entirely different context, not simply an in-person meeting or a class on a screen.” To help keep your impact actual when your presence is virtual, consider these six recommendations:

A New Way To Network During The Coronavirus You are working from home wondering if, or when, your career is going to get impacted by this pandemic. Should you be updating your resume? Most definitely, yes. But as it seems that most employers in the U.S. are holding their breath on the long-term impacts of this illness raging through our country, hiring isn’t their top concern. Keeping their company going is priority number one. ABC News reported that 3.28 million Americans filed for unemployment last week.

How To Cope When You Are Asked To Take On A New Role The market has changed, and you may be asked to take on a new role. In response to a volatile stock market and slowing economy, organizations are changing strategy – this means rethinking what initiatives take priority, how budgets are spent and how staff is deployed. Be flexible and open to the challenge. Here are six strategies for how to cope when you are asked to take on a new role: